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Yorktown-class aircraft carrier of the US Navy
USS Hornet (CV-8), the seventh U.S. Navy vessel of that name, was a Yorktown-class aircraft carrier. Commissioned a month before the Pearl Harbor attack
USS_Hornet_(CV-8)
List of ships with the same or similar names
Santa Cruz Islands on 26 October 1942. USS Hornet (CV-12) was originally named Kearsarge, but renamed in honor of CV-8 and active through the rest of World
USS_Hornet
Topics referred to by the same term
CV8 may refer to: USS Hornet (CV-8), an aircraft carrier operated by the United States Navy from 1941 until 1942 when she was sunk at the Battle of the
CV8
United States historic place
The USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum is a museum ship, located on the southernmost pier of the former Naval Air Station Alameda in Alameda, California
USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum
USS_Hornet_Sea,_Air_&_Space_Museum
2015. "USS Wasp (CV-7)". NavSource. Retrieved 29 July 2015. "CV-8 Brief History – World War II – Aircraft Carrier USS Hornet Museum". www.uss-hornet.org
List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy
List_of_aircraft_carriers_of_the_United_States_Navy
Yorktown-class aircraft carrier of the US Navy
USS Enterprise (CV-6) was a Yorktown-class carrier built for the United States Navy during the 1930s. She was the seventh U.S. Navy vessel of that name
USS_Enterprise_(CV-6)
Essex-class aircraft carrier of the US Navy
USS Hornet (CV/CVA/CVS-12) is an Essex-class aircraft carrier built for the United States Navy (USN) during World War II. Completed in late 1943, the ship
USS_Hornet_(CV-12)
Islands. In the latter battle, he attacked the US carriers, USS Hornet (CV-8) and USS Enterprise (CV-6), in which the former was later sunk, while Enterprise
Yoshio_Shiga
Military unit
designated VF-8. The first VF-8 had been established in September 1941 and was disestablished on 28 August 1942, serving aboard USS Hornet (CV-8). VF-8 under
VF-8_(1943–1945)
Midway-class aircraft carrier of the US Navy
USS Midway (CVB/CVA/CV-41) is an aircraft carrier, formerly of the United States Navy, the lead ship of her class. Commissioned eight days after the end
USS_Midway_(CV-41)
Radar system
transferred to USS Hornet (CV-8) in the summer of 1942. USS Yorktown (CV-5): Installed between July and August 1940 with initial delivery of CXAM USS Pensacola (CA-24):
CXAM_radar
Hazelwood (DD-531) USS Henrico (APA-45) USS Hinsdale (APA-120) USS Hobson (DD-464) USS Hodges (DE-231) USS Hopkins (DD-249) USS Hornet (CV-8) 1942 Battle of
List of ships damaged by kamikaze attack
List_of_ships_damaged_by_kamikaze_attack
US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is an aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, and the lead ship of her class. One of the largest warships in the world, she was
USS_Nimitz
United States Army Air Forces officer
and their respective aircraft departed from San Francisco aboard the USS Hornet (CV-8). The mission took place on April 18. The B-25 which Farrow piloted
William_G._Farrow
American general and aviator (1896–1993)
embarkation aboard the aircraft carrier USS Hornet. On April 18, Doolittle and his 16 B-25 crews took off from Hornet, reached Japan, and bombed their targets
Jimmy_Doolittle
Recipient of the Navy Cross
joined Torpedo Squadron 8 on board the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) just in time to take part in the Battle of Midway. VT-8's first and best-known
George_M._Campbell
U.S. Navy blimp whose two-man crew disappeared in 1942
L-8 delivered vital B-25 modification parts to the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) after she departed California carrying the Doolittle Raiders, ahead
L-8
Essex-class aircraft carrier of the US Navy
USS Lexington (CV/CVA/CVS/CVT/AVT-16) is an Essex-class aircraft carrier built during World War II for the United States Navy. Originally intended to
USS_Lexington_(CV-16)
Essex-class aircraft carrier of the US Navy
USS Yorktown (CV/CVA/CVS-10) is one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. Initially to have been named
USS_Yorktown_(CV-10)
Military unit
USS Hornet, joining the ship shortly after her commissioning in October 1941. After heavy losses in the Battle of Midway, VT-8 was assigned to USS Saratoga
VT-8
Ranger-class aircraft carrier
USS Ranger (CV-4) was an interwar United States Navy aircraft carrier, the only ship of its class. A Treaty ship, Ranger was the first U.S. vessel to be
USS_Ranger_(CV-4)
United States Navy officer (1917–1994)
carrier-based Navy Torpedo Plane of Torpedo Squadron EIGHT (VT-8), attached to the U.S.S. HORNET (CV-8), during the "Air Battle of Midway," against enemy Japanese
George_H._Gay_Jr.
