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80-G-30356: Operation Torch, November 1942

<p>80-G-30356: Operation Torch, November 1942. Sunset over French Morocco on the evening of the day Allied forces invaded North Africa. Dark in the gathering gloom, planes of U.S. aircraft carrier seem to rest beneath their wings on the flight deck of their ship. Photograph released October 27, 1943.&nbsp;</p>
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Caption: Operation Torch, November 1942. Sunset over French Morocco on the evening of the day Allied forces invaded North Africa. Dark in the gathering gloom, planes of U.S. aircraft carrier seem to rest beneath their wings on the flight deck of their ship. Photograph released October 27, 1943. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2017/06/06).
Accession #: 80-G-30356
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