| USS FORRESTAL BLAZE American aircraft carrier USS Forrestal ablaze at Sea of Tonkin in Vietnam. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 9013 |
| Catalog #: | 32276 | |
| Clip Number: | 32276-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 4290 C | |
| Timecode: | 01:34:13 - 01:35:43 | |
| Location: | Sea of Tonkin, Vietnam | |
| Year Shot: | 1967 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Fires LOCATIONS/SOUTHEAST ASIA: Vietnam (Indochina) TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Military, Aircraft Carrier WAR & CONFLICT/VIETNAM: Battle | |
| Description: | USS FORRESTAL BLAZE American aircraft carrier USS Forrestal ablaze at Sea of Tonkin in Vietnam. Sea of Tonkin, Vietnam. Various shots aboard the American aircraft carrier USS Forrestal with crew fighting to save her from dying by fire after aircraft explosion on launching. We see the crew fighting the fire as planes explode about. Other planes are pushed overboard into the sea. Some of the 130 dead are carried away past holes in the deck caused by the intense heat melting the thick armour plating. | |
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