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.)
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Dauntless dive bombers and Grumman Wildcat fighters are parked on the deck of escort carrier USS Santee (ACV-29) during Operation Torch in November 1942. (Official U.S. Navy Photograph.)
Sailors mount a 1000-pound bomb beneath a Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless on the flight deck of USS Ranger during Operation Torch in November 1942. (U.S. National Archives Photograph.)