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USN 1124808 USS FORRESTAL (CVA-59)

USS FORRESTAL (CVA-59)
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Title: USS FORRESTAL (CVA-59)
Caption: Post holocaust deck scene shows a severely damaged RA-5C aircraft of RVAH-11. The shipboard fire started 29 July 1967 as they prepared fueled and heavily-armed aircraft for launch on a mission over North Vietnam, while operating in the Gulf of Tonkin.
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Catalog #: USN 1124808
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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Original Date: Sat, Jul 29, 1967
After this Year: 1960
Before this Year: 1969
Original Medium: BW Photo
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