Seconds From Disaster Aircraft Carrier Explosion | Full Episode | National Geographic Documentary

Full documentary of national geographic in HD of the series Seconds from disaster, today plays a full episode of Aircraft Carrier Explosion.

Aircraft Carrier Explosion is the 34th episode of Seconds from Disaster and says how the aircraft carrier Forrestal caught fire.

Fighter aircraft on the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal prepare to launch for a sortie over Vietnam. An electrical power surge together with an ineffective safety mechanism and altered weapon-arming procedures cause the accidental firing of a Zuni rocket. The rocket strikes another armed and fuelled aircraft, starting a fire that detonates various munitions. Firefighting efforts inadvertently spread the fire below deck. The disaster kills 132 personnel with a further 161 wounded and 2 missing, presumed dead.

Seconds From Disaster Aircraft Carrier Explosion | Full Episode | National Geographic Documentary
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