History
History
U.S.S. SHANGRI-LA A SHORT HISTORY. On the morning of 18 April 1942, the aircraft carrier U.S.S. HORNET launched a spectacular bombing raid on Tokyo, Japan. When newsmen asked President Roosevelt to reveal the base from which the airmen had flown, he cited the name ‘SHANGRI-LA’, a mythical retreat from James Hilton’s novel ‘LOST …
Museum
USS SHANGRI-LA (CVA-38, CV-38, CVS-38) Most of you have seen the USS. Shangri-La Museum on the USS. Hornet in Alameda, CA. (or at least photos of it) Here is some great news! The Museum has been torn down, re-built and moved to a new location. It is now much better and more accessible. The new Museum is …
Flight Ops
VF-111 VF-62 & VA-106
Stories
THESE ARE STORIES AND PHOTOS THAT WERE SENT TO ME AND I FELT SHOULD BE SHARED WITH EVERYONE. LAST CRUISE…Cdr. Jim Reid USN Ret. CHRISTMAS CARD..Circa 1944 OLD SALT … in Saigon. OILING THE BEACH … CANNES FRANCE 1965. COLLISION … WITH USS PERRY. PHOTOS SENT IN BY LEROY PETTIS VISIT TO USS. FRANKLIN BY KEN …