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80-G-30342: Operation Torch, November 1942

<p>80-G-30342: Operation Torch, November 1942. Planes of USS Ranger (CV-4) en-route to invade French North Africa, November 1942. A “Piper Cub” takes off from Ranger to fly to a beach head established by the troops of Amphibious Force. Piloted by Army artillery officers, these were carried across the Atlantic and flown ashore to act as artillery spotting and reconnaissance planes.&nbsp;</p>
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Caption: Operation Torch, November 1942. Planes of USS Ranger (CV-4) en-route to invade French North Africa, November 1942. A Piper O-59A “Grasshopper” takes off from Ranger to fly to a beach head established by the troops of Amphibious Force. Piloted by Army artillery officers, these were carried across the Atlantic and flown ashore to act as artillery spotting and reconnaissance planes. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2017/06/06).
Accession #: 80-G-30342
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