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B-25 bombers on flight deck of the USS Hornet

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09553.02 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 18 April 1942 Pagination: 1 silver gelatin photograph Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 25.2 cm Order a Copy

A black and white photograph of the USS Hornet's flight deck full of B-25 bombers preparing for the raid. Another ship is present in the background of the photograph. There is a press clipping attached to the back of the photograph with a stamp dated April 23, 1943. The press clipping calls the planes B-24's, but they are actually B-25.

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