Keywords: USS Sangamon (ACV-26) underway in 1942.jpeg The U S Navy escort carrier USS Sangamon ACV-26 underway at the time of the landings in North Africa when Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers were part of her air group <br> Note The caption wrongly identifies this as a Bogue-class carrier The carrier could be either USS Sangamon CVE-26 or USS Santee CVE-29 the only CVEs ever having SBDs as part of their air group but Santee wore dazzle pattern camouflage Measure 17 http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/AdvQuery php U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 16001680 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 1964 003 002 1942 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Sangamon CVE-26 Operation Torch |