[VR-21]

A friend of mine was in his rack when the first of two "fireballs" swept through the other side of the aisle instantly killing several sailors.

He also told me that were it not for nearby Oriskany (which had also experienced a bad fire) deserves credit for saving the Forrestall, because she immediately launched helicopters full of OBA's and dropped them to the deck of Forrestall for the men manning the hoses. My friend spent two days holding a hose.

[Brucifer]

I had a friend who, because of family problems, had missed his ship, and was hitching a ride to VietNam. He was riding on the Forrestal.

What is an OBA?