U.S. Navy RA-5C Vigilante and F-4B Phantom II aircraft parked on port side of flight deck on an aircraft carrier underway in the South China Sea, during the Vietnam War. Crewmen stand near the aircraft on the flight deck. RA-5C Vigilante taxis out from parking area.
The crew men work on flight deck with fire hoses all over the deck area of USS Oriskany (CVA-34) aircraft carrier in South China Sea, off South Vietnam. Several men holding fire hoses and spread water all over the deck above a fire burning below. smoke is seen seeping through the deck. A helicopter flies over the deck area. Men running through smoke to rescue crewmen. Four men carry an injured on a stretcher. Smoke spreads all over the ship.
Aircraft carrier, USS Oriskany, conducting flight operations from Yankee Station, in South China Sea off Vietnam. Several A4-E aircraft return and land on the carrier deck, engaging the restraining cable, without incident. (A fire broke out on the ship from accidental igniting of flares, in a locker below the flight deck, on this day. It is not clear whether these aircraft landed before, during, or after that event.)
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 Mount Baker (AE-4) approached for supply of ammunition by USS Mansfield (DD-728) during Operation Sea Dragon in Vietnam. Men on bridge look at USS Mount Baker. Mansfield approaches Mount Baker. High waves in sea hitting the ship. Men work with tangled line for line-throwing gun. Three men wearing life jackets and helmets. Mount Baker in background. Men pull small line.
Carl M. Brashear, a Master Diver in the U.S. Navy, demonstrates his bravery and determination after an injury in the U.S. Carl M. Brashear, an decorated African American U.S. Navy Master Diver works in deep sea water and examines a sunken aircraft. Men assist him in donning underwater diving gear. A submarine underway at sea. Carl Brashear aboard a ship. He jogs, running with a prosthetic leg, although he sustained an injury during a salvage operation which resulted in the amputation of his leg . He does physical exercise lifting weights and boxing with a punching bag for physical fitness. Brashear, in scuba gear, descends from a dock into ocean water. Brashears in U.S. Navy walks into a building at the Naval Safety Center in Norfolk, Virginia. He enters the department of 'Naval and Salvage' at the Naval Safety Center. He works in his office. He instructs U.S. Navy students in a classroom. Brashear talks about his views on his injury and how he motivates himself. Sailors assist Carl Brashear in preparing for a dive, and he is seen underwater during a dive.
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