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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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Page published Oct. 7, 2007