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1967 USS Forrestal fire
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On 29 July 1967, a fire broke out on board the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal after an electrical anomaly caused a Zuni rocket on an F-4B Phantom to fire, striking an external fuel tank of an A-4 Skyhawk. The flammable jet fuel spilled across the flight deck, ignited, and triggered a chain reaction of explosions that killed 134 sailors and injured 161. At the time, Forrestal was engaged in combat operations in the Gulf of Tonkin, during the Vietnam War. The ship survived, but with damage exceeding US$72 million, not including the damage to aircraft. Future United States Senator John McCain and future four-star admiral and U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Ronald J. Zlatoper were among the survivors. Another on-board officer, Lieutenant Tom Treanore, later returned to the ship as her commander and retired an admiral.
The smoke plume from the burning USS Forrestal, the worst US carrier fire since World War II, photographed from USS Oriskany.
The smoke plume from the burning USS Forrestal, the worst US carrier fire since World War II, photographed from USS Oriskany.
Since her commissioning in 1955, Forrestal spent her service alternating between the North Atlantic and Mediterranean; her departure from Norfolk in J
Since her commissioning in 1955, Forrestal spent her service alternating between the North Atlantic and Mediterranean; her departure from Norfolk in June 1967 was her first WESTPAC deployment.
A US Navy A-7 Corsair drops a load of Mark 83 bombs in 1970; the relentless bombing campaign had led to the Navy's stocks of Mark 83 bombs dwindling,
A US Navy A-7 Corsair drops a load of Mark 83 bombs in 1970; the relentless bombing campaign had led to the Navy's stocks of Mark 83 bombs dwindling, and had forced on them the use of World War II surplus ordnance, often in poor condition, to maintain the punishing mission rate.
Forrestal rendezvoused with the ammunition ship Diamond Head on 28 July to receive a load of new ordnance, including 16 Korean War-era AN-M65A1 1,000-
Forrestal rendezvoused with the ammunition ship Diamond Head on 28 July to receive a load of new ordnance, including 16 Korean War-era AN-M65A1 1,000-lb bombs.
Zuni (rocket)
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The Zuni 5-inch Folding-Fin Aircraft Rocket (FFAR), or simply Zuni, is a 5.0 in (127 mm) unguided rocket developed by the Hunter-Douglas Division of Bridgeport Brass Company and deployed by the United States Armed Forces, and the French Air Force. The rocket was developed for both air-to-air and air-to-ground operations. It can be used to carry various types of warheads, including chaff for countermeasures. It is usually fired from the LAU-10 rocket pod holding four rockets.
Zuni (rocket)
Zuni (rocket)
A VA-113 A-4F launching Zunis during the Battle of Khe Sanh, 1968.
A VA-113 A-4F launching Zunis during the Battle of Khe Sanh, 1968.
Sailors aboard Forrestal battle a massive ordnance fire triggered by a Zuni rocket.
Sailors aboard Forrestal battle a massive ordnance fire triggered by a Zuni rocket.