HORNET HOME AFTER 14 MONTHS AT SEA
$450.00
Discontinued
Description
THIS IS A SILVER GELATIN NEWS WIRE PHOTO OF THE USS HORNET. THE HORNET WAS ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL SHIPS IN THE US FLEET DURING W.W.II. THE PHOTO SHOWS THE HORNET GETTING BACK FROM SEA AFTER BEING HIT BY A TYPHOON. THIS PHOTO HAS A VERY LONG SLUG OR STORYLINE. THE SLUG TELLS OF THE GREAT SUCCESS OF THE HORNET AND THE 1,2700,00 TONS OF ENEMY SHIPS THAT IT DAMAGED OR SUNK. IT ALSO DOWNED 1410 PLANES. THIS IS AN OFFICIAL NAVY PHOTO AND HAS HIGHLIGHTED ON THE SLUG. ” FOR RELEASE 9 AM (EWT) AUG. 10TH 1945. A VERY HISTORIC SLUG AND PHOTO. Click here to see a larger version of the picture.