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USN 1126668 USS FORRESTAL (CVA-59) fire, 1967

USS FORRESTAL (CVA-59) fire, 1967
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Title: USS FORRESTAL (CVA-59) fire, 1967
Caption: Weary crewmen man fire hoses as they battle smoldering fires on the after flight deck of the ship, in the aftermath of a violent chain reaction of fires and explosions triggered by an initial blast which occurred as heavily-armed, fueled aircraft were being prepared for launch on a combat mission over North Vietnam, while operating in the Gulf of Tonkin, 29 July 1967.
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Catalog #: USN 1126668
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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