Aircraft Carrier Explosion (S03E08)
S03E08
On July 29, 1967, the formidable USS Forrestal is en route to Vietnam when a catastrophic explosion erupts from a fighter jet. The violent blast sends shockwaves through the carrier, leading to the tragic loss of 134 sailors within a mere 17 hours. Investigations arise to determine the cause—was it enemy action, a mistake by the crew, or a malfunction within the aircraft itself?
Show
Seconds From Disaster
Episode
S03E08
Air Date
Aug 15, 2006
Season 3 Episodes
S03E01
Skywalk Collapse
S03E02
Amsterdam Air Crash
S03E03
Kursk: Russia's Nuclear Nightmare
S03E04
King's Cross Fire (London's Subway Inferno)
S03E05
Nairobi Bombing
S03E06
Everglades Plane Crash
S03E07
Titanic
S03E08
Aircraft Carrier Explosion
S03E09
Queens Air Crash
S03E10
Munich Olympic Massacre
S03E11
Superstore Collapse
S03E12
Plane Crash in the Potomac
S03E13
Asian Tsunami