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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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Stories From USS Forrestal

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