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USN 1126659 USS FORRESTAL (CVA-59) fire, 1967

USS FORRESTAL (CVA-59) fire, 1967
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Title: USS FORRESTAL (CVA-59) fire, 1967
Caption: Firefighting crewmen pour water into a gaping hole in the port flight deck as they battle to check the series of fires and explosions raging on the after flight deck of the ship. The initial blast occurred as heavily armed, fueled aircraft were being prepared 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 1126659
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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