USS HORNET (CV 8) 1942. Yorktown’ class aircraft carrier built by Newport News and completed in 1940. 20,070 tons, 32.5 knots, armed with 8-5in, 16-1.1in, 28-20mm guns, carried up to 96 aircraft. Best known for the’Doolittle Raid’ in April 1942, when she launched 16 Army B-25 Mitchell bombers for an attack on the Japanese mainland. Fought at the Battle of Midway in June 1942, sunk during the Battle of Santa Cruz in October 1942. Hornet earned four battle stars during WWII. 1:1250 scale metal model made in Germany by Neptun, No. It is 19.8cm (7.8in) long and very finely detailed. This Neptun’T’ series model has the camouflage scheme used for the Doolittle Raid. New with the Navis-Neptun box. The item “Camouflaged Aircraft Carrier USS HORNET by Neptun 11250 Waterline Ship Model” is in sale since Friday, December 11, 2020. This item is in the category “Collectables\Transportation Collectables\Nautical\Models/ Ornaments”. The seller is “kernow_model_ships” and is located in West Cornwall. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Brand: Neptun T Series
- Featured Refinements: 1:1250 Model Ship
- Scale: 1:1250
- Modified Item: No
- Item Type: Models
- Type: Military Ship
- Sub-Type: Aircraft Carrier