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To: Revski

Nick named the “Forrest Fire” because of how often it caught fire.


6 posted on 11/11/2018 5:10:54 AM PST by exnavy (America: love it or leave it.)
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To: exnavy

Also called the U S S Zippo. I served aboard her in ‘76 when our squadron (VQ-2) deployed there with our A-3 recon aircraft. They would show that accident video every day on CCTV during General Quarters.


7 posted on 11/11/2018 5:20:54 AM PST by Ronald_Magnus
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