USS Hornet CV-8
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February 28, 1942: USS Hornet CV-8 at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia.



February 28, 1942: USS Hornet CV-8 at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia.



February 28, 1942: USS Hornet CV-8 at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia.



April 1942: USS Hornet CV-8, deck loaded with 16 USAAF B-25B Mitchell bombers en route to launch the Doolittle Raid on Japan.



April 1942: USS Hornet CV-8, deck loaded with 16 USAAF B-25B Mitchell bombers en route to launch the Doolittle Raid on Japan. The USS Vincennes CA-44 is seen in the background.





Special thanks to Fred Branyan for his assistance in providing information and most of the photographs for
these pages. Without Fred's help these pages would not be possible.


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