General Motors TBM-3E Avenger No. 86180
Appearance
TBM-3E Avenger Torpedo Bomber | |
Location | 500 Forrestal Road, Cape May Airport, Lower Township, New Jersey |
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Coordinates | 39°0′17″N 74°54′36″W / 39.00472°N 74.91000°W |
Built | 1945 |
Architect | General Motors/Eastern Aircraft Div. |
NRHP reference No. | 03000019[1] |
NJRHP No. | 4116[2] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | February 11, 2003 |
Designated NJRHP | December 19, 2002 |
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.[3]
See also
[edit]- List of surviving Grumman TBF Avengers
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Cape May County, New Jersey
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System – (#03000019)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Cape May County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. December 20, 2022. p. 8.
listed as TBM-3E Avenger Torpedo Bomber
- ^ Berkey, Joan (June 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: TBM-3E Avenger Torpedo Bomber". National Park Service. With accompanying 8 photos
Categories:
- Lower Township, New Jersey
- National Register of Historic Places in Cape May County, New Jersey
- World War II on the National Register of Historic Places
- New Jersey Register of Historic Places
- Aircraft on the National Register of Historic Places
- Individual aircraft of World War II
- New Jersey Registered Historic Place stubs