Last voyage of the USS Forrestal.
For those that are in the Valley, and may have served on this proud ship. "USS Forrestal will be towed through the South Padre Island Jetties on Tuesday morning Feb. 18th! They will begin to tow at...
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It must have been one horrific moment for a young man.
"Main article: 1967 USS Forrestal fire
In July 1967, Forrestal departed Norfolk for duty in waters off Vietnam. In the Gulf of Tonkin on 29 July, Forrestal had been launching aircraft from her flight deck. For four days, the planes of Attack Carrier Air Wing 17 flew about 150 missions against targets in North Vietnam from the ship. On 29 July 1967, during preparation for another strike, a Zuni rocket installed on an F-4 Phantom, misfired, impacting an armed A-4 Skyhawk, side #405, parked on the port side (U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General Investigation Report of USS FORRESTAL Incident), which was incidentally occupied at the time by LCDR John S. McCain, III, future senator and presidential candidate. The rocket's impact dislodged and ruptured the Skyhawk's 400-gallon external fuel tank. Fuel from the leaking tank caught fire, creating a serious conflagration that burned for hours, killing 134, injuring 161, destroying 21 aircraft and costing the Navy US$72 million"
Also, I have no clue where the government pays the penny??? Until it is fully dismantled the government owns the ship, then the penny will be transferred to make it a legal binding contract.
"Main article: 1967 USS Forrestal fire
In July 1967, Forrestal departed Norfolk for duty in waters off Vietnam. In the Gulf of Tonkin on 29 July, Forrestal had been launching aircraft from her flight deck. For four days, the planes of Attack Carrier Air Wing 17 flew about 150 missions against targets in North Vietnam from the ship. On 29 July 1967, during preparation for another strike, a Zuni rocket installed on an F-4 Phantom, misfired, impacting an armed A-4 Skyhawk, side #405, parked on the port side (U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General Investigation Report of USS FORRESTAL Incident), which was incidentally occupied at the time by LCDR John S. McCain, III, future senator and presidential candidate. The rocket's impact dislodged and ruptured the Skyhawk's 400-gallon external fuel tank. Fuel from the leaking tank caught fire, creating a serious conflagration that burned for hours, killing 134, injuring 161, destroying 21 aircraft and costing the Navy US$72 million"
Also, I have no clue where the government pays the penny??? Until it is fully dismantled the government owns the ship, then the penny will be transferred to make it a legal binding contract.
