A Fire Aboard a US Navy Aircraft Carrier Caused a ‘Chain Reaction’ Of Bombs Detonating That Was Unavoidable
US Navy Aircraft Carrier USS Forrestal Had 94 Seconds Before a 1,000-Pound Bomb Exploded: The first bomb exploded 94 seconds after fire broke out aboard USS Forrestal on July 29, 1967. A five-inch Zuni rocket fired from an F-4B Phantom II, crossed roughly …