Uray The colorization soapbox is completed. Now, here is something that can be done with color that is not artificial. I added nothing to this image. All I did was change the values of what was in the original. I added no blues, deleted no magentas. I, and I believe most others would agree, that the …
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I am not a fan of colorized imagery. If you want to call it “art” (with a little “a”) feel free. Teddy Turner fought that battle for a lot of years and lost. It is an artifice. Sure, it would be nice to see what those days looked like in “living” color. But anything that …
Today, Saturday 29 July 2017, is the 50th anniversary of the terrible fire and tremendous heroism that occured in the Gulf of Tonkin aboard the USS Forrestal (CVA-59). There will be no comments here, with the exception of a few identifying notes. Let the photography aid your thoughts about the crew and airmen aboard ship …
These are some of my notes regarding the tragic Forrestal (CVA-59) fire 50 years ago this Saturday, on 29 July 1967. Firefighters check what remains of Whip’s A-4E Skyhawk after the fire was extiguished. Lessons Learned Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. George Santayana (1863–1952) The Navy—and I am certain …
These are some of my notes regarding the tragic Forrestal (CVA-59) fire 50 years ago this Saturday, on 29 July 1967. Profile view of Forrestal with profiles of all the types of aircraft and representative squadrons on 29 July 1967. In all my research about the fire, I had not seen a correlation between the …
These are some of my notes regarding the tragic Forrestal (CVA-59) fire 50 years ago this Saturday, on 29 July 1967. Firefighting on board any ship, let alone a carrier with its fuel- and explosives-rich environment is always a matter of time. It simply has to be knocked down as quickly as possible. In my …
These are some of my notes regarding the tragic Forrestal (CVA-59) fire 50 years ago this Saturday, on 29 July 1967. A stray electrical charge caused the inadvertant launch of a 5-inch Zuni rocket from this Phantom II. The seminal document is the Navy’s own Manual of the Judge Advocate General Basic Final Investigative Report …
These are some of my notes regarding the tragic Forrestal (CVA-59) fire 50 years ago this Saturday, on 29 July 1967. The fire and aftermath of one of the “high order” explosions was captured by now-retired Rear Admiral Peter B. Booth. While not the instigators of the fire, the vehicles of so much death and …
I cannot let this week pass without remembering the brave and heroic men of Forrestal (CVA-59). Fifty years ago, on 29 July 1967, a stray electrical signal set in motion a conflagration that killed 134 men, significantly wounded at least another 161, and imprinted mental scars on thousands of others. It was the worst …
This is a plea for information. I am working on a book with Bob Sumrall and this photograph is one we intend to use. There is, however, no caption information. Can someone positively identify the ship, location, date, situation? I appreciate surmises, but I can do that myself. I see Hornet (CV-8). (Because of the …
