Thanks to Lyric1 for finding me some of the info for this skin.
This TBM Avenger NZ2509 was operated by 30 Squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force during 1944. The aircraft featured the RNZAF's variation on the US star and bar marking and was named "Grumpy" with Disney's dwarf depicted on the LH nose.
30 Squadron arrived at their operational base at Piva on the island of Bouganville on March 24th, just as the nearby Japanese were shelling the base. For the next two weeks they and 25 Squadron's SBDs were active bombing and strafing the Japanese on the island. Later as local Japanese opposition was suppressed the RNZAF squadrons expanded their operations as far as the major Japanese base at Rabaul, hitting air bases and other installations. On the 25th May 30 Squadron was rested and replaced by 31 Squadron.
