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USN 1121680 USS ORISKANY (CVA-34) fire, 1966

USS ORISKANY (CVA-34) fire, 1966
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Title: USS ORISKANY (CVA-34) fire, 1966
Caption: A-4E "Skyhawk" attack planes damaged by the fire are stored on the ship's flight deck after the blaze was extinguished. The fire, which killed 44 crewmen, occurred off Vietnam on 26 October 1966. Photograph by Photographer's Mate Third Class Holzhauer.
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Catalog #: USN 1121680
Copyright Owner: National Archives
Original Creator: Photograph by Photographer's Mate Third Class Holzhauer.
Original Date: Wed, Oct 26, 1966
After this Year: 1960
Before this Year: 1969
Original Medium: BW Photo
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