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USN 1126646 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 carry wounded to a waiting helicopter for evacuation from the carrier as she is wracked by a series of violent explosions and fires set off by an initial blast which occurred as heavily armed, fueled aircraft were being readied for launch on combat missions over North Vietnam, 29 July 1967.
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Catalog #: USN 1126646
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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