conflict. Source: USS Independence CV-62 USS Jouett CG-29 USS Antietam CG-54 USS Goldborough DDG-20 USS Reasoner FF-1063 USS Brewton FF-1086 USS Barbey FF-1088
Gulf War order of battle: United States Navy
Gulf_War_order_of_battle:_United_States_Navy
1940s class of aircraft carrier of the United States Navy
Yorktown-class carrier, the first Hornet (CV-8), which was ordered in 1939. The portion of the new authorization that remained after Hornet was ordered was not sufficient
Essex-class_aircraft_carrier
United States Army Air Forces airman
embarkation aboard the aircraft carrier USS Hornet. On April 18, 16 North American B-25 Mitchell crews took off from the Hornet, reached Japan, and bombed their
William_John_Dieter
he was on the USS Hornet (CV-8) when the Doolittle Raid was launched. He wrote an eyewitness account which was published in “The Hornets and Their Heroic
Oscar_H._Dodson
US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) is the fourth Nimitz-class, nuclear-powered, aircraft carrier in the United States Navy. She is named in honor of Theodore
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)
USS_Theodore_Roosevelt_(CVN-71)
US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) is a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier currently in service with the United States Navy. Commissioned in 1977, the ship
USS_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) is the United States Navy's third Nimitz-class supercarrier. She is named for Carl Vinson (1883–1981), a congressman from Georgia
USS_Carl_Vinson
Yorktown-class aircraft carrier of the U.S. Navy
USS Yorktown (CV-5) was an aircraft carrier that served in the United States Navy during World War II. Named after the 1781 Battle of Yorktown, she was
USS_Yorktown_(CV-5)
Oiler of the United States Navy
recently arrived TF 16—built around carriers USS Enterprise (CV-6) and USS Hornet (CV-8). She stopped at Noumea on 11 May and then continued on to Samoa, reaching
USS_Tippecanoe_(AO-21)
award of the British, in the more than 400 years since its creation. USS Hornet (CV-8), a Yorktown-class aircraft carrier, was best known for launching the
United_States_Navy_ships
Amphibious assault ship of the U.S. Navy
under it, as the third was renamed Hornet (CV-12) before launching (after the prior Hornet was sunk). Named in honor of USS Kearsarge, a sloop-of-war that
USS_Kearsarge_(LHD-3)
Anti-aircraft gun
World War II on some ships such as USS Yorktown (CV-10). Schreier, Konrad F. (1994). "The Chicago Piano". Naval History. 8 (4). United States Naval Institute:
1.1-inch/75-caliber_gun
Kitty Hawk-class super carrier (1965–1996)
USS America (hull number CVA/CV-66) was one of three Kitty Hawk-class supercarriers built for the United States Navy in the 1960s. Commissioned in 1965
USS_America_(CV-66)
2008 American TV series or program
Enterprise, including sailors from USS Hornet (CV-8), USS Northampton (CA-26), USS North Carolina (BB-55), and USS Smith (DD-378). The series consists
Battle_360°
WW2 24-inch torpedo of the Imperial Japanese Navy
light cruiser Yūbari. Destroyer USS Blue (DD-387), 22 August 1942 by IJN destroyer Kawakaze. Aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8), 26 Oct 1942 by IJN destroyers
Type_93_torpedo
American politician
Aircraft Carrier USS Hornet (CV-8), which was being completed at Norfolk, Virginia. On June 4, 1942, attached to the USS Hornet (CV-8) during the Battle
C._Markland_Kelly
American World War II admiral
become the commanding officer of the new attack carrier USS Hornet (CV-12), namesake of USS Hornet (CV-8), which had been lost in October 1942 at the Battle
Miles_Browning
United States Navy officer (1900–1942)
aviator who led a squadron of torpedo bombers, Torpedo Squadron 8 aboard USS Hornet, in World War II. While he was among the 29 men of the 30-man squadron
John_C._Waldron
U.S. Navy vice admiral and mayor of Pensacola
he distinguished himself as commanding officer of aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8), which was sunk during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands in late
Charles_P._Mason
Kitty Hawk–class aircraft carrier
USS Constellation (hull number CVA-64/CV-64) was a Kitty Hawk-class supercarrier and the third ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the
