USS Hornet (CV-8), the seventh U.S. Navy vessel of that name, was a Yorktown -class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. During World War II in the Pacific Theater, she launched the Doolittle Raid …

USS Hornet CV-8 was a Yorktown-class aircraft carrier. She launched the famed Doolittle Raid on Tokyo in 1942 in response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. USS Hornet CV-12 is one of the …

This WWII era documentary tells the dramatic story of USS Hornet (CV-8). From her launching by Newport News Shipbuilding on Dec 14, 1941, to her role in the Doolittle Raid on April 18, 1942, to...

Aug 5, 2019 · USS Hornet (CV-8) was a Yorktown -class aircraft carrier that entered service with the U.S. Navy in 1941. The last ship of its class, Hornet earned famed in April 1942 when Lieutenant …

Jan 11, 2023 · A Japanese Type 99 shipboard bomber (Allied codename Val) trails smoke as it dives toward USS Hornet (CV-8), during the morning of 26 October 1942. (80-G-33947) Construction on …

7th U.S. Navy vessel named Hornet. Ordered March 30, 1939; laid down September 25, 1939, launched December 14, 1940, sponsored by Annie Reid Knox, commissioned October 20, 1941. Launched the …

Feb 12, 2019 · If there was one WWII ship that I could magically raise and preserve, it would be CV8. Between Yorktown, Hornet and the Big E, the modern US Navy was largely born - at least the …

Jun 4, 2025 · Led by Lieutenant Commander John C. Waldron, Torpedo Squadron Eight (VT-8) flew at low altitude toward the expected position of the attacking Japanese fleet, while the fighters escorted …

USS Hornet (CV-8), the seventh U.S. Navy vessel of that name, was a Yorktown -class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. During World War II in the Pacific Theater, she launched the Doolittle Raid …

When launched, the USS Hornet (CV-8) became the seventh ship in United States naval history to carry the "Hornet" name. She formed the third aircraft carrier of the Yorktown-class group of the United …