Apollo 12 splash down
Here is USS Hornet CVS-12, prime recovery vessel for the Apollo 12 lunar landing mission. A Sea King hovers over the scene of the splashdown of the command module. #apollo12 #usshornet #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
USS Hornet
The iconic island of USS Hornet CV-12, we need to make another visit soon! What would you like to learn about while we are aboard? #usshornet #cv12 #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari #navalsafari
Out of steam
#otd USS Hornet CV-8 dead in the water with a destroyer alongside, 26 October 1942. #usshornet #cv8 #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
Let’s visit USS Hornet CV-12
Who is ready for us to visit USS Hornet - Sea, Air and Space Museum after the Philippine Mars move, where else should we visit in the Bay...
Recovery of Apollo 12
#otd USS Hornet CVS-12 hoists the Apollo 12 Command Module aboard. The spacecraft splashed down less than three miles from the HORNET in...
USS Hornet CV-8 (1941)
#otd USS Hornet CV-8 after commissioning, at Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, 19 November 1941. #usshornet #v8 #flynavy...
Doolittle Raiders
#otd The Doolittle Raiders launched from USS Hornet CV-8 for their bombing mission against Japan, 18 April 1942. #doolittleraiders #b25...
Still standing strong!
One more of USS Hornet CVS-12 on her 80th anniversary for this evening. Here is a look at her island with San Francisco in the...
Ships Bell
And if you go aboard USS Hornet CVS-12 you can see the ships bell. #usshornet #cv12 #flynavy #wwii #navalsafari #aviationsafari...
Launch to Commission for USS Hornet CV-12 (1943)
Did you know that USS Hornet CV-12 was launched and commissioned within 3 months in 1943? And you can visit her today at former NAS...
