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USN 1126101 USS FORRESTAL (CVA-59), fire damage

USS FORRESTAL (CVA-59), fire damage
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Title: USS FORRESTAL (CVA-59), fire damage
Caption: Severely damaged in a fire in the Gulf of Tonkin, 29 July 1967. Photo taken after arriving at U.S. Naval Station, Subic Bay, Philippines where damage is evaluated and temporary repairs made. Hole in the flight deck plating (of Class 70 special treated steel) looking down from the flight deck towards inboard. Compartments below are the storage battery shop, compartment 03-217-4-Q, and the aviation electronic shop number four, compartment 03-215-2-W.
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Catalog #: USN 1126101
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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After this Year: 1960
Before this Year: 1969
Original Medium: BW Photo
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