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Douglas TBD Devastator
Standard USN torpedo aircraft in the years before WWII. In 1937 the TDB represented a major improvement over the earlier biplane torpedo bombers of the USN. But in 1941 it was obsolete, and suffered heavy losses.
| General characteristics TBD-1 | ||
| Primary function | Torpedo bomber | |
| Power plant | One Pratt&Whitney R-1830-64 engine | |
| Thrust | 885 HP | 660 kW |
| Speed | 206 mph | 332 km/h |
| Ceiling | 19,685 ft | 6,000 m |
| Range | 995 miles | 1,600 km |
| Armament | 2x7.62mm machine gun; 454kg bombs | |
| Crew | 3 | |
| Date deployed | 1936 | |
| Number built | 130 | |
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Jirka Wagner
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