Origin: Grumman Engineering Corporation - also built by Eastern Aircraft Division (General Motors)

Type: Three-seat torpedo-bomber - later versions anti-submarine and AEW (airborne early-warning)

Dimensions: Span 54' 2" - Length 40' 0" - Height 16' 5"

Weight (TBF-1): 10,100 lb empty, 15,905 lb loaded (TBM-3): 10,545 lb. empty, 18,250 lb loaded .

Engine: One 1,700 hp Wright R-2600-8 or R-2600-20 Double Cyclone two-row radial

Performance (TBF-1): Max. speed 278 mph; initial climb 1,075 feet per minute; ceiling 23,400 feet; range (loaded) 1,010-1,215 miles

Armament -
1 x 0.5-inch Browning machine-gun, manually-aimed, in power-operated dorsal turret
1 x 0.3-inch Browning, manually-aimed, in rear ventral position ('tunnel gun')
1 x 0.3-inch Browning machine-gun, fixed and forward-firing, in upper front fuselage
Internal fuselage bay for 1 x 21-inch torpedo or 2,000 lb of bombs