US Navy USS Hornet (CV-8) sinks after battling Japanese bombers during Battle of the Santa Cruz in World War II.

Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands on 26th of October, 1942 during World War II. US aircraft take off from US Navy USS Hornet (CV-8) carrier at dawn. Members of crew on US carrier look through binoculars. Japanese bombers formation overhead. Gun crews of USS Hornet (CV-8) attack the Japanese aircraft. Japanese aircraft in flames crash. Flak bursts in sky. USS Hornet gets torpedoed and bombed heavily. USS Hornet burns. The crew abandons the USS Hornet. Members of the crew board rescue boats. USS Hornet being sunk by torpedo attacks at night. Wounded men transferred to other US ships and taken ashore. New ships being launched from shipyards in United States.