July 29, 1967. USS Forrestal is preparing to launch combat missions during the Vietnam War when an accidentally fired Zuni rocket strikes a parked aircraft on the crowded flight deck. Within seconds, ...

Phillip Sawyer doesn't often talk about the 13 hours of his life that still haunt him after 40 years. Sometimes, loud noises cause him to jump. If he lands on a war movie while channel surfing, he ...

John McCain's service in the Vietnam War is mostly remembered for the more than five years that he spent as a prisoner of war after he was shot down over Hanoi on Oct. 26, 1967. But three months ...

Key Point: The U.S.S. Forrestal disaster was the worst aircraft carrier fire in history—and it was caused by bad ammunition. Two deadly collisions involving U.S. Navy destroyers in June and August ...

Frank Eurice was soaking up the sun on the starboard gun mount of the supercarrier USS Forrestal when he turned and saw a jet blasted into fiery confetti. “It was just a sheet of smoke and flame going ...

Today marks the 49th anniversary of the accident aboard the USS Forrestal which claimed the lives of 134 men aboard the aircraft carrier. At the time of the accident, it was the Navy’s worst disaster ...

The F4 Phantoms on the USS Forrestal were participating in air raids during the Vietnam War. As the crew of the Forrestal prepared for more raids, disaster struck. Jets were lined up on the carrier – ...

The USS Forrestal made world headlines 52 years ago when, on July 29, 1967, explosions and a raging fire ripped through the ship. Scott Mason, the Tar Heel Traveler, talked with a Greensboro man who ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The Forrestal fire was an utter disaster. Without the quick thinking and selfless action of the Forrestal’s sailors, who threw munitions (and even planes) overboard ...

John McCain's service in the Vietnam War is mostly remembered for the more than five years that he spent as a prisoner of war after he was shot down over Hanoi on Oct. 26, 1967. But three months ...