Keywords: USS Forrestal explosion 29 July 1967.jpg Crew members fight a series of fires and explosions on the carrier's after flight deck in the Gulf of Tonkin 29 July 1967 The conflagration took place as heavily-armed and fueled aircraft were being prepared for combat missions over North Vietnam Removed caption read Photo USN 1124794 Crew members fighting fires on board USS Forrestal 29 July 1967 USN 1124794 Navy http //www history navy mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-f/cva59 htm 1967-07-29 Official U S Navy Photograph All information on this site is in the public domain and may be distributed or copied unless otherwise specified Use of appropriate byline/photo/image credits is requested cropped caption Editor at Large http //www history navy mil/photos/images/u120000/u124794 jpg PD-USGov-Military-Navy Black and white photographs in the 1960s Fire hoses Firefighting in the United States Navy 1967 USS Forrestal fire |