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...
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Santa Cruz Islands on 26 October 1942. USS Hornet (CV-12) was originally named Kearsarge, but renamed in honor of CV-8 and active through the rest of World...
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Essex-class aircraft carrier (redirect from USS Reprisal (CV-35))
original USS Hornet (CV-8) was lost in October 1942 in the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands. The erstwhile Valley Forge was renamed Princeton after USS Princeton (CVL-23)...
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L-8 delivered vital B-25 modification parts to the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) after she departed California carrying the Doolittle Raiders, ahead...
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Henrico (APA-45) USS Hinsdale (APA-120) USS Hobson (DD-464) USS Hodges (DE-231) USS Hopkins (DD-249) USS Hornet (CV-8) 1942 Battle of Santa Cruz in the first...
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USS Hornet (CV/CVA/CVS-12) is an Essex-class aircraft carrier built for the United States Navy (USN) during World War II. Completed in late 1943, the ship...
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designated VF-8. The first VF-8 had been established in September 1941 and was disestablished on 28 August 1942, serving aboard USS Hornet (CV-8). VF-8 under...
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and their respective aircraft departed from San Francisco aboard the USS Hornet (CV-8). The mission took place on April 18. The B-25 which Farrow piloted...
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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...
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Aircraft Carrier USS Hornet Museum". www.uss-hornet.org. Archived from the original on 7 August 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015. "USS Hornet CV-8". www.its.caltech...
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