USS Forrestal was the first “supercarrier,” larger and far more powerful than previous generations of aircraft carriers. Military aviation underwent a rapid change after World War II, as the jet ...
NORFOLK, Va. (WVEC) -- The U-S-S Forrestal fire, to this day, remains the Navy's biggest disaster in a combat zone since World War II. On the 50th anniversary of that fateful day, former shipmates ...
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The fire that melted through USS Forrestal
In July 1967, USS Forrestal was preparing another strike on North Vietnam when a misfired Zuni rocket tore into a fuel tank on the packed flight deck. Burning fuel spread beneath armed aircraft, and ...
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