WW II US Navy Aircraft – GRUMMAN TBF-1 AVENGER MAIN DATA PLATE – VERY RARE!

You are bidding on an EXTREMELY RARE and 100% original WW2 Grumman manufactured TBF-1 Avenger Main Data Plate! Removed from a downed Avenger, this tag was the main data tag located on the fuselage.

The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) was a torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval aviation services around the world.
 

The Avenger entered U.S. service in 1942, and first saw action during the Battle of Midway. Despite the loss of five of the six Avengers on its combat debut, it survived in service to become one of the outstanding torpedo bombers of World War II.  Greatly modified after the war, it remained in use until the 1960s.

Made of aluminum, this is an EXTREMELY RARE piece.  It features 90% original paint, and all markings are very legible.  It reads: