It was January 14, 1969. The Enterprise was en route to Vietnam when a rocket exploded on the flight deck. The blasts from fuel tanks, warheads and 500 pound bombs killed 28 and injured more than 300. 🎥Carrier at War | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation

7.5K views · 169 reactions | USS Enterprise CVN-65 Major Fire Major Disaster RIP Brave Sailors 1969 #navy #history | MilitaryPhotoDepot | Facebook

Disaster at Sea: The Day USS Enterprise Became a Warzone, On January 14, 1969, the mighty USS Enterprise (CVN-65), the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, found herself in the grip of a deadly disaster. While operating off the coast of Hawaii during a routine flight operation, a Zuni rocket unexpectedly launched from an F-4 Phantom parked on the flight deck. That single misfire struck a nearby aircraft loaded with fuel and munitions — and in an instant, all hell broke loose. A massiv

The 1969 USS Enterprise Fire CVAN/CVN-65 #Patriotic #military | MilitaryPhotoDepot

USS Enterprise (CVN-65), formerly CVA(N)-65 was the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and the eighth United States naval vessel to bear the name. She was nicknamed "Big E". | War History Online

10K views · 44 reactions | The 1969 USS Enterprise CVN-65 fire was a major fire and series of explosions that broke out aboard USS Enterprise on January 14, 1969 #navy #military | MilitaryPhotoDepot | Facebook

12K views · 345 reactions | The Grey Ghost of the Pacific, USS Enterprise Bombed, battered, and declared sunk three times, USS Enterprise kept coming back. From the Solomons to Santa Cruz, she fought through fire and fury to become the most decorated U.S. ship of World War II—earning the name “The Grey Ghost.” #WWII #USSEnterprise #PacificWar #USNavy #AircraftCarrier #NavalHistory | The Reliable Narrator | Facebook