58K views · 1.5K reactions | It was January 14, 1969. The Enterprise was en route to Vietnam when a rocket exploded on the flight deck. The blasts from fuel tanks, warheads and 500 pound bombs killed 28 and injured more than 300. Carrier at War | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation | Facebook

The USS Enterprise, the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, suffered a disastrous accident during training exercises in 1969. Hear the story from local veteran survivors Woody Peet, Dave Jerpseth and Lynell Leasman. pioneer.org/postcards | Postcards

The 1969 USS Enterprise CVN-65 fire was a major fire and series of explosions that broke out aboard USS Enterprise on January 14, 1969 #navy #military | MilitaryPhotoDepot

886K views · 1.8K reactions | USS Enterprise (CVN-65), formerly CVA(N)-65 was the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and the eighth United States naval vessel to bear the name. She was nicknamed "Big E". | War History Online | Facebook

#OTD in 1942, 30 Japanese dive bombers attacked USS Enterprise (CV-6) during the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, scoring 3 direct hits and 4 near misses. The Enterprise suffered severe damage and the loss of 74 sailors, but swift and effective damage control saved the carrier. | U.S. Naval Institute

33K views · 693 reactions | It was January 14, 1969. The Enterprise was en route to Vietnam when a rocket exploded on the flight deck. The blasts from fuel tanks, warheads and 500 pound bombs killed 28 and injured more than 300. Carrier at War | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation | Facebook