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Bill Esders (deceased) - Art prints and originals signed by Bill Esders (deceased)

Bill Esders

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1 / 11 / 1994 Died : 1 / 11 / 1994
Bill Esders (deceased)

Commander Bill Esders was one of the few pilots able to launch his torpedo at the Japanese fleet. He was one of only two survivors of the carrier borne TBD assault by VT-3. With his gunner fatally wounded, Esders ditched his TBD-1 in sight of the battle and was later rescued by a friendly destroyer.

Items Signed by Bill Esders (deceased)

Midway - Strike Against the Akagi by Robert Taylor.
SOLD OUT A SDB Dauntless from the USS Enterprise attacks the Japanese carrier Akagi during the Battle of Midway....... NOT
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Squadrons for : Bill Esders (deceased)
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Bill Esders (deceased). A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
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VT-3

Country : US

VT-3VT-3

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Aircraft for : Bill Esders (deceased)
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Devastator

We have prints featuring Devastator aircraft.

Manufacturer : Douglas
Production Began : 1937
Number Built : 129

Devastator

The Douglas TBD Devastator torpedo-bomber was the first low-wing, all metal monoplane to see service with the US Navy. The TBD Devastator was the first with a totally enclosed cockpit and the first with hydraulically folding wings. The Devastator also had a semi-retractable undercarriage was fitted, with the wheels designed to protrude 10 in (250 mm) below the wings to permit a wheels up landing with only minimal damage. A total of 129 of the type were purchased by the U.S. Navys Bureau of Aeronautics (BuAer), equipping the carriers USS Saratoga, USS Lexington, USS Wasp, USS Enterprise, USS Hornet, USS Ranger and USS Yorktown. And delivered in 1937 about 100 TBDs were in service when the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor thrust the United States into WW II. Powered by a 811-HP Pratt and Whitney radial engine, the TBD had a maximum speed of about 200 MPH and a range of about 700 miles. Unfortunately, given the design of the torpedoes used, attacks had to be made at a maximum speed of only about 110 MPH, and at an altitude of no more than 100 feet. This made the Devastator a sitting duck for both enemy fighters or anti-aircraft gunners

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