Thread: Apollo 11-12 Recovery Carrier USS Hornet CVS-12
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Old 10-02-2018, 02:52 AM
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Originally Posted by umtutsut View Post
Actually, no. The HORNET (CV-8) from which the Doolittle Raiders flew was a YORKTOWN-class carrier. The Apollo 11 recovery HORNET was an ESSEX-class carrier. Totally different ships.

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yes and she was modified with angled flight deck also
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