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The United States Navy’s Pioneering Carrier Plane: The Douglas TBD-1 Devastator

TBD-1 Devastator

Highly advanced at the time of production, the Douglas TBD-1 incorporated many new innovations but was outclassed and nearly obsolete by the time it saw combat. Developing the Devastator Originating out of a requirement initiated by the U.S. Navy Bureau of Aeronautics in early 1934 for a new carrier-based torpedo plane, the Douglas XTBD-1 prevailed […]

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