USS Forrestal: The Crazy Story of How a Navy Aircraft Carrier Was Set Ablaze
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USS Forrestal: The Crazy Story of How a Navy Aircraft Carrier Was Set Ablaze
Summary and Key Points: The 1967 fire aboard the USS Forrestal, the United States’ first supercarrier, remains one of the most catastrophic naval disasters in history. On July 29, while stationed off the coast of Vietnam, a Zuni rocket accidentally discharged from an F-4 Phantom, striking an A-4 Skyhawk piloted by future Senator John McCain
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53K views · 541 reactions | #OTD in 1967, USS Forrestal was rocked by a series of fires and explosions after a glitch caused a Zuni rocket on an F-4B Phantom to fire and hit the fuel tank of an A-4 Skyhawk on deck. The disaster killed 134 sailors and injured 161. Among the survivors was John McCain. | U.S. Naval Institute | Facebook
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53K views · 541 reactions | #OTD in 1967, USS Forrestal was rocked by a series of fires and explosions after a glitch caused a Zuni rocket on an F-4B Phantom to fire and hit the fuel tank of an A-4 Skyhawk on deck. The disaster killed 134 sailors and injured 161. Among the survivors was John McCain. | U.S. Naval Institute | Facebook
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