As far as I know is the first
time this video has been made
readily available on the
Internet to the GP when I
posted this on Youtube. ;)

I think there is an old
documentary VHS tape that
might have this footage. And I
have seen a few documentaries
on cable TV that has SOME of
this footage.


This tape is old and da
more

As far as I know is the first
time this video has been made
readily available on the
Internet to the GP when I
posted this on Youtube. ;)

I think there is an old
documentary VHS tape that
might have this footage. And I
have seen a few documentaries
on cable TV that has SOME of
this footage.


This tape is old and damaged.
The video is poor but
audio/narration is good. There
is some better video out there
but I think they have more
film cut out.Some clipped and
edited differently. This is
just a short clip with some
scenes often not shown.

http://forrestal.org/fidfacts/
page13.htm

A ZUNI rocket was fired
accidentally from an aircraft
being readied for a mission on
July 29, 1967. The rocket
screamed across the flight
deck, struck another aircraft
and ignited a fuel fire. The
initial fire could have been
contained, but 90 seconds
after the fire started a bomb
detonated, killing or
seriously wounding most of the
fire fighters.

The detonation ruptured the
flight deck, and burning fuel
spilled into the lower levels
of the ship. Bombs, warheads,
and rocket motors exploded
with varying egress of
intensity in the fire, killing
134 and wounding 161 men.
Twenty-one aircraft were
destroyed

After this incident, the Navy
established a flag level
committee to pursue
improvements to the systems
used to control flight deck
fuel fires. An ordnance safety
program was also initiated to
characterize flight deck fuel
fires and study ways to delay
the 'cook-off' times of
munitions. As a result;
insulation is now applied to
some bomb casings, delaying
'cook-off' times 5 to 10
minutes in a fuel fire, but
does not diminish the violence
of its explosive reaction.

More info at:
http://www.sailorstotheend.com
/sailors.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=LJ2gy--k3Dw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=tzgV5QM5fi8

Category Autos & Vehicles

Tags USS, Forestal, Aircraft, carrier, USN, Navy, Fighter, Fire, Explosion, Mishap, Safety