USS Oriskany (CVA-34) on fire in South China Sea, off South Vietnam. Brief glimpse of smoky passageway, below decks. A helicopter lands on the deck. Sailors holding fire hoses all over the deck. Smoke comes through deck cracks from fire below. Crew members walk about on the flight deck among parked aircraft. Smoke everywhere. A large elevator rises to the flight deck. Groups of sailors all about the flight deck.
Aircraft Carrier, USS Oriskany (CVA-34) in South China Sea off Vietnam. Fire hoses and water spread all over flight deck. Many crewmen attempting to put out fire burning below the deck. Smoke rising from below forward section of flight deck, starboard. Four crewmen carrying a casualty aft on a stretcher. Many sailors around the edge of flight deck. Several aircraft tugs on the deck. Stretcher bearers run forward and return, running with another casualty from the fire stricken area. Crewmen handling hoses run to port, where more smoke is seen. View of airplanes parked as close as possible on a section of deck.
USS Oriskany (CVA-34) suffering from accidental fire as result of flares igniting aboard ship, while operating in South China Sea off Vietnam. Many sailors on flight deck holding hose lines. A few firefighters and their gear on deck. Smoke issuing from fire below flight deck. Fire extinguishing foam being pumped into the area of fire. Sailors, ankle deep in foam hold the hose lines. Below deck in the burning area, firefighters enter and leave while tethered to lines held by sailors.
USS Oriskany (CVA-34) off coast of Vietnam. Sailors working in area underneath flight deck, as water cascades from hoses above. They take a refreshment break. Water with foam flows across decks. Sailors carry more hoses and firefighters enter area where fire still lingers. Several sailors struggle to hold down and control a high pressure water hose.
Italians protest against U.S. involvement in Vietnam War in Rome, Italy. The anti-war protests in Via Veneto, Rome. Anti-war protesters attempt to storm the United States Embassy (Via Vittorio Veneto, 121, 00187 Roma RM, Italy). People run while protesting. Italian Carabinieri (gendarmes) confront protesters outside the United States Embassy. The fire brigade men spray a strong water jet on the protesters. Several views of the people protesting and clapping. Some protesters are arrested.
Lockheed U-2D aircraft, number 56-6695, of the U.S. Air Force 4080th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, taxis to runway at McCoy Air Force Base, Orlando, Florida, during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Airmen remove Pogo wheels from wing tips of U2. Aircraft takes off and climbs rapidly in nose high attitude. The U-2 in flight. (Note: U-2D, number 56-6695 Crashed on 7 July 1964 near Fujian, China while monitoring supply routes from China to North Vietnam.)