Evolution of the Aircraft Carrier

Evolution of the Aircraft Carrier

The aircraft carrier and carrier aircraft have evolved since the first experiments combining ship and plane. Visit this exhibit to see a large-scale display of USS Pennsylvania and the first aircraft to ever land on the deck of a ship back in 1911. This historical event happened right here in the San Francisco Bay and was the established the foundations of the aircraft carrier type.

From 1911, the exhibit explores the evolution of the carrier from its earliest beginnings to the onset of WWII.

The Space Race/Apollo Splashdown

The Space Race/Apollo Splashdown

The Space Race / Apollo Splashdown In Hornet’s hangar bay, see larger artifacts from the Space Race between...
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44nd Nisei Exhibit

44nd Nisei Exhibit

This exhibit was installed by the Friends of the Nisei, a non-profit who worked with the Hornet Museum...
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Women in the Military

Women in the Military

Women served among the United States military as early as the American Revolution as battlefield nurses and water...
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