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If the artist meant to represent VT-8 at Midway, he should have painted
TBDs, not TBF/TBMs!

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Sj wrote:

On Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:28:19 -0400, Orval Fairbairn
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(Rogue) wrote:

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If the artist meant to represent VT-8 at Midway, he should have painted
TBDs, not TBF/TBMs!

This is what is said about the painting, as found on the web:

"The Battle of Midway was the turning point of World War II
in the Pacific, leading to eventual Allied victory. At the very
start of that fateful conflict came this ominous confrontation.
At 7:00 A.M. on June 4,1942, Grumman TBF Avengers of the
VT-8 squadron on their maiden combat flight were attacked
by Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighters. A-T-I was the only
Avenger to survive the encounter. American Airlines First Officer
and top aviation artist Craig Kodera honors all the courageous
men who fought and died that day in Only One Survived, a
limited edition fine art print countersigned by the two U.S.
Navy airmen who lived."

Sj

Somehow, I missed the fact that Midway was the inaugural for the
Avenger. Almost al of the story has been focused on the Devastators of
VT-8.

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