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10:13 hrs. A Kate (Type 97) seen over the USS Hornet CV-8 during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. |
10:13 hrs. A Val dive bomber about to crash the USS Hornet CV-8. |
10:13 hrs. The Val dive bomber crashing into the stack on the USS Hornet CV-8. A torpedo plane can be seen having dropped it's torpedo which will hit the Hornet. |
Damage to the flight deck of the USS Hornet CV-8 following the crash of a Val dive bomber. |
USS Hornet CV-8 burning after Japanese attack. The destroyer in the background is possibly the USS Morris DD-417. |
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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