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 |
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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]