USS Forrestal was the first “supercarrier,” larger and far more powerful than previous generations of aircraft carriers. Military aviation underwent a rapid change after World War II, as the jet ...

Let’s talk about the disaster that occurred on July 29, 1967 at USS Forrestal one of the saddest and terrible pages in the history of the US Navy. A gigantic American aircraft carrier on that morning ...

Sometimes the stories I encounter in this job leave me stunned. To wit, I recently spoke with Aviation Electrician’s Mate 2nd Class Anthony O’Malley, who served aboard the USS Forrestal during a ...