1:700 US Hornet Aircraft Carrier WL

Article number: 300077510
Product: 1:700 US Hornet Flugzeugträger WL

The USS Hornet was completed in 1941 as the third Yorktown-class aircraft carrier. She is best known for her central role in the so-called Doolittle Raid on April 18, 1942, the first US air attack on the Japanese home islands. Only a few months later, in October 1942, the Hornet was badly damaged by Japanese bombers in the battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. She finally sunk on October 27th. Most of the crew could be rescued by the American escort ships, but 111 men died. The detailed TAMIYA model kit contains the aircraft carrier as well as parts for 16 B-25 bombers.