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By Unknown author - U.S. Navy photo USN 1124775, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1105815

The Day an Aircraft Carrier Almost Died: Remembering the USS Forrestal Fire of 1967

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In the first moments of the U.S.S. Forrestal disaster, an A-4 Skyhawk burns immediately after its fuel tank is ruptured by a Zuni rocket. 29 July 1967. U.S. Navy.

How this Aircraft Carrier Went Up in Flames? Bad Ammunition.

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Dying Carrier: The Terrible Story of the Fire on the USS Forrestal

Disaster 1967: Remembering the USS Forrestal Fire

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How Did This Aircraft Carrier Nearly Die? Simple: Unstable Bombs

By Unknown author - U.S. Navy photo USN 1124775, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1105815

The Day an Aircraft Carrier Almost Died: Remembering the USS Forrestal Fire of 1967

In the first moments of the U.S.S. Forrestal disaster, an A-4 Skyhawk burns immediately after its fuel tank is ruptured by a Zuni rocket. 29 July 1967. U.S. Navy.

How this Aircraft Carrier Went Up in Flames? Bad Ammunition.

How a Tragic Fire Nearly Destroyed a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier