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sparklinbeeze OP t1_iuj8v9s wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in My dad sitting in an F4 Phantom aircraft on the flight deck of the USS Forrestal July 1967. by sparklinbeeze

Yes he was standing on the flight deck and saw that 1st Zuni rocket and all the chaos and devastation that followed. This photo was taken 3 days before the fire.

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sparklinbeeze OP t1_iujay4r wrote

Yes, he survived the fire, but he will tell you that day has never truely escaped him. So terrifying. He was only 20 years old when the fire happened.

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