USS Enterprise fire
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uss-enterprise-fire-222-3115241
title:
USS Enterprise fire
text:
The 1969 USS Enterprise fire was a major fire and series of explosions that broke out aboard USS Enterprise on January 14, 1969, off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii. After a Zuni rocket detonated under a plane's wing, the ensuing fire touched off more munitions, blowing holes in the flight deck that allowed burning jet fuel to enter the ship. The blaze killed 28 sailors, injured 314, and destroyed 15 aircraft. The cost of replacing the aircraft and repairing the ship topped $126 million. Even graver d
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description:
1969 fire on a US aircraft carrier
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Enterprise_fire
date created:
2014-08-12T18:10:07Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T03:28:52Z
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