USS_Constellation_(CV-64)
Essex-class aircraft carrier of the US Navy
USS Kearsarge (CV/CVA/CVS-33) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers completed during or shortly after World War II for the United States Navy. The
USS_Kearsarge_(CV-33)
Japanese voice actress
Blue as Shiki Kamiyama Dragalia Lost as Nadine Kantai Collection as USS Hornet (CV-8) Ano Hi no Tabibito, Fureau Mirai as Tamaki Aoi Granblue Fantasy as
Fairouz_Ai
Military unit
30 May, to join Task Force 16 (TF16), centered around USS Enterprise (CV-6) and USS Hornet (CV-8), northeast of Midway Island. TF16 and TF17 joined about
Task_Force_17
US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) is a Nimitz-class, nuclear-powered supercarrier in the service of the United States Navy. The ninth ship of her class, she
USS_Ronald_Reagan
Group 58: USS Enterprise (CV-6) USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) USS Hornet (CV-12) USS Yorktown (CV-10) USS Lexington (CV-16) USS Monterey (CV-26) USS Belleau Wood
List of aircraft carrier operations during World War II
List_of_aircraft_carrier_operations_during_World_War_II
Fictional character
the USS Hornet (CV-8) in 1942 during the Second World War. During the Vietnam War, his father flew F-4 Phantoms off the USS Ticonderoga and USS Hornet (CV-12)
Harmon_Rabb
United States Navy admiral (1893–1971)
were occupied, Clark hoisted his flag aboard the new aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-12). But Mitscher soon became disappointed with the performance of Rear
Joseph_J._Clark
Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier (active 1961–2009)
USS Kitty Hawk (hull number CV-63), formerly CVA-63, was a United States Navy supercarrier. She was the second naval ship named after Kitty Hawk, North
USS_Kitty_Hawk_(CV-63)
US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
including all aircraft carriers from USS Forrestal to USS Harry S. Truman, and aircraft from the F-4 Phantom to the F/A-18 Hornet. The eagle is representative
USS_John_C._Stennis
American carrier-capable multirole strike aircraft
be named "Hornet", after the characteristics of the Hornet insect. It also shares the namesake with ships that had borne the name USS Hornet since the
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet
McDonnell_Douglas_F/A-18_Hornet
Decommissioned United States Navy aircraft carrier
United States naval vessel to bear the name. Like her predecessor (the USS Enterprise CV-6) of World War II fame, she is nicknamed "Big E". At 1,123 feet (342 m)
USS_Enterprise_(CVN-65)
Army Air Forces pilot (1919–1942)
Col. James Doolittle to fly off the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) on April 18, 1942. His bomber, the Whiskey Pete, was the third to
Robert_Manning_Gray
United States Navy aircraft carrier (1959–1998)
26.1034852°N 97.1689342°W / 26.1034852; -97.1689342 The fifth USS Independence (CV/CVA-62) was an aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. She was
USS_Independence_(CV-62)
Participant in the Doolittle Raid
Hornet", to depart the deck of the USS Hornet during the mission. On April 18, 1942, Meder and his B-25's four crewmembers, took off from the Hornet and
Robert_J._Meder
assigned to duty as a fighter pilot with Fighter Squadron 8 (VF-8) on board the USS Hornet (CV-8). Flying a Grumman F4F Wildcat on an escort mission for
Ensign C. Markland Kelly Jr. Award
Ensign_C._Markland_Kelly_Jr._Award
US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) is the fifth Nimitz-class aircraft carrier in the United States Navy. It is the third Navy ship to have been named after
USS_Abraham_Lincoln_(CVN-72)
Military unit
the World Cruise aboard USS Hornet (CV-12) and two Western Pacific deployments aboard USS Oriskany (CV-34) and USS Ticonderoga (CV-14). In February 1960
Carrier_Air_Wing_Nine
American missionary and military officer
the first aircraft of sixteen B-25s flown off the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) for the raid. After bombing Tokyo and out of fuel during their one-way
John_Birch_(missionary)
US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
USS George Washington (CVN-73) is a United States Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the sixth carrier in the Nimitz class and the fourth US Navy
