Keywords: SantaCruzHornetFire.jpg The U S Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet CV-8 on fire after a Japanese D3A1 Val dive-bomber crashed into her island during the Battle of Santa Cruz on 26 October 1942 U S Navy photo from Hyperwar org http //www ibiblio org/hyperwar/USN/USN-CN-SantaCruz/index html 1942-10-26 U S Navy PD-USGov Aboard USS Hornet CV-8 Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands Burning ships |