Caption | United States Army Piper O-59A Grasshoppers of the 8th Observation Squadron taking off from the US Navy carrier USS Ranger to spot for the artillery during Operation Torch in North Africa, 9 Nov 1942. Photo 1 of 2. ww2dbase | |||||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | |||||||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-0341 | |||||||||||
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Photo Size | 1,261 x 732 pixels | |||||||||||
Photos in Series | See all 2 photos in this series | |||||||||||
Photos on Same Day | 9 Nov 1942 | |||||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Atlantic Ocean | |||||||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||||||
Licensing | Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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"No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. You win the war by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country!"George Patton, 31 May 1944
14 Dec 2021 02:27:33 PM
Ranger launched three O-59As this day for duty with combat forces ashore at Fedala, French Morocco (now Mohammedia, Morocco).
Compare with photo https://ww2db.com/image.php?s=n&image_id=2132 to see how the censors painted out the radar antennae on Ranger’s mast.