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General Motors TBM-3E Avenger No. 86180

Coordinates: 39°0′17″N 74°54′36″W / 39.00472°N 74.91000°W / 39.00472; -74.91000
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TBM-3E Avenger Torpedo Bomber
General Motors TBM-3E Avenger No. 86180 is located in Cape May County, New Jersey
General Motors TBM-3E Avenger No. 86180
General Motors TBM-3E Avenger No. 86180 is located in New Jersey
General Motors TBM-3E Avenger No. 86180
General Motors TBM-3E Avenger No. 86180 is located in the United States
General Motors TBM-3E Avenger No. 86180
Location500 Forrestal Road, Cape May Airport, Lower Township, New Jersey
Coordinates39°0′17″N 74°54′36″W / 39.00472°N 74.91000°W / 39.00472; -74.91000
Built1945 (1945)
ArchitectGeneral Motors/Eastern Aircraft Div.
NRHP reference No.03000019[1]
NJRHP No.4116[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 11, 2003
Designated NJRHPDecember 19, 2002

General Motors TBM-3E Avenger No. 86180 is a surviving TBM Avenger torpedo bomber located at the Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum in Lower Township, Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. The plane, a variant of the Grumman-designed Avenger, was built by General Motors in 1945. Listed as TBM-3E Avenger Torpedo Bomber, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 11, 2003, for its significance in military history.[3]

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System – (#03000019)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Cape May County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. December 20, 2022. p. 8. listed as TBM-3E Avenger Torpedo Bomber
  3. ^ Berkey, Joan (June 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: TBM-3E Avenger Torpedo Bomber". National Park Service. With accompanying 8 photos