File:USS Hornet (CV-8) at Norfolk Naval Base in February 1942.jpg

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Description The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) at the Norfolk Naval Base, Virginia (USA), in February 1942, just before departing for the Pacific. Note the Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat fighters of Fighting Squadron 8 (VF-8) parked on her flight deck.
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Source Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-K-431 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
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