| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | HB-RDG |
| Alternate Serial: | 53319 |
| Military Code: | 19 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger (G-40) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger (G-40) |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman TBM-3E Avenger |
| Licence-built by: | General Motors |
| C/n (msn): | 3381 |
| Display Paint: | USA - Navy |
| Aircraft Name: | Charlie's Heavy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Kirchheim unter Teck - HahnweideMap |
| Country: | Germany |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EDST IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Oldtimer Fliegertreffen Hahnweide 2013 |
| Photo Date: | 7 September 2013 |
| Photo by: | Aad van der Voet |
| Photo ID: | 108600 |
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A magnificent TBM-3E Avenger, owned by Charly Trachsel and Laurent Calane, and based at Lausanne in Switzerland. The aircraft is powered by its original and very impressive 1925hp Wright Double Cyclone R-2600-20 engine, and wears the markings of Marine Torpedo Squadron 132, based in 1945 on the escort carrier USS Cape Gloucester (CVE-109). The two 220 ltr droppable under-wing tanks give the aircraft extra range for remote airshow locations. This photo is copyright © Aad van der Voet, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 9 December 2018, and has since been viewed 650 times. |