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| Keywords: CVA-59 fire deck camera.jpg Two views of the aft deck camera of the U S aircraft carrier USS Forrestal CVA-59 on 29 July 1967 in the Gulf of Tonking during the Vietnam war when an accidentially launched rocket led to a catastrophe that killed 134 and injured 62 21 aircraft of Attack Carrier Air Wing 17 CVW-17 tail code AA were destroyed The aircraft tail visible in the foreground is a North American RA-5C Vigilante AA-603 of heavy reconnaissance squadron RVAH-11 Checkertails The planes next to the fire are Douglas A-4E Skyhawks of attack squadrons VA-106 Gladiators AA-3XX and VA-46 Clansmen AA-4XX Starting from the right the following A-4Es are visible AA-312 pilot Ltjg Don Dameworth AA-417 Ltjg David Dollarhide AA-416 LCdr John S McCain III AA-405 LCdr Fred White killed AA-407 LCdr Gerry Stark missing AA-414 LCdr Herb Hope AA-303 LCdr Robert Browning AA-301 LCdr Ken McMillen and AA-410 Lt Dennis Burton missing To the left the nose of a McDonnell F-4B Phantom is visible probably AA-101 or AA-112 of fighter squadron VF-11 Red Rippers The fire started when a Zuni rocket from the F-4s on the left was launched at 10 50h and slammed into the drop tank of A-4E AA-405 If you look at the watch in the upper left corner it seems to read 10 51 The next photo seems to be taken ten minutes later when bombs and aircraft were exploding U S Navy Naval Aviation News October 1967 http //www history navy mil/nan/backissues/1960s/1967/Oct67 pdf 1967-07-29 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy 1967 USS Forrestal fire Fighter Squadron 11 United States Navy Attack Squadron 46 United States Navy Attack Squadron 106 United States Navy Reconnaissance Heavy Attack Squadron 11 United States Navy | ||||
