Alot of the fighters in operation torch were P-40's. I have a picture of them taking off from the carrier USS Chenango near Casablanca. That must have been a thrill for army pilots. They also used the carrier USS Ranger.

A P-40 with unexperienced pilots is no match for a 109 and experienced pilots.

They also used early model P-38's in North Africa and they did not have the success they did in the Pacific.

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