machine guns in their Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless of VS-41 during Operation Torch in November 1942 ... Each Dauntless, Wildcat and Avenger mounted the ANM2 .50-cal. machine gun, but each Dauntless ...

The Grumman TBF Avenger made its combat debut during the Battle of Midway in 1942 - and only one of the six aircraft returned. Despite this rocky start, it quickly became the backbone of the Navy ...