Unfortunately, both aircraft (BuNo 0364 and 0329) were reassigned to VT-8 of the USS Hornet. They met their fate with the other 13 TBDs of that squadron at the Battle of Midway, where the hopelessly outdated TBDs were nearly annihilated.
That being said…
Ever since they were slaughtered at Midway, the term “hopelessly obsolete” has been attached to the TBD and, therefore, implying/stating that the reason 35 of the 41 TBDs participating in the fight were destroyed was due to their advanced age. Yes, even before Midway in June 1942, the TBD had been overtaken by the rapid advances in aviation and, of course, was being replaced. However, the TBDs were obliterated not due to their age but the fact they were overwhelmed by defending Japanese fighters. Of course, being an older aircraft design did not help with survivability. Still, one must remember that the TBD’s replacement, the new TBF Avenger (an aircraft superior in all aspects to the TBD Devastator), was shot to pieces at Midway, where its loss rate was almost identical to that of the TBD. Therefore, the idea that the TBD squadrons were annihilated at Midway simply because the plane they flew was a few years old doesn’t add up – their near-annihilation (and that of the brand-new TBFs) was caused by their bravely flying unescorted into the teeth of the Japanese Combat Air Patrol.
The Jive Bomber 