On July 29, 1967, a catastrophic fire erupted on the flight deck of the USS Forrestal CVA-59 while it was operating off the coast of North Vietnam. #fblifestyle | MilitaryPhotoDepot

#OTD in 1967, USS Forrestal was rocked by a series of fires and explosions after a glitch caused a Zuni rocket on an F-4B Phantom to fire and hit the fuel tank of an A-4 Skyhawk on deck. The disaster killed 134 sailors and injured 161. Among the survivors was John McCain. | U.S. Naval Institute

How did a small procedure change to a missile launch end up causing a large explosion on the USS Forrestal in 1967? The Disaster Autopsy experts will use cutting-edge technology to analyse the evidence to discover what went wrong and why. Watch Disaster Autopsy on Thursdays at 8pm, on National Geographic UK. | National Geographic UK

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