The guns were sent to the scrappers and eventually were replaced by missiles. Enterprise was operating off Hawaii at the time. The rocket hit another aircraft, which ignited and touched off a flight deck disaster. The fire was put out within 4 hours. Damage, although severe, was less extensive than that caused by Forrestal fire.
Flames envelop the ship's stern as the fire rages uncontrolled.
Aircraft burning furiously on deck before crews can attack the flames. The ship's crew and an escorting destroyer attack the flight deck blaze. Firefighting crews push aft past burnt-out aircraft, extinguishing the fire. The aftermath of the disaster, seen soon after the fire was extinguished and before flight operations resumed.