Editing Grumman TBF Avenger (section)

==Variants==
[[File:TBF dropping torpedo NAN2-2-44.jpg|thumb|A TBF-1 dropping a torpedo]]
[[File:TBM VT-90 CV-6 Jan1945.jpg|thumb|TBM-3Ds of VT(N)-90 January 1945]]
[[File:TBM-3Es VC-22 over USS Coral Sea (CVB-43).jpg|thumb|Six U.S. Navy Grumman TBM-3E Avenger anti-submarine aircraft of Composite Squadron VC-22 Checkmates flying over the Mediterranean Sea]]
[[File:TBMs and SB2Cs dropping bombs.jpg|thumb|alt=Photograph of a large number of propeller-driven monoplanes dropping bombs|US Navy TBMs (foreground) and [[Curtiss SB2C Helldiver|SB2C Helldiver]]s drop bombs on [[Hakodate, Hokkaidō|Hakodate]] in July 1945]]
[[File:Grumman TBM-3R VR-23 over Korea 1953.jpg|thumb|A TBM-3R COD plane in the early 1950s]]
[[File:TBM-3W at NAS Patuxent River c1946.jpg|thumb|TBM-3W]]
[[File:Mesa-Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum-Grumman TBF Avenger – World War 2 Torpedo Bomber.jpg|thumb|TBF Avenger Torpedo Bomber]]
[[File:De Grumman TBM-3S2 Avenger 038 van vliegtuigsquadron 2 (VSQ2) is geland op het vlaggeschip, Hr.Ms. Karel Doorman (R81) (2015-1-103).jpg|thumb|TBM-3S2 submarine attack variant of the [[Royal Netherlands Navy]].]]

===TBF===
;XTBF-1
:Prototypes each powered by a {{convert|1700|hp|kW|abbr=on}} R-2600-8 engine, second aircraft introduced the large dorsal fin. (2 built)
;TBF-1
:Initial production model based on the second prototype. (1,526 built)
;TBF-1C
:TBF-1 with provision for two {{convert|0.5|in|mm|1|abbr=on}} wing guns and fuel capacity increased to {{convert|726|gal|L|0|abbr=on}}. (765 built)
;TBF-1B
:Paper designation for the Avenger I for the Royal Navy.
;TBF-1D
:TBF-1 conversions with centimetric radar in radome on right wing leading edge.
;TBF-1CD
:TBF-1C conversions with centimetric radar in radome on right wing leading edge.
;TBF-1E
:TBF-1 conversions with additional electronic equipment.
;TBF-1J
:TBF-1 equipped for bad weather operations
;TBF-1L
:TBF-1 equipped with retractable searchlight in bomb bay.
;TBF-1P
:TBF-1 conversion for photo-reconnaissance
;TBF-1CP
:TBF-1C conversion for photo-reconnaissance
;XTBF-2
:TBF-1 re-engined with a {{convert|1900|hp|kW|abbr=on}} XR-2600-10 engine.
;XTBF-3
:TBF-1 re-engined with {{convert|1900|hp|kW|abbr=on}} R-2600-20 engines.
;TBF-3
:Planned production version of the XTBF-3, cancelled

===TBM===
;TBM-1
:as TBF-1. (550 built)
;TBM-1C
:as TBF-1C. (2336 built)
;TBM-1D
:TBM-1 conversions with centimetric radar in radome on right wing leading edge.
;TBM-1E
:TBM-1 conversions with additional electronic equipment.
;TBM-1J
:TBM-1 equipped for all weather operations
;TBM-1L
:TBM-1 equipped with retractable searchlight in bomb bay.
;TBM-1P
:TBM-1 conversion for photo-reconnaissance
;TBM-1CP
:TBM-1C conversion for photo-reconnaissance
;TBM-2
:One TBM-1 re-engined with a {{convert|1900|hp|kW|abbr=on}} XR-2600-10 engine.
;XTBM-3
:Four TBM-1C aircraft with {{convert|1900|hp|kW|abbr=on}} R-2600-20 engines.
;TBM-3
:as TBM-1C, double cooling intakes, engine upgrade, minor changes. (4,011 built)
;TBM-3D
:TBM-3 conversion with centimetric radar in radome on right wing leading edge.
;TBM-3E
:as TBM-3, stronger airframe, search radar, ventral gun deleted. (646 built).
;TBM-3H
:TBM-3 conversion with surface search radar.
;TBM-3J
:TBM-3 equipped for all weather operations
;TBM-3L
:TBM-3 equipped with retractable searchlight in bomb bay.
;TBM-3M
:TBM-3 conversion as a [[Tiny Tim rocket]] launcher.
;TBM-3N
:TBM-3 conversion for night attack.
;TBM-3P
:TBM-3 conversion for photo-reconnaissance.
;TBM-3Q
:TBM-3 conversion for electronic countermeasures, retained gun turret.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Morgan |first1=Rick |title=The Enigmatic TBM-3Q |url=http://rickmorganbooks.com/tbm-3q-avenger.html |website=Rick Morgan Books |access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref>
;TBM-3R
:TBM-3 conversions as seven-passenger, [[Carrier onboard delivery]] transport.
;TBM-3S
:TBM-3 conversion as an anti-submarine strike version.
;TBM-3U
:TBM-3 conversion as a general utility and target version.
;TBM-3W
:TBM-3 conversion as the first ship based airborne early warning control and relay platform with [[AN/APS-20]] radar in ventral radome.
;XTBM-4
:Prototypes based on TBM-3E with modified wing incorporating a reinforced center section and a different folding mechanism. (3 built)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rickard, J |title=Eastern XTBM-4 Avenger |url=http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_eastern_XTBM-4_avenger.html |website=Military History Encyclopedia on the Web |access-date=18 Aug 2023}}</ref>
;TBM-4
:Production version of XTBM-4, 2,141 on order were cancelled.

===Royal Navy Avenger===
[[File:Avenger from HMS Victorious in flight c1944.jpg|thumb|An [[849 Naval Air Squadron|849 Squadron]] Avenger II from {{HMS|Victorious|R38}}, 1944]]
;Tarpon GR.I
:RN designation of the TBF-1, 400 delivered.
;Avenger Mk.II
:RN designation of the TBM-1/TBM-1C, 334 delivered.
;Avenger Mk.III
:RN designation of the TBM-3, 222 delivered
;Avenger Mk.IV
:RN designation of the TBM-3S, 70 cancelled
;Avenger AS4
:RN designation of the TBM-3E, delivered postwar with minimum modifications
;Avenger AS5
: RN designation of the TBM-3S, delivered postwar & fitted with British equipment
;Avenger AS6
: RN designation of the TBM-3S, fitted with British equipment including a centerline radome. A total of one hundred TBM-3E & TBM-3S were delivered to the Royal Navy in 1953.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Francillon |first1=Rene |title=Grumman Aircraft since 1929 |date=1989 |publisher=Putnam |isbn=0-85177-835-6 |page=189}}</ref>

===Royal Canadian Navy Avengers===
;Avenger AS3
:Modified by RCN for anti-submarine duty, dorsal gun turret removed, 98 built
;Avenger AS3M
:AS3 with magnetic anomaly detector boom added to rear fuselage
;Avenger Mk.3W2
:Similar to TBM-3W, with large ventral radome. 8 operated.