Stars and Stripes

USS Forrestal, 1970

Mediterranean Sea, April 16, 1970: A fisheye lens provides a panoramic view of the USS Forrestal, its escorts and the Mediterranean below them in a photo shot from a helicopter. Looking for Stars and ...
Stars and Stripes

C-1 Trader prepares to launch from the USS Forrestal, 1970

Somewhere in the Mediterranean Sea, Apr. 16, 1970: The catapult deckedge operator signals as a C-1 Trader is readied for a catapult launch aboard the USS Forrestal. The ship is conducting operations ...
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USS Forrestal: The Tragic Supercarrier Disaster

The USS Forrestal, one of the first post-WWII American supercarriers, symbolized a new era of naval dominance and global influence, with its massive size and cutting-edge capabilities serving as a ...
WVEC

Remembering the devastating USS Forrestal fire, 53 years later

NORFOLK, Va. — July 29, 1967, was one of the darkest days in U.S. Navy history. Off the coast of Vietnam in the Gulf of Tonkin, a fire broke out on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal. It ...
Popular Mechanics

Remembering That Time a Deadly Fire Almost Sunk the World’s First ‘Supercarrier’

USS Forrestal was the first “supercarrier,” larger and far more powerful than previous generations of aircraft carriers. Military aviation underwent a rapid change after World War II, as the jet ...
WTKR

Remembering the Sailors lost during the USS Forrestal fire 54 years later

NORFOLK, Va. — Thursday marks 54 years since a deadly fire broke out on the former USS Forrestal aircraft carrier, killing more than 100 Sailors. On July 29, 1967, the Forrestal was off the coast of ...
WRAL

Remembering the USS Forrestal deadly fire 50 years later

It has been 50 years since a deadly fire on board the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Forrestal. On July 29, 1967, the Forrestal was off the coast of Vietnam for combat operations in the Gulf of Tonkin ...
The National Interest

USS Forrestal: The Navy’s First ‘Super’ Aircraft Carrier was a Game Changer

As the United States prepares to deliver its second one-hundred-thousand-ton Gerald Ford-class supercarrier later in 2019, it’s easy to forget that until the mid-1950s the Navy’s carriers displaced ...
The National Interest

USS Forrestal: America’s First Super Aircraft Carrier Has a Storied History

Here’s What You Need to Remember: As they each approached forty years of service, the Forrestals were decommissioned one-by-one between 1993 and 1998—but stayed busy right until then. In 1993, Ranger ...
Washington Examiner

Surviving the USS Forrestal fire

Sometimes the stories I encounter in this job leave me stunned. To wit, I recently spoke with Aviation Electrician’s Mate 2nd Class Anthony O’Malley, who served aboard the USS Forrestal during a ...
WFAA8

A half-century later, USS Forrestal fallen to be remembered

NORFOLK, Va. (WVEC) -- The U-S-S Forrestal fire, to this day, remains the Navy's biggest disaster in a combat zone since World War II. On the 50th anniversary of that fateful day, former shipmates ...