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Anti-aircraft gunfire seen above American ships against French fighters

1942-11-08 · Casablanca · Morocco

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Anti-aircraft gunfire seen above American ships against French fighters, off Casablanca, Morocco, early morning of 8 Nov 1942; seen from the after deck of battleship Massachusetts

Source United States National Archives

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