Uss Forrestal Disaster (1967)

Tonkin, Vietnam. Aerial view of the ships of the American Seventh Fleet including the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal in Gulf of Tonkin off coast of Vietnam. Various shots aboard the carrier Forrestal towards the end of eighteen hour fight showing smouldering fighter planes and general wreckage on the deck. (F.G.) Date found in the old record - 01/08/1967. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.