The Douglas TBD Devastator was an American torpedo bomber of the United States Navy. Ordered in 1934, it first flew in 1935 and entered service in 1937.

Apr 9, 2021 · The Douglas TBD-1 Devastator was the frontline US Navy Torpedo Bomber in December 1941. It took the brunt of the fighting until Midway.

The TBD-1 was introduced in Update 1.53 "Firestorm" and is the first usable bomber in the U.S. aircraft line-up. The Devastator is adept at bombing either naval or land-based targets.

Nov 28, 2024 · 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 over entries by Great Lakes...

Douglas TBD-1 Devastator from the USS Enterprise CV-6 heading out for a raid on Wake Island on February 1942. Near the beginning of the new decade (1940), naval intelligence indicated the TBD might be losing its combat edge to foreign designs and wheels were set in (slow) motion to find a replacement.

The Douglas TBD-1 Devastator was the frontline US Navy Torpedo Bomber in December 1941. It took the brunt of the fighting until Midway.

The TBD-1 was a large single-engine aircraft with a large, distinctive “greenhouse” canopy. The wings folded upward for carrier stowage. The aircraft had a top speed of 206 miles per hour, and a range of 450 nautical miles with a torpedo or 900 nautical miles with a 1,000-pound bomb.

Douglas TBD-1 Devastator drops a Mark XIII torpedo during exercises in the Pacific, October 20, 1941. This plane is aircraft number 6-T-4 of Torpedo Squadron Six (VT-6), based on USS Enterprise (CV-6).

Mar 31, 2022 · In Santa Monica, Donald Douglas’ design team got to work. The result was the XTBD-1 (Experi­mental Torpedo Bomber, Douglas), a three-seat, all-metal monoplane with hydraulic folding wings and semi-retractable landing gear behind an …

4 June 1942: At the Battle of Midway, beginning at 0702 hours, fifteen Douglas TBD-1 Devastator torpedo bombers were launched from the United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) along with squadrons of Douglas SBD Dauntless dive …