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Single rocket fired by accident - then 134 sailors lost their lives

July 29, 1967. USS Forrestal is preparing to launch combat missions during the Vietnam War when an accidentally fired Zuni rocket strikes a parked aircraft on the crowded flight deck. Within seconds, ...
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Fire, SERE, and flight deck chaos - The deadliest carrier training

Carrier training exists because past disasters proved what happens when crews are unprepared. From the USS Forrestal fire to ...