TBM-3 Avenger Torpedo Bomber Pilot's Handbook of Flight Operating Instructions 1945 PV-2 Harpoon also very similar to the

also very similar to the ones of the N-3

but cosmetically its an exceptional specimen

The disk speed is the parameter which determined the duration of flight between sighting of the target and automatic release of the aircraft's ordnance

There is a small dent underneath the case

It has an R88-I- Navy stock number from the 1950's

TBM-3 Avenger Torpedo Bomber Pilot's Handbook of Flight Operating Instructions 1945 PV-2 Harpoon also very similar to theThis is an original Pilot's Handbook of Flight Operating Instructions for the US Navy's TBM 3 Avenger Torpedo Bomber, AN 01 190EB 1, dated November 1945. This 85 page manual contains all of the most important information for successful operation of the TBM by the pilot and crew. It is in reasonable condition given its age. One page has a tear but the contents are intact. Measures 8. 5x11" and ~3 8 inches thick.