Grumman Avenger: Who controlled the torpedo drop?

[Stephan Wilkinson]

When the Avenger flew torpedo missions, was the torpedo dropped according to the pilot's eyeball estimate of altitude and distance to target, or was there a more sophisticated aiming device?

[Larry Kraus]

These are pages from another TBM Flight Manual. They give instructions on both torpedo dropping and using the bombsight.

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[Stephan Wilkinson]

Thank you, Larry--very helpful.

Stephan