Keywords: USS Enterprise (CVN-65) burning, stern view.jpg en Black smoke rises from the U S Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise CVAN-65 in the aftermath of a fire that occurred while she was underway conducting air operations near Hawaii USA on 14 January 1969 The massive fire started when a Zuni rocket accidentally exploded under the wing of an F-4 Some of the subsequent 18 explosions were 500-lb bombs cooking off in multiples leaving 20-foot holes in the armored flight deck Losses totalled 28 dead 343 wounded and 15 aircraft destroyed http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Query php U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 31310 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 1996 488 125 061 1969-01-14 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy 1969 USS Enterprise CVA N -65 fire Burning ships |