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LC-Lot-11582-2: Operation Torch, November 1942

<p>Lot-11582-2: Operation Torch, November 1942.&nbsp;</p>
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Caption: Operation Torch, November 1942. Attack from Above. A U.S. Navy SBD wings low over the ocean after dropping a deadly depth charge over the spot where an enemy submarine was reported lurking to attack units of the American convoy to North Africa. The wing of another plane is in the foreground. The scout bombers sowed three depth charges over the area with undetermined results. Air Attacks on German Submarines, WWII. U.S. Navy Photograph, December 1942. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. Photographed through Mylar sleeve. (2016/05/27).
Accession #: LC-Lot-11582-2
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