CVW-17 crewmembers aboard USS Nimitz reproducing a Grumman Avenger photo - Aviation Wings CVW-17 crewmembers aboard USS Nimitz reproducing a Grumman Avenger photo - Aviation Wings

CVW-17 crewmembers aboard USS Nimitz reproducing a Grumman Avenger photo

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The original 1943 image, which is shown here, illustrates that it took roughly 90 persons to launch one Grumman TBF-1 Avenger

The interesting photo in this post is a reproduction of a CVW-17 photograph taken on board the USS Nimitz and features a F/A-18C Hornet from VMFA-323. The original image (bottom) shows CVE-11 displaying a Grumman TBF-1 Avenger and was taken in 1943 while the USS Card was an aircraft carrier.

The original 1943 image, which is shown here, illustrates that it took roughly 90 persons to launch one Grumman TBF-1 Avenger. Can you estimate the number of people required to launch a single F/A-18C Hornet into the air?

Photo by U.S. Navy via U.S. Naval Air Forces Facebook Page

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