USS Hornet (CV-8)

The seventh USS Hornet (CV-8) of the United States Navy was a Yorktown class aircraft carrier of World War II, notable for launching the Doolittle Raid, as a participant in the Battle of Midway, and for action in the Solomons before being mortally wounded in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.

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  USS Hornet (CV-8)
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  USS Hornet, Battle of Santa Cruz
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  B-25 onboard the Hornet prior to Doolittle raid
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  USS Hornet (CV-8) during Doolittle Raid
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  USS Hornet (CV-8) during Doolittle Raid

See also: USS Hornet (CV-12).