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19-N-28431 USS HORNET (CV-8)

USS HORNET (CV-8)
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Title: USS HORNET (CV-8)
Caption: View taken while alongside Pier 7, Naval Operating Base, Norfolk, Virginia, in February 1942, prior to her departure for the war zones. Her air group consists of Grumman F4F-4s (VF-8), Curtiss SBC-4s (VS-&VB-8) and Douglas TBD-1s (VT-8). Camouflage on ship is measure 12 (MOD.)
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Catalog #: 19-N-28431
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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After this Year: 1940
Before this Year: 1949
Original Medium: BW Photo
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