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F6F-5 Hellcats of Fighting Squadron VF-17 on the deck of USS Hornet (Essex-class) off Japan, 1945.As seen from the USS Hornet (Essex-class) anti-aircraft shells burst above the USS Bennington southeast of Kyushu, Japan, 14 May 1945. Note Hornet’s F6F Hellcats in the foreground.View from the island of USS Hornet (Essex-class) looking aft and leading the USS Bonne Homme Richard, USS Belleau Wood, and USS San Jacinto during gunnery exercises, 12 Jun 1945 off the Philippines.USS Hornet (Essex-class) taking white water over the bow in heavy seas during Typhoon Connie off Okinawa, 5 Jun 1945. Hornet would soon take green water over the bow that collapsed the forward 24 feet of her flight deck.
F6F-5 Hellcats of Fighting Squadron VF-17 on the deck of USS Hornet (Essex-class) off Japan, 1945.As seen from the USS Hornet (Essex-class) anti-aircraft shells burst above the USS Bennington southeast of Kyushu, Japan, 14 May 1945. Note Hornet’s F6F Hellcats in the foreground.View from the island of USS Hornet (Essex-class) looking aft and leading the USS Bonne Homme Richard, USS Belleau Wood, and USS San Jacinto during gunnery exercises, 12 Jun 1945 off the Philippines.USS Hornet (Essex-class) taking white water over the bow in heavy seas during Typhoon Connie off Okinawa, 5 Jun 1945. Hornet would soon take green water over the bow that collapsed the forward 24 feet of her flight deck.
After the leading edge of USS Hornet’s flight deck was collapsed in Typhoon Connie, F6F Hellcats were launched over the stern as the carrier steamed in reverse at 18.5 knots, 6 Jun 1945.USS Hornet (Essex-class) with 24 feet of her flight deck collapsed over the bow after being damaged 5 Jun 1945 in Typhoon Connie in the Philippine Sea. 120 knot winds and 60 foot seas caused the damage.Carriers Saratoga, Enterprise, Hornet, and San Jacinto, Alameda, California, Sep 1945The bow of USS Hornet being transported out of New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, United States, May 1952; note USS Ticonderoga in right background; seen in Oct 1957 issue of All Hands magazine
After the leading edge of USS Hornet’s flight deck was collapsed in Typhoon Connie, F6F Hellcats were launched over the stern as the carrier steamed in reverse at 18.5 knots, 6 Jun 1945.USS Hornet (Essex-class) with 24 feet of her flight deck collapsed over the bow after being damaged 5 Jun 1945 in Typhoon Connie in the Philippine Sea. 120 knot winds and 60 foot seas caused the damage.Carriers Saratoga, Enterprise, Hornet, and San Jacinto, Alameda, California, Sep 1945The bow of USS Hornet being transported out of New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, United States, May 1952; note USS Ticonderoga in right background; seen in Oct 1957 issue of All Hands magazine
Hornet en route to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 10 Jan 1954Banshee jet fighters aboard Hornet, 1 Oct 1954Carrier USS Hornet (Essex-class) and the destroyer USS Nicholas during underway replenishment from the fleet oiler USS Cimarron off the coast of North Vietnam, circa 1966.USS Hornet, USS Ticonderoga, USS Chicago, USS Hooper, and other ships at Hunter
Hornet en route to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 10 Jan 1954Banshee jet fighters aboard Hornet, 1 Oct 1954Carrier USS Hornet (Essex-class) and the destroyer USS Nicholas during underway replenishment from the fleet oiler USS Cimarron off the coast of North Vietnam, circa 1966.USS Hornet, USS Ticonderoga, USS Chicago, USS Hooper, and other ships at Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard, San Francisco, California, United States, 30 Sep 1966
Hornet received fuel and ordnance from USS Sacramento, South China Sea, Jun 1967Hornet off North Vietnam, 5 Sep 1967Hornet underway, 9 Aug 1968
Hornet received fuel and ordnance from USS Sacramento, South China Sea, Jun 1967Hornet off North Vietnam, 5 Sep 1967Hornet underway, 9 Aug 1968

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