USS Hornet

Raider in the spotlight

Captain Edward J. York

Crew 08

Pilot

Marc Mitscher

Marc MitscheR - Captain USS Hornet

LEARN MORE; Marc Mitscher

William Halsey, Jr.

LEARN MORE: William Halsey, Jr.

Francis Stuart Low

LEARN MORE - Francis Stuart Low

Emblem of the Doolittle Raiders

The logo of the Doolittle Raiders

The Doolittle Raider's logo

The cancelled demonstration flight

A demonstration flight was cancelled

Task Force 18 and Task Force 16 at sea

Task Force 18 and Task Force 16

18 April 1942 - 16 B-25 bombers taking off from the USS Hornet - picture page

16 B-25 bombers taking off from the USS Hornet - pîcture page

16 B-25 bombers taking off from the USS Hornet on 18 April 1942 - picture page

B-25 bombers on the flight deck of the USS Hornet - picture page 2

B-25 bombers on the flight deck of the USS Hornet steaming direction Tokyo - picture page 2

B-25 bombers on the flight deck of the USS Hornet steaming direction Tokyo

B-25 bombers on the flight deck of the USS Hornet - picture page 1

Picture page of B-25 bombers on the flight deck of the USS Hornet

B-25 bombers on the flight deck of the USS Hornet steaming direction Tokyo

The USS Hornet (CV-8) aircraft carrier

About the carrier USS Hornet

Find out more about the carrier USS Hornet (CV-8)

At Sea

The USS Hornet at sea

The USS Hornet at sea as part of Task Force 16

Got Caught!

Task force 16 dedected at sea!

Task force 16 dedected by the Japanese Navy

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