Original WWII U.S. Navy Mk29 Bomb Release Lever Assembly For Douglas TBD Devastator & Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger Antique Winchesters deployable

deployable

and the magazine pouch is still firmly stitched to the front

small dent in center

they painted over the liner

It definitely has suffered oxidation and rust scaling

Original WWII U.S. Navy Mk29 Bomb Release Lever Assembly For Douglas TBD Devastator & Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger Antique Winchesters deployableOriginal Item: Only One Available. Now this is a very interesting piece of history here! It is the bomb release mechanism for a Douglas TBD Devastator, an American torpedo bomber used by the United States Navy during WWII. First ordered in 1934, it first flew in 1935 and entered service in 1937. At that point, it was the most advanced aircraft flying for the Navy and possibly for any navy in the world. However, the fast pace of aircraft development