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Forrestal fire. from Naval Aviation News, October 1967. Personal account of the USS Forrestal fire, July 29, 1967 at the Wayback Machine (archived 20 April 2009) Virtual Wall: A Memorial to the men who died in the Forrestal fire; US Navy. Witness to History: USS Forrestal Fire Archived 5 November 2004 at the Wayback Machine. 1 August 2002.
On 25 July 1967, the Clansmen took part in their first combat operations during the Vietnam War flying from USS Forrestal on Yankee Station. A few days later on 29 July, while aircraft were being prepared for the second launch of the day against targets in North Vietnam, a fire broke out on the flight deck of Forrestal. Flames engulfed the ...
July–December 1967: Due to the fire on the USS Forrestal and her departure from combat duty on Yankee Station, VA-65 sent a detachment (Det-64) to the Constellation to augment VA-196 for the remainder of the ship's 1967 combat tour in Vietnam. May–June 1969: USS Kitty Hawk, with VA-65 aboard, relieved Enterprise in the Sea of Japan.
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Beling was commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal at the time of the July 29, 1967 fire that killed 134 sailors and officers, injured 161, and caused $72 million (1967 dollars) in damage to the ship. The Navy investigation into the fire cleared Beling of wrongdoing.
Fighter aircraft on the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal prepare to launch for a sortie over Vietnam. Suddenly a fighter jet explodes and a massive blast rocks the ship. Despite the crew efforts the fire spread to the below deck. The disaster kills 132 personnel with a further 161 wounded and 2 missing, presumed dead.
On July 29, 1967, McCain was a lieutenant commander when he was near the center of the USS Forrestal fire. He escaped from his burning jet and was trying to help another pilot escape when a bomb exploded; [32] McCain was struck in the legs and chest by fragments. [33] The ensuing fire killed 134 sailors.
In July fires were started on the USS Forrestal and USS Ranger, the eighteenth instance of sabotage aboard the latter vessel, a prime target back home for peace activists’ ‘Stop Our Ships’ agitation.” [45]: 258 The fire on the Forrestal resulted in over $7 million in damage and was the largest single act of sabotage in naval history.