USS George Washington (CVN-73)
USS_George_Washington_(CVN-73)
Forrestal-class aircraft carrier (1955–1993)
USS Forrestal (CVA-59) (later CV-59, then AVT-59) was a supercarrier named after the first United States Secretary of Defense James Forrestal. Commissioned
USS_Forrestal
Atlanta-class light cruiser
USS Juneau (CL-52) was a United States Navy Atlanta-class light cruiser torpedoed and sunk at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on 13 November 1942. In
USS_Juneau_(CL-52)
Essex class USS Yorktown – (Charleston, South Carolina) USS Intrepid – (New York City, New York) USS Hornet – (Alameda, California) USS Lexington – (Corpus
List_of_aircraft_carriers
Group of aircraft units operating from an aircraft carrier
known: USS Saratoga (CV-3): CC USS Enterprise (CV-6): M USS Essex (CV-9): A USS Yorktown (CV-10): RR USS Intrepid (CV-11): AF USS Hornet (CV-12): S USS Ticonderoga (CV-14):
Carrier_air_wing
Essex-class aircraft carrier of the US Navy
USS Shangri-La (CV/CVA/CVS-38) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers completed during or shortly after World War II for the United States Navy. Commissioned
USS_Shangri-La
1936 scout bomber series
Torpedo Squadron Eight (VT-8) in 1941 and then passed on for use as trainers aboard the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8). None of the SBNs saw combat
Naval_Aircraft_Factory_SBN
Bomber aircraft that dives directly at its targets
SBDs and SB2Us from Midway and SBDs from Yorktown, Enterprise and USS Hornet (CV-8) on 5–6 June sank the IJN heavy cruiser Mikuma and heavily damaged
Dive_bomber
1938 Act of the United States Congress
gained from legally scrapping CL-4 and CL-5). Contracts suggest that USS Hornet (CV-8) and the first four Atlanta-class light cruisers were ordered immediately
Naval_Act_of_1938
US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
on 21 December. On 22 December 2024, an F/A-18F Super Hornet from VFA-11 was shot down by USS Gettysburg in a friendly fire incident. Both crewmembers
USS_Harry_S._Truman
Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier (active 1968–2007)
USS John F. Kennedy (hull number CV-67; formerly CVA-67), the only ship of her class, was an aircraft carrier, formerly of the United States Navy. Considered
USS_John_F._Kennedy_(CV-67)
Group 2 USS Coral Sea CV-43 - Midway Class Aircraft Carrier (Flagship) Carrier Air Wing 13 - Tail Code: AK VFA-132 Privateers - 12x F/A-18A Hornet - (NAS
1989 United States Navy order of battle
1989_United_States_Navy_order_of_battle
Professor of Naval Science and WW2 U.S. Navy vereran
Marshalls-Gilberts raids in February, 1942, and while Enterprise accompanied USS Hornet (CV-8) for the Doolittle Raid in April. His Air Medal citation for the February
Tony_F._Schneider
1957 film by John Ford
scene shows a newsreel related to the sinking of the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8), suggesting that she had been doomed by the hit of three kamikaze
The_Wings_of_Eagles
US Navy aircraft carrier class
completed shortly before World War II, the Yorktown (CV-5), Enterprise (CV-6), and Hornet (CV-8). They immediately followed Ranger, the first U.S. aircraft
Yorktown-class aircraft carrier
Yorktown-class_aircraft_carrier
Essex-class aircraft carrier of the US Navy
USS Hancock (CV/CVA-19) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. Hancock was the fourth US Navy
USS_Hancock_(CV-19)
US Navy carrier-based torpedo bomber in service 1937-1942
purchased 129 examples, and began to equip the carriers USS Saratoga, Enterprise, Lexington, Wasp, Hornet, Yorktown and Ranger starting in 1937. Even prewar
Douglas_TBD_Devastator
United States Air Force general (1913–2008)
Doolittle Raid launched from the United States Navy's aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8), dropping their bombs on Tokyo and four other Japanese cities. This
David_M._Jones
American pilot
directly from Willows to Alameda Naval Air Station and deployment aboard USS Hornet (CV-8). The Army Air Forces recalled Floyd Nolta in June 1942 and gave him
Floyd_H._Nolta
Essex-class aircraft carrier of the US Navy
USS Oriskany (CV/CVA-34) (/ɔːrˈɪskəniː/ or /əˈrɪskəniː/) was one of the few Essex-class aircraft carriers completed after World War II for the United States
USS_Oriskany
Gerald R. Ford–class aircraft carrier
