140K views · 3K reactions | On July 29, 1967, a catastrophic fire erupted on the flight deck of the USS Forrestal CVA-59 while it was operating off the coast of North Vietnam. #fblifestyle | MilitaryPhotoDepot | Facebook

53K views · 541 reactions | #OTD in 1967, USS Forrestal was rocked by a series of fires and explosions after a glitch caused a Zuni rocket on an F-4B Phantom to fire and hit the fuel tank of an A-4 Skyhawk on deck. The disaster killed 134 sailors and injured 161. Among the survivors was John McCain. | U.S. Naval Institute | Facebook

9.9K views · 296 reactions | In 1967, the USS Forrestal was involved...