A Piper L-4 Grasshopper liaison aircraft, nicknamed Elizabeth, prepares to takeoff from the USS Ranger (CV-4) during Operation Torch in November 1942. (U.S. Navy Photograph.)

Piper L-4 Grasshopper on USS Ranger

November 27, 2018

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A Piper L-4 Grasshopper liaison aircraft, nicknamed “Elizabeth”, prepares to takeoff from the USS Ranger (CV-4) during Operation Torch in November 1942. (U.S. Navy Photograph.)

A Piper L-4 Grasshopper liaison aircraft, nicknamed Elizabeth, prepares to takeoff from the USS Ranger (CV-4) during Operation Torch in November 1942. (U.S. Navy Photograph.) — (U.S. Navy Photograph.)

The heavy cruiser USS Salt Lake City (CA-25) fires her 8 inch/55 caliber guns while bombarding a Pacific island in February 1942. (U.S. Navy Photograph.)

USS Salt Lake City in Action

Mechanics perform maintenance work on a Boeing B-29 Superfortress, converted to an F-13 photographic reconnaissance variant, on Guam in the Mariana Islands. (U.S. Air Force Photograph.)

F-13 Photo Recon Superfortress on Guam

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