A fire on a United States Navy carrier stationed off the coast of Vietnam kills 134 service members on July 29, 1967. The deadly fire on the USS Forrestal began with the accidental launch of a rocket.
During the Vietnam War, the USS Forrestal was often stationed off the coast of North Vietnam, conducting combat operations. On the morning of July 29, the ship was preparing to attack when a rocket from one of its own F-4 Phantom jet fighters was accidentally launched. The rocket streaked across the deck and hit a parked A-4 Skyhawk jet. The Skyhawk, which was waiting to take off, was piloted by John McCain, the future senator from Arizona.
Fuel from the Skyhawk spilled out and caught fire. The fire then spread to nearby planes on the ship’s deck and detonated a 1,000-pound bomb, which killed many of the initial firefighters and further spread the fire. A chain reaction of explosions blew holes in the flight deck and had half the large ship on fire at one point. Many pilots were trapped in their planes as the fire spread. It took a full day before the fires could be fully contained.
Hundreds of sailors were seriously injured and 134 lost their lives in the devastating fire. Twenty planes were destroyed. It was the worst loss of a life on a U.S. Navy ship since World War II. Temporary repairs were made to the ship in the Philippines before the Forrestal headed back to Norfolk, Virginia. It was repaired and put back into service the following April, but never returned to Vietnam.
John McCain narrowly escaped the fire and, afterwards, volunteered for duty on the USS Oriskany. Just three months later, his plane was shot down over North Vietnam and he was taken prisoner. He was not released until five-and-a-half years later, in 1973.
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I loved the reply to that article where some idiot who was off his meds, is really upset because the picture is clearly a burning oil platform and not a picture of an aircraft carrier on fire. That is my favorite comment ever.
Every boat that guy floated on had bad luck….
Photos or it didn’t happen.
The first of millions to die thanks to the actions of McShitstain.
” No name”
McCain performed a “wet start”–a “stunt” in which excess fuel is “dumped” before lighting off the turbine engine which produces a large flame and is potentially dangerous. After his disastrous “stunt” he was spirited off the ship within hours so that his fellow crew members could not get to him–they would have exacted true justice on him. You see, McCain was the son of an admiral and was “untouchable”. From being almost last in his class at Annapolis, to being a general f#ckup all of his life, to being a traitor during his captivity, McCain was not a good person.
It is interesting to note that McCain’s admiral father was instrumental in covering up the deliberate israeli attack on the USS Liberty (GTR-5) on 8 June 1967.
Another historical “tidbit” was that fellow admiral George Morrison, the father of musician Jim Morrison (of “Doors” fame) vehemently protested the coverup of the USS Liberty (GTR-5) and was roundly silenced. Morrison was never promoted because of his loyalty to the country, unlike McCain.
I feel sorry for the cancer that was instrumental in taking McCain’s life…
The late Senator was the one who suggested Lois Lerner in effect persecute conservative groups and deny their 501c3 applications. He along with Paul Ryan conspired with the Deep State and Obama et al to distribute the Steele Dossier and stage a soft coup against Trump. He died a fucking traitor.
To-this-day, the flight deck films of that day from the Forrestal are used in U.S. Naval firefighting classes. Ask me how I know.
LOL! A “rocket” caused the USS Forrestal fire in 1967. Why was McCain the only crewman transferred to a sister ship in the immediate aftermath of the fire?
I had always thought he pulled the wet start stunt and the rockets and bombs etc. were the following result of that.