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.

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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L-4 Grasshopper   Main article  Photos  
Operation Torch   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Ranger   Main article  Photos  
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".

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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
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.

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