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USS Hornet
USS Hornet
USS Hornet
USS Hornet
USS Hornet
USS Hornet
Tamiya
1/700
Tamiya USS Hornet

USS Hornet CV-8

Manufacturer: Tamiya

Scale: 1/700

Additional parts: additional aircraft and PE-crew

Model build: Oct 2016 - Jan 2017

The USS Hornet was a Yorktown-class aircraft carrier that served in the US Navy during World War II. It participated in several key battles in the Pacific Theater, including the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo, the Battle of Midway, and the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. The Hornet was sunk in October 1942 after being severely damaged by Japanese torpedoes and dive bombers.

Tamiya USS Hornet

The USS Hornet, in its Doolitte-Raid configuration. This is a 1/700 scale Tamiya kit, with a PE crew and some additional fighter planes down in the hangar.

Painted with Revell Aqua.

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