Original WWII U.S.N. 1942 dated Grumman TBM Avenger Torpedo Bomber Emergency Firing Key Martini-Henry Parts Coombs passed away in 2012

Coombs passed away in 2012 at the age of 89

with very high visibility white-on-black numbers and graduations

46th Medical Battalion

There is a very small bit of water damage at the bottom of the poster as shown

In early April 1944

Original WWII U.S.N. 1942 dated Grumman TBM Avenger Torpedo Bomber Emergency Firing Key Martini-Henry Parts Coombs passed away in 2012Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice Bombardier's Emergency Firing Key for the WWII U. S. Navy Grumman TBM Avenger torpedo bomber. This allowed the bombardier to release the plane's bomb load if the pilot could not do so through his controls. Also if the bomber was trying to "Pickle" the torpedo into the ship, the pilot would possibly find it difficult to both fly the plane and drop the payload. The pilot had a very similar control,