Ordered in 1934, it first flew in 1935 and entered service in 1937. At that point, it was the most advanced aircraft flying for the Navy, being the first metal monoplane in the United States Navy; [1] however, by the time of the US entry into World War 2, the TBD was already outdated.

Apr 9, 2021 · Douglas TBD-1A: It was equipped with floats for testing, as for the Vindicator and Dauntless later. It was judged interesting to procure the navy a catapulted torpedo bomber, to the Currituck class still in service or the USS Curtiss.

Douglas TBD-1A: It was equipped with floats for testing, as for the Vindicator and Dauntless later. It was judged interesting to procure the navy a catapulted torpedo bomber, to the Currituck class still in service or the USS Curtiss.

Nov 28, 2024 · Only one other variant of the TBD-1 was built, a single floatplane model designated the TBD-1A, with twin floats. The idea was to procure a catapulted torpedo bomber for use on ships other than...

The first production unit was converted to a floatplane, designated TBD-1A, and used for tests well into World War II. With the 1941 adoption of "popular" names for Navy aircraft, the TBD began to be called the "Devastator", but for most of its operational life, it …

Douglas TBD-1 Devastator from the USS Enterprise CV-6 heading out for a raid on Wake Island on February 1942.

Nov 30, 2014 · The Douglas TBD-1A was a one-off aircraft built to compete for a Dutch requirement in 1939 for a float plane bomber, the Netherlands being blessed with a vast inland sea from which to operate.

Jan 28, 2022 · The Douglas TBD Devastator was classified as a torpedo bomber and served in the early half of World War 2 with the United States Navy. At the time of its inception, the TBD Devastator fielded such technology that it was deemed the most advanced aircraft of its kind anywhere in the world.

Douglas TBD Devastator – American torpedo bomber of the United States Navy, ordered in 1934, which entered service in 1937. Manufacturer: Douglas Aircraft Company, El Segundo, California. Crew: pilot, torpedo officer (navigator) and gunner.

That 900hp power-plant belonged on a Grumman Duck, or perhaps a highly improved OS2U Kingfisher - NOT on the USN's primary, front-line, principle combat torpedo bomber. This was a substantially large aircraft - it's wing and airframe could carry a TWO-THOUSAND lb. torpedo and a crew of two even WITH that utterly undersized 900hp engine.