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19-N-28432 USS HORNET (CV-8)

USS HORNET (CV-8)
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Title: USS HORNET (CV-8)
Caption: Broadside view of amidships, at Naval Operating Base Norfolk, Virginia, in February 1942. Plane types visible on deck: Douglas TBD-1 (VT-8), Grumman J2F-5 (utility unit), Curtiss SBC-4 (VS-or VB-8) and Grumman F4F-4 (VF-8). Note Meas .12 (Mod.) camouflage; and cars on pier.
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Catalog #: 19-N-28432
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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After this Year: 1940
Before this Year: 1949
Original Medium: BW Photo
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