1957 Press Photo USS Forrestal on Maneuvers in the Mediterranean with 6th Fleet

Deck of USS Forrestal was swept by fire today after an explosion on its flight deck. The 76,000-ton aircraft carrier had been on Yankee Station off North Vietnam only 5 days. …

Photo measures 10 x 7.25 inches.

Photo is dated 7/29/1957.

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