Let’s talk about the disaster that occurred on July 29, 1967 at USS Forrestal one of the saddest and terrible pages in the history of the US Navy. A gigantic American aircraft carrier on that morning ...

A bell rang 134 times Monday on the east knoll of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, each peal in memory of a sailor who died aboard the USS Forrestal 35 years ago. The aircraft carrier was in the Gulf of ...

The F4 Phantoms on the USS Forrestal were participating in air raids during the Vietnam War. As the crew of the Forrestal prepared for more raids, disaster struck. Jets were lined up on the carrier – ...

John McCain's service in the Vietnam War is mostly remembered for the more than five years that he spent as a prisoner of war after he was shot down over Hanoi on Oct. 26, 1967. But three months ...

Key Point: The U.S.S. Forrestal disaster was the worst aircraft carrier fire in history—and it was caused by bad ammunition. Two deadly collisions involving U.S. Navy destroyers in June and August ...

Phillip Sawyer doesn't often talk about the 13 hours of his life that still haunt him after 40 years. Sometimes, loud noises cause him to jump. If he lands on a war movie while channel surfing, he ...

PENSACOLA, Fla. — To this day, retired Navy Capt. Flack Logan carries a flashlight with him. He's seen day turn to night in an explosive instant and watched clear skies swallowed by ...

Today marks the 49th anniversary of the accident aboard the USS Forrestal which claimed the lives of 134 men aboard the aircraft carrier. At the time of the accident, it was the Navy’s worst disaster ...

The U.S. Navy’s Forrestal-class aircraft carrier – an explainer : The Battle of Midway in 1942 cemented the role of the aircraft carrier as the premier naval warship. Through the remainder of ...