USS Hornet CV-8 Flight Deck Markings for Battle of Midway
Posted by Dan Muir on 8/8/2023, 12:07 am
Did the USS Hornet CV-8 have any flight deck markings for the Battle of Midway. I assume the two white stripes painted to aid the B-25s take-off for the Doolittle Raid had been painted out. The Hornet was only able to spend two days at Pearl Harbor before leaving to participate in the Battle of Midway. Were new deck markings applied in these two days or did the ship's flight deck just retain its Norfolk 250-N Flight Deck Stain with no markings for Midway?