TBM Avenger

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The Avenger was used as a torpedo bomber and a dive bomber by the U.S. Navy during World War II. Manufactured first by Grumman, then by General Motors (the TBM model), the Avenger was the heaviest single-engine aircraft of the war and was the first design to feature folding wings for easy storage on an aircraft carrier. 

Source/ more information: Texas Flying Legends Museum

Photographer Lyle Jansma started creating 360º views of cockpits in 2005, and has documented historic aircraft in several collections, including the Heritage Flight Museum, Museum of Flight, Erickson Aircraft Collection, Evergreen Air & Space Museum, and the National Museum of the Air Force. A full set of his cockpit views is available on the ACI Cockpit360º App for iOS and Android. Keep visiting this site (airspacemag.com/cockpits) as we add to the gallery below.