Keywords: CVA-59 fire aft deck plan.png Deck plan of the U S aircraft carrier USS Forrestal CVA-59 on 29 July 1967 in the Gulf of Tonkin during the Vietnam war when an accidentially launched rocket led to a catastrophe that killed 134 and injured 62 21 aircraft of Attack Carrier Air Wing 17 CVW-17 tail code AA were destroyed It was published in the Naval Aviation News October 1967 U S Navy Naval Aviation News October 1967 http //www history navy mil/nan/backissues/1960s/1967/Oct67 pdf 1967-07-29 USN Cropped from Image CVA-59 fire deck plan jpg PD-USGov-Military-Navy 1967 USS Forrestal fire |