Summary: The USS Forrestal (CV-59) marked the dawn of the supercarrier era, transforming maritime airpower. Its inception was amidst intense interservice rivalry, notably the “Revolt of the ...

This isn’t the end of his story, but I want to pause here and briefly discuss the event. The USS Forrestal (CV-59) was commissioned October 1, 1955, as one of the first “supcarriers.” ...

53 years ago today, on July 29, 1967, off coast of Vietnam, fire aboard Navy aircraft carrier USS Forrestal killed 134 sailors and injured 161 other crew members. #13NewsNow pic.twitter.com ...

On July 29, 1967, an accidental rocket launch on the deck of the supercarrier USS Forrestal in the Gulf of Tonkin resulted in a fire and explosions that killed 134 service members. In 1836, the newly ...

The same could not be said of the fire that broke out on the USS Forrestal (CV-59) in July 1967, in which 134 were killed and another 161 injured. It was also, sadly, not an isolated incident.

USS Forrestal (CVA-59) Crew members fight a series of fires and explosions on the carrier’s after flight deck, in the Gulf of Tonkin, 29 July 1967. The conflagration took place as heavily-armed ...

The aircraft carrier USS FORRESTAL (CV 59), escorted by a pair of tug boats, passes under the Verrazano Narrows Bridge as it approaches New York City for Fleet Week on April 29, 1989. (U.S. Navy) ...

The Forrestal fire, although taking place in a combat zone, during combat operations off Vietnam, was an accident. "The sad part is the powers that be decided we want to forget this," he said.

(National Archives photo) NEWPORT, R.I. (June 15, 2010) The decommissioned aircraft carrier Ex-USS Forrestal (CV 59) departs Naval Station Newport for a three-day cruise to Philadelphia.

USS Forrestal survivor looks back, 50 years later Experience life on the USS Eisenhower "We were given masks and gloves and took the bodies out in bags and gave them to the corpsmen." But it was ...

This isn’t the end of his story, but I want to pause here and briefly discuss the event. The USS Forrestal (CV-59) was commissioned October 1, 1955, as one of the first “supcarriers.” ...

The guest speaker for the event was former USS Forrestal crewmember, USN (Retired) Gunners Mate 1st Class Richard Campany, who served aboard the aircraft carrier from 1984-1992.