HISTORY - Aircraft Carrier USS Hornet Museum

History

History
- Heritage
- WWII
- Combat Record
- Cold War
- Apollo
- CV-8
- Ship's Log
- Brief History
- Doolittle Raid
- Battle of Midway
- Battle of Santa Cruz ls.
- Misc Materials
- Ship's Log
- CV-12
- CVA-12
- CVS-12
- Statistics
- The Officers
- The Crew
- Historic Photos
- Other Hornet Web Sites
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History of the Hornet

THE TWO HUNDRED YEAR LEGACY OF HORNET

Heritage – two hundred year legacy of the USS Hornet name

World War II – brief history
Combat Record – acheivements, unit citations & stats
Cold War – WestPac tours and Vietnam

Apollo – read the Flight Profile from Apollo 11 and America’s first moon landing

CV-8 (noteworthy actions of WWII)

Doolittle Raid

Battle of Midway

Battle of Santa Cruz Islands

Ship’s Log (ship specifications, commanding officers, and timeline)

CV-8

CV-12

CVA-12

CVS-12

Statistics – list of ship specifications and armament

The Crew

Gallery of Historical Photos

Other Hornet Web Sites

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