ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 148040
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Date: | Saturday 29 July 1967 |
Time: | |
Type: | North American RA-5C Vigilante |
Owner/operator: | US Navy |
Registration: | 149305 |
MSN: | NA269-40 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Other fatalities: | 134 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | USS Forrestal, Gulf of Tonkin -
Vietnam
|
Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | USS Forrestal |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Destroyed in fire on USS Forrestal in Gulf of Tonkin Jul 29, 1967.
During preparations for launch of a F-4, a Mk 32 Zuni rocket accidentally fired and struck an
A-4E external wing-mounted fuel tank, causing fires and bombs to explode.
Total 134 killed, 161 injured, 21 aircraft lost.
Sources:
- JF Baugher
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Forrestal_fire Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
30-Aug-2012 08:02 |
Uli Elch |
Added |
31-Aug-2012 01:33 |
Uli Elch |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
31-Aug-2012 01:45 |
Uli Elch |
Updated [Other fatalities] |
10-Feb-2020 16:26 |
stehlik49 |
Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
10-Feb-2020 16:26 |
stehlik49 |
Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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