Massive damage on board USS Forrestal (CV-59) in the Gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam. A burned and damaged helmet lies on the deck, swaying in the wind. Several men from damage control teams and naval officers walk on the damaged deck area. They examine gaping holes due to rocket and bomb explosions. Twisted metal and scorched areas visible. The port side of the flight deck is partially sheared off, with rubble and twisted metal.
Gulf of Tonkin,Vietnam. USS Forrestal (CV-59) following a massive fire due to electrical malfunction and detonation of a Zuni rocket. Ruins of damaged F-4B Phantoms and other aircraft scattered all over the deck area. Sailors appear exhausted. They survey damage and walk among ruins. Men with forklifts clear the debris from all over the flight deck area. Men walk through the remains and fire hoses spread all over the deck area. A sailor carries a fire axe.
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.
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.
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 after fire. Rubble, burned hulks of aircraft, and twisted metal visible, particularly on the aft starboard area. Fire hoses spread all over the deck. Fires extinguished, but men continue in assessing damage and beginning cleanup. Sailor with forklift clears the debris of damaged aircraft. Men look down different gaping holes caused by explosions of bombs and rockets on aircraft consumed in fire. Several large pits over the deck area and water drip down from these pits. A helmet lying on the deck. Crew and officers hunched over a crater in the deck.
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