Gulf of Tonkin,Vietnam. Many charred and damaged aircraft on the flight deck of the Forrestal. Deck crane positioned to move aircraft rubble. Crew cleaning up the deck. Many hulks of aircraft on aft starboard of flight deck. Transfer of a body bag from one group of men to another, who then bring it to a waiting SH-3A helicopter. A UH-2A helicopter coming in and landing on the deck. Views of a DD Destroyer and a supply ship nearby. Another SH-3A helicopter lands.
Bomb handling aboard USS Constellation (CVA-64) in Gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam. Ordnance man wheeling Snakeye bombs on a cart. Aviation Ordnance men push the bombs under the wing of A-4C aircraft. Men unscrew a pressure screw on side of bomb rack. Two Snakeye bombs wheeled under the pylon of A-4C. Snakeye bombs lifted up to the pylon. Bombs hooked up to the rack. Aviation Ordnance men lifts a bomb. Three bombs secured to the pylon. A man unscrews a heavy rod from nose of a bomb. A man prepares a fuse for insertion into nose of bomb. Aviation Ordnance men work with bombs. A cart carrying bomb fuses wheeled on the flight deck. A man picks up a wire and a fuse and inserts in nose of bomb. Man works with safety wires. Snakeye bombs lifted up to the pylon. Fuses are screwed in. Men wearing red shirts sit on bombs in carts.
Aftermath of fire on USS Forrestal (CV-59) in Gulf of Tonkin,Vietnam. Debris of the charred F-4B Phantoms lies on the deck. Crew members inspect damage and clean up. Man in flight deck crane clears the debris of damaged F-4B. A man with broom cleans the deck surface while several other men walk in background. Crew on the ship's island look towards the damage and the debris of charred aircraft scattered all over the flight deck area. A slightly damaged SH-3A helicopter. Other intact aircraft near fore starboard including A-4C and A-6A. Crew members relaxing following the incident. Crew sunning themselves on the flight deck and in nets. One has a guitar. Others in quiet contemplation. Ship en route to Subic Bay.
USS Forrestal (CV-59) in Gulf of Tonkin,Vietnam. Crew cleaning up after massive fire aboard, triggered by malfunctioning Zuni rocket. Sailors walk among ruins scattered all over the flight deck area. Men with forklifts clear the debris, pushing it off the deck and into the sea. A Destroyer (DD) and a supply ship off the starboard beam. Various views of forklifts pushing the debris of burned aircrafts. Men assist with pushing a piece of landing gear assembly overboard. View of the aft starboard with massive destruction, twisted metal, charred aircraft parts, and crew members surveying the damage. Group of sailors carrying a body bag.
The ship's band plays during underway replenishment (unrep) of USS Constellation (CVA-64) by USS Pollux (AKS-4) at Yankee Station, Gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam. A crewman in dungarees directs the band. Brass drum with a picture painted on the side. Band members play their musical instruments. Band made of various crewmen on the ship. USS Pollux in view. Tail of an aircraft. The musicians view the sheet music in front of them while playing.
Reconstruction of events that took place during the Gulf of Tonkin Incident, 2-5 August 1964. A U.S. ship underway in the Gulf of Tonkin. The ship's doctor and a hospital corpsman simulate giving aid and saline solution to an engine man who simulates collapse from heat during Gulf of Tonkin incident. The engine man on a stretcher. A respirator is held up to the man's mouth. Saline solution bottle hanging nearby. The engine man is wiped down with alcohol by the doctor. The hospital corpsman holds the respirator over the man's mouth.
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