Torpedo Squadron 8 (VT-8) was a United States Navy squadron of World War II torpedo bombers. VT-8 was assigned initially to the air group of the aircraft carrier USS Hornet, joining …

VF8、VB8和VT8的半数飞机首先起飞，VT8的余下飞机随后起飞，结果滞空时间最短的F4F烧掉了最多的燃料。 此后，大黄蜂号大队长斯坦霍普•林少校 (Stanhope C. Ring）带队扑向了南云机 …

Torpedo 8 was the only squadron from the Hornet that would find the Japanese on this morning. The target was about 16,000 yards away when Japanese fighters suddenly appeared. The …

Ennobled on the cover of Life magazine in August 1942, he received the Navy Cross and became iconic as the “sole survivor” of Torpedo Squadron Eight (VT-8), whose 15 TBD Devastators …

After the VT-8 men found cots in tents along the airfield perimeter, they learned that a huge Japanese fleet was coming to attack and invade Midway. The tiny atoll was where the U.S …

2024年6月4日 · Led by Lieutenant Commander John C. Waldron, Torpedo Squadron Eight (VT-8) flew at low altitude toward the expected position of the attacking Japanese fleet, while the …

VT-8 was the torpedo squadron for the newest carrier in the U.S. fleet, USS Hornet (CV-8), commissioned on 20 October 1941. The squadron was destined to receive the new TBF-1 …

2014年6月4日 · The TBDs performed adequately against minor opposition at Coral Sea and in strikes against the Marshalls but the squadrons embarked on Yorktown (VT3), Enterprise (VT …

2012年6月4日 · He was the only survivor of the June 4, 1942 Torpedo Squadron Eight (VT-8) TBD torpedo plane attack on the Japanese carrier force. Gay’s book Sole Survivor indicates …

鱼雷中队8（VT-8） 是第二次世界大战的美国海军鱼雷轰炸机中队。 VT-8最初被分配给 大黄蜂 号 航空母舰的航空组，在大黄蜂号服役不久后的1941年10月，VT-8中队加入该舰。 在初期VT-8 …