USS FORRESTAL CVA-59 VIETNAM CRUISE BOOK YEAR LOG 1967

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THIS IS A ORIGINAL VINTAGE UNITED STATES NAVY ** EXTREMELY RARE ** CRUISE BOOK FOR THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS FORRESTAL CVA-59 VIETNAM DEPLOYMENT APRIL 15, 1966 TO JANUARY 10, 1967. PUBLISHED BY THE OFFICERS & CREW OF THE USS FORRESTAL AS A PERMANENT RECORD OF THE SHIPS ACTIVITIES DURING HER 1967 VIETNAM DEPLOYMENT. HARD COVERED BOOK MEASURES 8 1/2" X 12" PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED 360 PAGES WITH PHOTOS OF THE SHIP, OFFICERS & CREW MEMBERS. THIS BOOK FEATURES >> > COMMANDING OFFICER CAPTAIN JOHN K. BELING - EXECUTIVE OFFICER RALPH F. SMITH - CREW PHOTOS. ADMINISTRATION - COMMUNICATIONS - DECK - DENTAL - ENGINEERING - PUBLIC AFFAIRS - MEDICAL - NAVIGATION - OPERATIONS - SAFTEY - SUPPLY - TRAINING - AND WEAPONS DEPARTMENTS. MARINE DETACHMENT - FLIGHT OPERATIONS - BATTLE GROUP PHOTOS - REPLENISHMENT AT SEA. PORTS VISITED - RIO DE JANEIRO. FAMILY DAY - FLEET TRAINING GROUP - FLIGHT QUARTERS - TRANSIT - COMMAND & CONTROL - CROSSING THE LINE - UNREP - USS FORRESTAL ARRIVES YANKEE STATION OFF THE COAST OF NORTH VIETNAM - FIRST AIR STRIKES AGAINST NORTH VIETNAM JULY 25, 1967 - NIGHT FLIGHT OPERATIONS - CRUISE BOOK STAFF. CARRIER AIR WING SEVENTEEN. VF - ll - VF - 74 - VA - 46 - VA - 65 - VA - 106 - RVAH - lI - VAW - 123 - VAH - l0 - DET 59 - HC-2 DET 59 AND VAP-61 DET. THIS IS A DEFINITIVE, AUTHORITATIVE AND DETAILED HISTORY OF THE USS FORRESTAL ACTIVITIES AT SEA DURING 1967 VIETNAM DEPLOYMENT. BOOK CONTAINS A MEMORIAM PAGE LISTING ALL THE MEN WHO WERE KILLED DURING THE TRAGIC FIRE & MISSING IN ACTION DURING THIS VIETNAM DEPLOYMENT. BOOK IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION - PLEASE SEE SCAN. DON'T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO OWN THIS HISTORICAL U.S.S. FORRESTAL VIETNAM 1967 CRUISE BOOK THIS IS A 41 YEAR OLD CRUISE BOOK FOR THE US NAVY FIRST SUPER CARRIER. PLEASE VISIT MY E-BAY STORE TO SEE MY 850 U.S. NAVY CRUISE BOOKS FOR SALE, U.S. NAVY SHIP LAUNCH - CHRISTENING - COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS. NAVAL SHIP COVERS, HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS, ANTIQUE NAVAL PHOTO ALBUMS. ALL KINDS OF GREAT NAVAL ITEMS. PLEASE REVIEW MY 3500 POSITIVE E-BAY FEEDBACKS FOR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION & SERVICE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS E-MAIL THE U.S. NAVAL HISTORY STORE . SHIPPING IN THE USA IS $11.75 INCLUDES U.S. POSTAL SERVICE PRIORITY DELIVERY CONFIRMATION MAIL. NO I NTERNATIONAL SALES. THANKS FOR VISITING THE U.S. NAVAL HISTORY STORE USS Forrestal (CVA-59, later CV-59 and AVT-59),1955 - 1993 USS ForrestalForrestalForrestal , lead ship of a class of 56,000 ton aircraft carriers, was built at Newport News, Virginia. Commissioned in October 1955 as the U.S. Navy's first carrier of entirely post-World War II design, she was conceived as an operational platform for large, high-performance aircraft. After shakedown in early 1956 and a trip to the eastern Atlantic during the Suez crisis later in the year, Forrestal began the first of her many Mediterranean cruises in January 1957. She operated in the North Atlantic in September and October of that year and again cruised to the eastern Atlantic during the 1958 Lebanon crisis.From 1958 to 1966, Forrestal deployed to the Mediterranean six more times. Closer to home, she also conducted aircraft trials, operated in the Atlantic and Caribbean, and was refitted with new aviation and command and control systems. In June 1967, the big carrier began her only Pacific Ocean cruise, to provide additional airpower to the Vietnam war effort. This was cut short when, on 29 July she suffered a huge fire that began among aircraft on her flight deck and spread into her hangar. After her crew, showing (in the words of her embarked flag officer) "far more acts of sheer heroism than I could count" had extinguished the blaze, the ship was left badly damaged. More than 130 of Forrestal 's men lost their lives, 26 aircraft were destroyed and over thirty damaged. From this tragic incident, the Navy learned firefighting lessons that are still fresh more than three decades later. THIS BOOK Forrestal was repaired in time to begin her eighth Mediterranean tour in mid-1968. She returned regularly over... read more

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