Editing Grumman TBF Avenger (section)

==Notable incidents==
* A famous incident involving the TBM / TBF Avenger aircraft was the disappearance of [[Flight 19]], a training flight of five Avengers that originated from [[Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale]] and was lost in December 1945 over the [[Bermuda Triangle]].
* During an airshow on 17 April 2021, TBM #91188 carried out a successful [[Water landing|ditching]] south of [[Cocoa Beach, Florida]] near [[Patrick Space Force Base]], in shallow surf.<ref>{{cite news |last= Perkins |first= Chris |date= 19 April 2021 |title= World War II-era plane lands in the ocean during air show at Cocoa Beach |work= South Florida Sun Sentinel |url= https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/fl-ne-air-show-emergency-landing-20210419-ihdjq554bfab7kzqffo4lhqzxe-story.html |access-date= 20 April 2021}}</ref> [[Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum|Valiant Air Command]], the group that owns the plane, recovered the TBM for transport to [[Titusville, Florida]] to undergo extensive repairs.<ref>{{cite news |last= Gallop |first= J. D. |date= 19 April 2021 |title= Plane that made emergency soft water landing in ocean on the move to Titusville for repairs |work= Florida Today |url= https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2021/04/18/vintage-aircraft-splash-landed-waves-just-off-patrick-space-force-base/7277672002/ |access-date= 20 April 2021}}</ref>