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No one is sure to this day just what triggered the Zuni, but the missile shot down the flight deck and slammed into a Skyhawk waiting to take off on the afterdeck, blasting the bomber and spewing blazing jet fuel onto other aircraft standing nearby.
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John McCain,
Popular Mechanics,
27 Aug. 2018
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John McCain,
Popular Mechanics,
27 Aug. 2018
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“Afterdeck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/afterdeck. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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afterdeck
noun
af·ter·deck
-ˌdek 
: the rear half of the deck of a ship
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