File:Island and flight deck of USS Hornet (CV-8) on fire on 26 October 1942.jpg

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Description The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) on fire after a Japanese D3A1 "Val" dive-bomber crashed into her island during the Battle of Santa Cruz on 26 October 1942.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from Hyperwar.org
Author U.S. Navy

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current23:11, 15 December 2012Thumbnail for version as of 23:11, 15 December 2012500 × 341 (92 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)levels
19:54, 19 June 2006Thumbnail for version as of 19:54, 19 June 2006500 × 341 (41 KB)Cla68 (talk | contribs)U.S. carrier ''Hornet'' on fire after a Japanese "Val" dive-bomber crashed into her on October 26, 1942. U.S. Navy photo. http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/USN-CN-SantaCruz/index.html

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