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USS Hornet (CV-8), the seventh U.S. Navy vessel of that name, was a Yorktown-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy.. During World War II in the Pacific Theater, she launched the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo and participated in the Battle of Midway and the Buin-Faisi-Tonolai raid.
Bob Cole, 100, stands near a model of the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8), on which Cole served, on the 80th anniversary of the sinking of the ship, while visiting the Veterans Memorial Museum ...
Charles Perry Mason (January 12, 1891 – August 15, 1971) was a highly decorated officer in the United States Navy with the rank of vice admiral.An early naval aviator, he distinguished himself as commanding officer of aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8), which was sunk during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands in late October 1942.
MaritimeQuest US Aircraft Carrier Index; The Lost American Aircraft Carriers; Museum ships USS Hornet (CV-12) - USS Hornet Museum, Alameda, CA; USS Intrepid (CV-11) - Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, New York, NY; USS Lexington (CV-16) - USS Lexington Museum On the Bay, Corpus Christi, TX; USS Midway (CV-41) - USS Midway Museum, San Diego, CA
CV8 may refer to: USS Hornet (CV-8) , an aircraft carrier operated by the United States Navy from 1941 until 1942 when she was sunk at the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands Jensen CV8 , a sports car produced by Jensen Motors from 1962 until 1966
English: The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) photographed circa late 1941, soon after completion, probably at a U.S. East Coast port. A ferry boat and "Eagle Boat" (PE) are in the background.
The USS Hornet Museum has many of aircraft on display including propeller aircraft, jet aircraft, and rotorcraft including several Naval helicopters. The aircraft are from the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Museum guests can get up-close to the aircraft displayed on the flight deck and on the hangar deck. Aircraft are sometimes moved ...
VF-8 F4Fs prepare to launch from USS Hornet in 1942. VF-8 was deployed as part of Carrier Air Group 8 (CVG-8) aboard the USS Hornet.Initially equipped with the F4F-3 Wildcat, in February 1942 VF-8 reequipped with the F4F-4 at Naval Air Station Alameda while the Hornet embarked the 16 B-25B Mitchell medium bombers to be used in the Doolittle Raid.