The USS Hornet (CV-8) was a 19,800 ton Yorktown class aircraft carrier constructed at Newport News, Virginia. Commissioned in October 1941, she spent the next four months in the Atlantic preparing for battle. Transferred to the Pacific in March 1942, the Hornet was immediately deployed for the Doolittle raid. On April 18, 1942 she launched sixteen US Army B-25 bombers to attack Japan, a strike that caused relatively little damage but which had enormous strategic implications. The Hornet was then sent to the South Pacific to reinforce US units following the Battle of Coral Sea, but was recalled to Pearl Harbor in mid-May. She then took part in the Battle of Midway, (June 4-6, 1942) during which her aircraft assisted in the sinking of the Japanese cruiser Mikuma. In August 1942, the Hornet returned to the South Pacific to join the fight for Guadalcanal. During much of September and October, she was the only operational US aircraft carrier available to oppose the Japanese in that area. On October 26, 1942, during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, her planes attacked and badly damaged the Japanese carrier Shokaku. In return, however, the Hornet received heavy bomb and torpedo damage, necessitating her abandonment. Though accompanying US destroyers attempted to scuttle her, she remained afloat until torpedoed and sunk by Japanese ships early on the morning of October 27.
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Product Details:
Scale: 1/350
Skill Level: 3
Length: 28.4”
Width: 4”
Parts: 433
- Painting and assembly required
- 16 sprues
- One-piece hulls, waterline plate and decks
- Includes display stand and nameplate
- Onboard boats, crane and rafts
- 20mm MG, eight 5-inch guns, 1.1” quad MG, MK37 director
- 24” and 36” searchlights
- CXAM, SC and MK-4 radar assemblies
- Build full hull or waterline version
- Includes B-25B Mitchell, SBD-3 Dauntless, TBD-1 Devastator and F4F-4 Wildcat aircraft
- TBD-1 and F4F-4 have optional folded wings
- Decals
- Illustrated instructions and paint guide
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Paint Guide:
A. Tokyo Raid
Steel
Iron
White
Flat Black
Silver
Grey
Olive Drab
Midnight Blue
IJN Grey
Copper
Neutral Grey
Navy Blue
Hull Red
2 Shades of Dark Grey
B. Midway Battle
Steel
Iron
IJN Grey
Intermediate Blue
Red
Yellow
Olive Drab
Copper
Navy Blue
Hull Red
Flat Black
Midnight Blue
2 Shades of Dark Grey
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