Fire at Sea – 3 U.S. Aircraft Carrier Disasters of the 1960’s
Oct 4, 2018 · The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVAN-65) underway returning to the United States from Western Pacific cruise that included the evacuation of Saigon. 16 armed aircraft were scheduled to launch at 8:30 AM.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft
May 5 – Alitalia Flight 112, a Douglas DC-8 operating a domestic flight from Rome to Palermo, Italy, crashed into Mount Longa some 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of its destination, killing all 115 passengers and crew on board; it remains the deadliest single-aircraft disaster in Italy.
1967 USS Forrestal fire - Wikipedia
On 29 July 1967, a fire broke out on board the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal after an electrical anomaly caused a Zuni rocket on an F-4B Phantom to fire, striking an external fuel tank of an A-4 Skyhawk.
Newly leaked video shows F-35 crashing in flames on aircraft carrier - CNN
Feb 8, 2022 · A video posted on social media over the weekend shows the stealth fighter that crashed on a US Navy aircraft carrier last month bursting into flames as it strikes the flight deck of the massive...
The 5 Worst Launch And Recovery Failures On Aircraft Carriers
Oct 19, 2024 · Jets flying off or landing on a carrier carry flammable fuel, bombs, bullets, and other things that can go "BOOM!" The people directing flight and recovery operations are endangered whenever...
Pilot error caused F-35 carrier crash and plunge into South China …
Feb 22, 2023 · Pilot error was behind a F-35C Lightning II fighter jet crashing onto the deck of the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson before sliding into the South China Sea last year, according to a Naval Air...
Video shows Navy fighter jet crashing on carrier USS Carl Vinson
Feb 7, 2022 · Leaked video captured the harrowing moment a fighter jet crashed onto the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson before plunging into the South China Sea last month.
Investigation into 2022 F-35C crash aboard Carl Vinson complete
On Jan. 24, 2022, at approximately 1630 local time, the F-35C crashed onto the flight deck of USS Carl Vinson which was operating in the South China Sea. The pilot safely ejected and the...
Pilot Error Caused South China Sea F-35C Crash ... - USNI News
A 2022 ramp strike aboard the carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) that injured six sailors and resulted in the loss of an F-35C Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter was due to a mistake by the fighter pilot during landing, an investigation into the Jan. 24, 2022 incident determined.
When disaster strikes, US military assets often key to relief …
Nov 16, 2013 · U.S. aircraft carriers loaded with equipment, supplies and thousands of troops have shown up early to some of the world’s worst disasters over the past decade, including tsunamis in Japan and...