Some eight decades after 16 bombers left the U.S. for a brazen bombing raid on Tokyo following the attack on Pearl Harbor, a small piece of wreckage from the squadron that became known as the ...
This documentary tells the story of the USS Hornet, one of the most iconic aircraft carriers of World War II. From launching the Doolittle Raid to fighting at Midway and Santa Cruz, CV-8 played a ...
Correction: A previous online version of this story said the present-day USS Hornet (CV-12) docked at the former U.S. Naval Air Station Alameda was involved in World War II’s April 1942 Doolittle Raid ...