On the morning of April18, 1942, sixteen B-25 bombers - each with a crew of 5 men - took off from the carrier USS Hornet, to strike the Japanese mainland. The airmen knew that they would not be returning to the Hornet, where landing a medium bomber would be impossible.
.USS Hornet and bomber models at SCSM, visited in May
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Brownbird - Throwback Thursday
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