WWII USS Hornet aircraft carrier found on ocean floor - video and photos
The USS Hornet, the WWII aircraft carrier that most famously launched the Doolittle Raid, was recently discovered on the floor of the Pacific Ocean around the Solomon Islands.
A five-inch gun in the wreckage:
https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/h...e_inch_gun.jpg
An F4F-4 Wildcat with wings folded:
https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/h...et_wildcat.jpg
International Harvester tractor:
https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/h...et_tractor.jpg
MSM piece this morning of the find. Looks like they traded CBS exclusivity for an embedded reporter. The coverage is not too bad.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_MvOidxXtw
The USS Hornet, just before abandonment and sinking during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands on October 26th, 1942.
https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/h...et_sinking.jpg
Large high-quality photos and videos available in the media kit here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/x4rjjnn54...fdcH8BwCa?dl=0
More:
https://www.history.navy.mil/researc...ornet-vii.html
https://www.history.navy.mil/content...4/h-004-4.html