Surgeon LEUT L. Barnett, RAN, of HMAS HOBART was transferred by helicopter to the burning USS FORRESTAL in the Gulf of Tonkin, to treat casualties after an accidental explosion claimed 134 lives and injured many more. Later in the day HOBART went alongside the FORRESTAL to supply fire-fighting equipment and medical supplies.
Australian Naval History on 29 July 1967
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