At 10:50 a.m. on July 29, 1967, a Zuni rocket misfired in its launcher aboard the USS Forrestal in the Gulf of Tonkin, ...
Sometimes the stories I encounter in this job leave me stunned. To wit, I recently spoke with Aviation Electrician’s Mate 2nd Class Anthony O’Malley, who served aboard the USS Forrestal during a ...
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The fire that melted through USS Forrestal

In July 1967, USS Forrestal was preparing another strike on North Vietnam when a misfired Zuni rocket tore into a fuel tank ...
The USS Forrestal Fire, Explained: Aircraft carriers can be dangerous places to work. These ships are literally floating airports, and if proper safety measures aren’t carried out, things can turn ...
WASHINGTON -- Tim Frudge was a 22-year-old Navy chaplain's assistant in 1967 when he was given the grim task of opening body bags containing the victims of the worst American naval disaster since ...