USS Forrestal (CVA-59 / CV-59) Archives

An Investigation Found Navy Aircraft Carrier USS Forrestal Had Unstable Bombs on Its Flight Deck Because the Ammo Storage Was Full. Then 1 Rocket Fired by Accident, and 134 Sailors Died

At 10:52 a.m. on July 29, 1967, an electrical fault fired a Zuni rocket across the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal...

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