Summary and Key Points: The 1967 fire aboard the USS Forrestal, the United States' first supercarrier, remains one of the most catastrophic naval disasters in history. On July 29, while stationed off the coast of Vietnam, a Zuni rocket accidentally discharged from an F-4 Phantom, striking an A-4 Skyhawk piloted by future Senator John McCain.
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