This should be very good news for USS Hornet, which is out in the boondocks, as far as tourism is concerned. USS Pampanito has done exceptionally well, due to all the foot traffic on San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf. Maybe now, the Hornet will finally get visitors in significant numbers.
I’ve been on and off that runway a few times. It’s hard for me to visualize the place without Ranger, Oriskany, John Hancock, or Enterprise parked there.
The Mythbusters are Deeply Saddened.
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It will be nice for this old base to finally be fixed up and become connected with the community. I was there from Oct 95 - Jan 97 when the base closed. I was stationed on the USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)