Once upon a time - December, 1965 - I found myself right in the middle - literally - of a flight deck fire.
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This Blog will also have lots of color comments about the pictures and some of my Naval career.
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- FastEagle
- I served 31 years in the U.S. Navy starting in Jan 1957 and ending in Mar 1988. I later served another 10 years supporting the U.S. Navy as an aircraft mechanic employed by the Naval Aviation Depot at Jacksonville, FL from 1992 to 2002. Then we went full-time RVing.
This is Carlos Zeda, ADJ-5,Planecapten, Fighter Squadron VFA-41.
ReplyDeleteI WAS ON DUTY THAT DAY:and saw the great ball of fire fall over our squadron.
We were located on the rear port side of the Indi.
The fire was cuased by the Belly tank, Bursting open when the A-5 was catapulted, Splilling fuil directly into the afteeburner and the jet stream.
On board of this aircraft was the then Secretary of the Navy, Robert McNamara, Departing toward his second Trip to the Filipeans.
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Note; The date might be wrong.
ReplyDeleteThis fire, if cuased by McNamara aircraft, Had to be June of 65, As it was the first Landing & And catapult after entering the South China sea.