Grumman Avenger AS Mk. IV Suez

I'm well away from my comfort zone on this one. The Hasegawa kit is of an overall navy blue FAA Avenger with yellow and black Suez stripes. The box art shows no armament but the kit provides for a torpedo in the bomb bay and/or rockets as well as the under wing radar pod. What would the appropriate configuration be and is the Hasegawa kit and original subject a viable match? Thanks! Nick

By Nick Millman, September 30, 2015
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This is what I've picked up from previous discussions... Post war FAA Avengers Late War delivery Avenger III: General Motors Eastern Aircraft Division built. TBM3 / TBM3E TBM3 Had an uprated engine which required a redesigned cowling to provide adequate cooling and airflow for the engine’s relocated oil cooler. Intakes at 12:00 and 6:00 o’clock positions (previous variants had just the one intake at the 12:00 o’clock position). Four additional cowl flaps down each side of the cowling. The