Avenger - Long-sleeve T-shirt Colour:Dark Grey The Royal Air Force and

The Royal Air Force and French Navy took on the type in the late 1950s

performing many roles as a nuclear strike aircraft

It was introduced to the USAF in September 1954 in the fighter/bomber role with 479th Fighter Wing

but in 1941 was sadly downed by ground fire over France and his body was never recovered

Avenger - Long-sleeve T-shirt Colour:Dark Grey The Royal Air Force andGrumman Avenger TBM 3E From graphic designer and illustrator, Chris Sandham Bailey of Inkworm. com. Chris is a regular contributor to aviation publications such as Aeroplane and Mortons Media. This profile is a Grumman Avenger from the USS Siboney that operated in the Pacific at the very end of World War II.