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US Navy CV-8 Hornet carrier class model 1:700 with diorama
Hand made by me with airbrush and original paints!Material: plastic 1:700 Hornet class aircarrier complete model with diorama and plastic box! USS Hornet (CV-8), the seventh ship to carry the name Hornet, was a Yorktown class aircraft carrier of the US Navy . During World War II , she launched the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo and participated in the Battle of Midway and the Buin-Faisi-Tonolai Raid. In the Solomon islands campaign she was involved in the capture and defense of Guadalcanal and where she was irreparably damaged by enemy torpedo and dive bombers. Faced with an approaching Japanese surface force, Hornet was abandoned and later torpedoed and sunk by approaching Japanese destroyers. Hornet was in service for a year and six days and was the last US fleet carrier ever sunk by enemy fire. For these actions, she was awarded four service stars, a citation for the Doolittle Raid in 1995, and her Torpedo Squadron 8 received a Presidential Unit Citation for extraordinary heroism for the Battle of Midway .intro: youtube.com/watch?v=oVHNQNgJaLY50 cantimeters long !Perfect for collection !For questions can write 24/7Fast shiping worldwide with safe box with tracking number !For more submarines: http://www.eCRATER.com/sch/submarinesmodels/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=