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unusual facts about USS Oriskany



Charles C. Carson

Examples of his involvement in disasters in Southeast Asia are the naval disasters aboard the USS Oriskany in 1966, the USS Forrestal in 1967 and the Vietnam Tet Offensive.

VF-51

Late in the film, Tom Skerritt's character mentions that he flew with VF-51 off the USS Oriskany with the main character's father, and several VF-51 pilots appear in the film credits.


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