Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/USS Iowa turret explosion II

 
Original - Original - Smoke pours from the #2 turret aboard the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) following an internal explosion near Puerto Rico.
 
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Reason
This year marks the 20th anniversary of this US Navy incident, and I still think this image has what it takes to be featured. Previous attempts have suffered from one or two technical issues and insufficient support for consensus, but I hope that third time will be lucky. I would like to have this image featured in time for the 20th anniversary of the incident, although that desire is second to ensuring that FPC criteria are upheld.
Articles this image appears in
April 19, USS Iowa (BB-61), Live fire exercise, USS Iowa turret explosion, Fred Moosally, A Glimpse of Hell (book)
Creator
LT. Thomas Jarrell

Not promoted ~ ωαdεstεr16«talkstalk» 18:35, 8 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]