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is an aircraft carrier of the United States Navy and the lead ship of her class. The ship is named after the 38th president
USS_Gerald_R._Ford
Essex-class aircraft carrier of the US Navy
USS Wasp (CV/CVA/CVS-18) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. The ship, the ninth US Navy
USS_Wasp_(CV-18)
US navy biplane
Lima, Peru: 1 SBC-4, USS Hornet (CV-8) Bombing Squadron Eight (VB-8): 19 SBC-4s, Scouting Squadron Eight (VS-8): 20 SBC-4s Hornet was undergoing sea trials
Curtiss_SBC_Helldiver
designations for carriers were established, limiting the CV designation to USS Saratoga, USS Enterprise, and the Essex class. The new designations were
List of aircraft carrier classes of the United States Navy
List_of_aircraft_carrier_classes_of_the_United_States_Navy
US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77) is the tenth and final Nimitz-class supercarrier of the United States Navy. She is named for the 41st president of the
USS_George_H._W._Bush
Lexington-class aircraft carrier
USS Lexington (hull number CV-2), nicknamed "Lady Lex", was the name ship of her class of two aircraft carriers built for the United States Navy during
USS_Lexington_(CV-2)
U.S. Air force officer (1914–1992)
the command of Colonel James H. Doolittle that were left the carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) to carry out the Tokyo raid on April 18, 1942. Emmens' B-25 was Serial
Robert_G._Emmens
Military unit
established on 1 July 1938, encompassing all squadrons embarked in USS Enterprise (CV-6). The group was divided into four squadrons, each with eighteen
Enterprise_Air_Group
Midway-class aircraft carrier of the US Navy
USS Coral Sea (CV/CVB/CVA-43), a Midway-class aircraft carrier, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Battle of the Coral Sea
USS_Coral_Sea_(CV-43)
American pilot and artist (1914–1957)
designed, launched from the United States Navy's aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8), in the Doolittle Raid of Japan. He led a flight of three aircraft
Charles_Ross_Greening
U.S. Navy sea and air base (1942–1947)
battleship USS South Dakota was repaired at Noumea after the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. After the sinking of USS Hornet (CV-8) and USS Porter the
Naval_Base_Noumea
1995–96 period of tension between the PRC and ROC
Kaohsiung Carrier Group 5 - Independence CVBG - (East China Sea) USS Independence CV-62 (Forrestal Class Carrier) Carrier Air Wing 5 - NF VF-154 Black
Third_Taiwan_Strait_Crisis
Mitchell bombers and the Hornet (CV-8) for the raid. He was then appointed to be the first commanding officer of the carrier Essex (CV-9). Duncan held several
Donald_B._Duncan
United States Air Force officer
raid on Japan conducted by 16 B-25s flown off the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8). The "Doolittle Raiders" trained at Columbia Army Air Base in South
Horace_Ellis_Crouch
1955 film by John H. Auer
and their children, before taking command of the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8). However, he receives news that the ship has been sunk at the Battle
The_Eternal_Sea
American World War II flying ace
1st Marine Division, off the Enterprise, and later the USS Hornet (CV-12). Aboard the Hornet, Voris saw action in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
Roy_Marlin_Voris
Essex-class aircraft carrier of the US Navy
USS Philippine Sea (CV/CVA/CVS-47, AVT-11) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers of the United States Navy, and the first ship to be named for the
USS_Philippine_Sea_(CV-47)
Military unit
embarked on USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31) with VA-22, VA-94, and VA-144 A-4 Squadrons, VF-51 and VF-53 F-8's In 1973, CVW-5 embarked on USS Midway to become
Carrier_Air_Wing_Five
Lexington-class aircraft carrier
USS Saratoga (CV-3) was a Lexington-class aircraft carrier built for the United States Navy during the 1920s. Originally designed as a battlecruiser, she
USS_Saratoga_(CV-3)
1944 film by Lewis Milestone
torture sessions. The 16 air crews did arrive over Japan from the USS Hornet (CV-8). President Franklin D. Roosevelt said the crews came from Shangri-La
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