The USS Oriskany was sent to Yankee Station in the Gulf of Tonkin for its second tour of Vietnam. By October, the air wing of ...

But history knows many examples of how the human factor and technical failures caused accidents on military vehicles.Today we will tell you about a series of tragic events at USS Oriskany ...

Meet the USS Oriskany The last Essex-class aircraft carrier constructed for the U.S. Navy, USS Oriskany (CV/CVA-34), arrived too late to see service during the Second World War. Nevertheless, she ...

Amid gentle swells 50 miles off the coast of North Viet Nam, the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Oriskany swung north ward into the wind. Four A-4E Skyhawk jet bombers soared gracefully off the flight deck.