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Additional information accompanying item: Wasp, U.S.S. Carrier - Air Shots after Fatal Blast Aug, 19-59
Caption: Wasp in port after fatal sea blast. Hangar Bay No. 1 explosion and fire took lives of two crew members and injured 20 others aboard carrier Wasp at sea. Here she makes Quonset, R.I., port. 'Copter engine, in routine test, ran wild and exploded when carrier was 250 miles east of Norfolk, Va. Heroic crew work prevented major disaster.