USS Hornet CV-8
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April 1942: USS Hornet CV-8 seen from USS Salt Lake City CA-26 returning from the Doolittle Raid.



April 1942: USS Hornet CV-8 seen returning from the Doolittle Raid.



April 1942: An SBD Dauntless on it's nose following a hard landing on the USS Hornet CV-8.



April 30, 1942: USS PT-28 and USS PT-29 escort the USS Hornet CV-8 out of Pearl Harbor to head for the
Coral Sea.



April 1942: Captain Marc A. Mitscher (seated second from right), commanding officer of the USS Hornet CV-8,
poses with some crewmen.





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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Page published Oct. 7, 2007