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Grumman Avenger

1941 torpedo bomber aircraft model
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Summary

Grumman Avenger is an aircraft family[1]. It draws 7,549 Wikipedia views per month (aircraft family category, ranking #166 of 1,568).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: Grumman Avenger in service[3], United States Navy[4], Royal Navy[5], French Navy[6], Royal Canadian Navy[7], Royal New Zealand Air Force[8], Conair Group[9]
  • Manufacturer: Grumman[10], General Motors[11], Trenton[12]
  • Developer: Grumman[13]
  • Subclass of: carrier-capable torpedo bomber[14], torpedo bomber with 1 engine[15], torpedo-armed monoplane[16], carrier-capable airplane[17], torpedo bomber[18]
  • Commons category: Grumman TBF Avenger[19]
  • Country of origin: United States[20]
  • First flight: August 7, 1941[21]
  • Service entry: February 1942[22]
  • Service retirement: 1960[23]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Grumman TBF Avenger[24]
  • Commons gallery: Grumman TBF Avenger[25]
  • Total produced: 9839[26]
  • Depicted by: Flying Legends[27]
  • Described by source: Flying Legends[28]
  • Nickname: Avenger[29]
  • Undercarriage: retractable conventional landing gear[30]
  • Wing configuration: mid-wing aircraft[31]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for Grumman Avenger include Captain America: The First Avenger[32], a film[33], directed by Joe Johnston[34].

Why It Matters

Grumman Avenger has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for it include Captain America: The First Avenger[32], a film[33], directed by Joe Johnston[34].

Related Entities

Captain America: The First Avenger General Motors Grumman United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  8. [10] ↑ . United States Naval Aviation 1910-2010 Volume II Statistics. wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Flying Legends. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Flying Legends. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . United States Naval Aviation 1910-2010 Volume II Statistics. wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wing configuration → mid-wing aircraft
    Total produced → {'amount': '+9839'}
    Manufacturer → Grumman, General Motors, Trenton
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