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TBM Avenger Arrives at Fantasy of Flight

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Fantasy of Flight founder and creator Kermit Weeks stands in front of the TBM “Avenger” at Fantasy of Flight shortly after piloting the nearly 70-year-old aircraft in a 75-minute flight from Miami to Polk City. The TBM “Avenger” World War II Torpedo Bomber in flight over Fantasy of Flight. The TBM is the same model that President George H. W. Bush, Sr. flew and was shot down in while flying a mission over the Pacific Island of Chichi Jima in June 1943.
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Fantasy of Flight founder and creator Kermit Weeks taxing the TBM “Avenger” upon arrival at the Polk City facility. The TBM was the last flyable piece of Week’s collection being stored in Miami and has now joined the world’s largest private rare and vintage aircraft collection at Fantasy of Flight.