General Motors TBM-3E Avenger No. 86180 explained

TBM-3E Avenger Torpedo Bomber
Location:500 Forrestal Road, Cape May Airport, Lower Township, New Jersey
Coordinates:39.0047°N -74.91°W
Architect:General Motors/Eastern Aircraft Div.
Added:February 11, 2003
Refnum:03000019
Designated Other1 Name:New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Abbr:NJRHP
Designated Other1 Link:New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Date:December 19, 2002
Designated Other1 Number:4116[1]
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. ffc94b

General Motors TBM-3E Avenger No. 86180 is a surviving TBM Avenger torpedo bomber located at the Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum in Lower Township, Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. The plane, a variant of the Grumman-designed Avenger, was built by General Motors in 1945. Listed as TBM-3E Avenger Torpedo Bomber, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 11, 2003, for its significance in military history.[2]

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  1. Web site: New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Cape May County . New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office . 8 . December 20, 2022 . listed as TBM-3E Avenger Torpedo Bomber .
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=03000019}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: TBM-3E Avenger Torpedo Bomber ]. National Park Service. Joan . Berkey . June 2002 . With