Bow of CVS-12 Hornet, aircraft carrier and spaceship recovery specialist

            Known as the Gray Ghost during WWII, CV-12 replaced the original USS Hornet aircraft carrier CV-8, which was sunk in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. In the 1960s, CVS-12 Hornet picked up the Apollo 11 and 12 astronauts from the Pacific Ocean and carried them to Hawaii in a special Airstream trailer. They were quarantined for 4 weeks to be sure nothing biologically active had come back from the Moon with them. Today, Hornet is a volunteer run, purely civilian museum, with aircraft in the hanger deck and on the main deck, docent-led and self-guided tours of interior spaces. 

Planes on the hanger and main deck include an S2F Tracker anti submarine patrol plane, TBM torpedo bomber, F-4 Phantom II, F-8 Crusader, F-14 Tomcat, SH3 SeaKnight helicopter, FJ Fury and FM Wildcat fighters.

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Taken on: January 22, 2022

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Camera: Nikon D3200, f/6.3, 1/160 sec, 29mm (=43mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D3200
Lens:	Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II VC LD Aspherical (IF) (B005)
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.006 sec (1/160)
Focal Length:	29mm (35mm equivalent: 43mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Not Defined
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