ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 148042
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| Date: | Saturday 29 July 1967 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American RA-5C Vigilante |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | 148932 |
| MSN: | NA269-9 |
| 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 |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
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
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Forrestal_fire
Images:
Photo: US Navy
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Aug-2012 08:16 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 31-Aug-2012 01:34 | Uli Elch | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Aug-2012 01:45 | Uli Elch | Updated [Other fatalities] |
| 10-Feb-2020 16:25 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-May-2021 18:46 | harro | Updated [Source, Photo] |
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