The film details the USS Forrestal, the first super carrier built by the Navy, which was completed in December 1954. Named after Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, the ship is notable for its ...

Sometimes the stories I encounter in this job leave me stunned. To wit, I recently spoke with Aviation Electrician’s Mate 2nd Class Anthony O’Malley, who served aboard the USS Forrestal during a ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - It’s been 58 years since the deadly fire on the U.S.S. Forrestal. Survivors of the fire are gathering at the Hotel Ballast in Wilmington this week as they remember the tragic ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WVEC) -- Remembering a day they wish they could forget. The USS Forrestal Fire resulted in the worst loss of a life on a U.S. Navy ship since World War II. Five decades later, ...

Somewhere in the Mediterranean Sea, Apr. 16, 1970: The catapult deckedge operator signals as a C-1 Trader is readied for a catapult launch aboard the USS Forrestal. The ship is conducting operations ...