File:USS Forrestal explosion 29 July 1967.jpg

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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 and fueled aircraft were being prepared for combat missions over North Vietnam.

Removed caption read: Photo # USN 1124794     Crew members fighting fires on board USS Forrestal, 29 July 1967
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current07:11, 26 July 2018Thumbnail for version as of 07:11, 26 July 20185,704 × 4,536 (9.68 MB)Btphelps (talk | contribs)High resolution image
18:51, 7 April 2007Thumbnail for version as of 18:51, 7 April 2007740 × 591 (140 KB)Editor at Large (talk | contribs)Losslessly cropped caption bar
18:57, 29 July 2006Thumbnail for version as of 18:57, 29 July 2006740 × 615 (147 KB)Felix Stember (talk | contribs){{Information |Description=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 and fueled aircraft were being prepared for combat missio

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