Damaged USS Enterprise arrives in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii after fire. A UH-2C type helicopter flies low near the bow of the ship. Three men stand on a rock at the sea side and observe the moving USS Enterprise. Many crew stand on the flight deck. Visible damage and burned areas all over the flight deck.
Pearl Harbor Hawaii. The fire ravaged USS Enterprise is docked. Massive sections of the deck, stern, and starboard sides visible with scorch marks, twisted metal, and rubble of damaged aircraft on the edge of the deck. U.S. Navy sailor, officers, and other officials stand at the harbor. Men walk down the ramp from the ship. Several men accompany injured personnel and take them towards a string of ambulances at the harbor. Civilians gathered and looking on.
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.
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