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USN 1126565 USS FORRESTAL (CVA-59) fire, 1967

USS FORRESTAL (CVA-59) fire, 1967
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Title: USS FORRESTAL (CVA-59) fire, 1967
Caption: Crewmen douse flames on the after flight deck of the ship as they battle to check a holocaust of fires and explosions, triggered by an initial blast which occurred as heavily armed, fueled aircraft were being readied for launch on combat missions over North Vietnam as the ship operated in the Gulf of Tonkin, 29 July 1967.
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Catalog #: USN 1126565
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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