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English: Eight U.S. Navy Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless dive bombers and six Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat fighters on the flight deck of the escort carrier USS Santee (ACV-29) during Operation Torch, the November 1942 invasion of North Africa. Note the yellow Operation Torch markings visible around the fuselage stars of some of these airplanes. Also note the distance and target information temporarily marked on the carrier's flight deck.
Some published sources state that this photo was taken on USS Sangamon (ACV-26). However, the camouflage pattern on her island definitely identifies the ship as Santee.
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Source Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-K-15250 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author Lieutenant Horace Bristol, USNR.

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current15:45, 9 May 2015Thumbnail for version as of 15:45, 9 May 20155,015 × 3,723 (6.36 MB)CobatforNHHC photo
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10:50, 10 April 2009Thumbnail for version as of 10:50, 10 April 20091,188 × 681 (234 KB)Cobatfor== Summary == {{Information |Description=Eight U.S. Navy Douglas SBD ''Dauntless'' dive bombers and six Gruman F4F-4 ''Wildcat'' fighters on the flight deck of a ''Sangamon''-class escort carrier during Operation Torch in November 1942. The carrier is eit

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