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USN 1126644 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 battle flames amid smoke and charred debris on the after flight deck where a violent chain reaction of fires and explosions were set off by an initial blast as attack aircraft were being prepared for launch on combat missions over North Vietnam while the ship was deployed in the Gulf of Tonkin, 29 July 1967. USS RUPERTUS (DD-851) is alongside assisting.
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Catalog #: USN 1126644
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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