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The 1966 USS Oriskany fire was a major fire that broke out aboard the Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Oriskany on the morning of 26 October 1966. The fire broke out after a lit flare was locked in a flare locker. The fire killed 44 people, mostly air crew, and injured 156 more.
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Jul. 6—It was the morning of Oct. 26, 1966 and Jim Harlander was serving off the coast of North Vietnam aboard the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany, when a deadly fire erupted. The smoke and flames ...
A fire killed 44 crewmen on the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany in the Gulf of Tonkin, killed 44 crewmen and seriously injured 15 others. Of the dead, 34 were U.S. Navy officers, of whom 24 of them were U.S. Navy pilots.
A major fire guts two maintenance hangars at McChord AFB, Washington, destroying a Douglas C-118 Liftmaster, a Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, and damaging two smaller planes. The fire broke out about 05:30 PST and was brought under control two hours later. [279] C-118A, 53-3263, and Douglas C-124C, 52-1027, were destroyed. Two other planes, a ...
A video shared on X claims to show the USS Abraham Lincoln on fire after a Houthi attack. Verdict: False The video is likely from 2020 and shows the USS Bonhomme Richard on fire in San Diego. Fact ...
On 26 October, three members of the squadron were killed in the USS Oriskany fire. From 16 June 1967 to 31 January 1968, VF-111 equipped with F-8Cs was deployed on USS Oriskany. On 31 July F-8C #146993 was hit by an SA-2, the pilot LT Charles Zuhoski ejected successfully, was captured and released on 14 March 1973.