USS Forrestal CV-59

[@TempeSoldier123]

I was on the Forrestal as part of VFA-137 during this cruise. I was a 18-year-old kid on the flight deck surrounded by Tomcats, A6's, F18's. The best time of my life. So hard to believe it was 30 years ago.

[@michaeljohnson4258]

C130s on an aircraft carrier?

[@enricomandragona163]

What year was that? 81-84 We had Phantoms

[@TempeSoldier123]

@@enricomandragona163 1991 MED Cruise.

[@enricomandragona163]

@@TempeSoldier123 thought so. Only deployment with Tomcats and 3rd time she transited the Suez canal. It's a shame, the Navy dumped a lot of money in her again only to decom her after a short term as a training carrier after Lady Lex was layed to rest. Last harrah for the Corsair as well. Good to see her with Old school aircraft ⚓ RIP FID!!

[@TempeSoldier123]

@@enricomandragona163 yeah. Not only that, but I read the Navy isn’t flying hornets anymore. On our Med cruise we have 18’s and 14’s. I was an 18 year old kid in the middle of the ocean watching cats and hornets take off and land on the flight deck! There was nothing like it.

[@johnsims8360]

I was attached to the VA 37 Bulls from 88 to 91. Got full flight deck pay, as an AT... both deployments.. So these images are very familiar to me. Looking back, these were some of the best years of my life. Made friends with Master Chief Schulman. I hear he is in a nursing home somewhere here in Jacksonville. I just moved back here after 17 years in Nashville. If I can find where he is. I'd love to go see him. Not sure if he'd remember me, but it would still be a cool memory. I've got so many questions to "ASK THE CHIEF.'

[@easyrider7416]

1989-1993. Thanks for the upload. Brings back memories.

[@jameswilson4181]

I was there on forward lookout deck department 4th division boatswain mate division

[@geoff_tac]

I was there, on the deck in V-1 Crash Crew.

[@robertfirment1527]

VAW-122. 86 Med cruise on the FID. I watched the KA-6D tanker fire live on the PLATT channel.

[@jkaposi]

Great video. I was a Blue Shirt in the Aussie Navy 76-82.

[@RobertRodriguez-v4n]

Long live our old carriers for being there when ever we needed them here or far away , I serve on they big E ,******

[@lawrencefettkether3172]

USS KITTY HAWK CV63, 2 JANUARY 1986 TO 1 DECEMBER 1989, COMMUNICATIONS DEPT

[@robertlucyksr667]

Nice footage, VF-11 Red Rippers 86-90.

[@remyfla7124]

SAR for HS-3 assigned to the FID (USS Forrestal) 1975-1978

[@mccommas2]

This was a lot of fun to watch Derek. Thanks for posting it.

[@MrGhendri]

My home was 3 Main Machinery Room. BT2 1978-82

[@enricomandragona163]

Ha maybe you saw me lol purple shirt. Hope I didn't flood out your birthing compartment 🤣🙄

[@michaelstricker995]

I was there in VA-176

[@michaelstricker995]

87 -90

[@airmech404]

I might have been one of the Trouble shooters launching that C-2! Best days at work ever!

[@stephenstrickland4929]

I was with Derek Oeser on that cruise!

[@bdwillis8284]

Drank a lot of beer with Derek in St. Thomas the previous year . Kyle Barrett

[@Platoon-ti8py]

Wonderful video!!!!! Bye from Italy.

[@stevecurd3944]

wow abs fantastic & a hi viz A-6 awesome what an era

[@tomdarco2223]

Right on Go Army!

[@jasonmaynard8534]

I got to be on the forestall back in 1980 my dad was on it

[@chuckensor]

Thanks for the tour

[@steveowens913]

That was really slow go for the first 7 minutes there! I loved being up on the flight deck. My only fear was being dead center at the rear of the boat at the back of an F4J of ours, when everyone else started taxiing forward, and the super grease coated deck would let you slide where you don't want to!

[@Boat-Stone]

Heard him say they were 8 days away from Christmas - So, 12-17-89 is when it was filmed..

[@jdagee]

12-17-89 we'd be in the Med, a week or so from Marseilles port call

[@chuckensor]

Was aboard 1975✌Left went to USS John F Kennedy CV 67 air division🎸

[@josiethayer4867]

“Thayer” is my dad!!

[@Ronniejamesleo]

Mine too

[@kennethhamilton5633]

That place on the flight deck between cats 3 and 4 is tha swimmin pool. Hoovers, Busses, Bent wing bug suckers, Tadpoles, Slugs, Stoofs, Wily Fudds, Scooters. Saw flight decks change from F4 to F14 to FA18. Floated on and around battle scared ladies, trudged many miles on flight deck. nonskid. Seems like errytime i see a naval depiction of ops or ports I almost always say 😊 wow i was there or did that or i seent it happen. Fair winds and following seas to to all who are or have or into the blue, semper fi, oooraaah!!!! And they dragging a sled behind the ship!!!!😊

[@elliottshovar1517]

CVIC - late 1971 to May 1974

[@rafaelcaraballo4085]

Yo estuve abordo del cv59 en 1967 cuando tubo el accidente en vietnanjulio 29 10.26 am

[@crusader5989]

I nearly lost it when the weapons handler said : retarded fins doesn’t mean the fins are stupid” 😂ROFL

[@brodyjohnson1513]

My grandpa was on that ship when it caught fire

[@pi.actual]

Yea I remember the Navy, like prison with the possibility of drowning. Westpac 72-76 at least we had Subic Bay.

[@howardcohen4845]

Cool 😎

[@andrewkuoppala3925]

the VA is diagnosing PTSD for the July 1988 Iran Air 655 downing result from USS Forrestal participation. Please seek the benefits afforded you for possible feelings of guilt and shame that you maybe suffering from.

[@enricomandragona163]

What fucking guilt!!!