Currently viewing the tag: "Alameda Naval Air Station"

Proud Hornet Takes on a New Role: Icon of U.S. Naval Power Becomes Center for Education and History

by William Cracraft on May 27, 2011 · No Comments

This article was written by William Cracraft and first published in 1998 in an Oakland Tribune special adverstising supplement celebrating the opening of the Aircraft Carrier Hornet Museum. The eighth USS Hornet, CV­12 Essex Class Aircraft Carrier, retired, holds seven battle stars, a presidential citation [...]

Continue Reading →

Hornet Recovered, Hosted Astronauts From Two Lunar Landings

by William Cracraft on May 27, 2011 · No Comments

This article was written by William Cracraft and first published in 1998 in an Oakland Tribune special adverstising supplement celebrating the opening of the Aircraft Carrier Hornet Museum. One of the Hornet’s greatest claims to fame is the flawless recovery of U.S. astronauts from the [...]

Continue Reading →

The Hornet Dodged Kamakazis and Bombs in WWII

by William Cracraft on May 27, 2011 · No Comments

This article was written by William Cracraft and first published in 1998 in an Oakland Tribune special adverstising supplement celebrating the opening of the Aircraft Carrier Hornet Museum. There she found Odysseus among the slaughtered dead men, spattered over with gore and battle filth, like [...]

Continue Reading →

Volunteers Bring the Hornet to Life

by William Cracraft on May 27, 2011 · No Comments

This article was written by William Cracraft and first published in 1998 in an Oakland Tribune special adverstising supplement celebrating the opening of the Aircraft Carrier Hornet Museum. The sheer size of the Hornet illustrates the size of her volunteers’ jobs. With thousands of square [...]

Continue Reading →

Marines Guarded Nuclear Weapons on The Hornet

by William Cracraft on May 27, 2011 · 1 Comment

This article was written by William Cracraft and first published in 1998 in an Oakland Tribune special adverstising supplement celebrating the opening of the Aircraft Carrier Hornet Museum. Ron Bubeck worked on the flight deck of the Hornet at the start of the Cold War [...]

Continue Reading →
Shot from the forward flight deck

Visiting the Hornet Aircraft Carrier on a Sunday Afternoon

by William Cracraft on May 27, 2011 · 1 Comment

A most interesting day was had by former roomates Bill Cracraft and Jay Richardson when they took their German wives on a tour of the Aircraft Carrier Hornet, now a museum moored at the old Alameda Naval Base. Richardson and Cracraft, avid military historians, were [...]

Continue Reading →