[Kenny Bunk]

The A4 was a great plane. So easy to fly that even John McCain managed several carrier takeoffs and landings with it.

But let's not drag up that old story of him wet-starting his plane as a practical joke on the guy behind him ... which cooked off the guy behind's Zuni rockets, which punctured John's fuel tanks, causing him to dump his bomb ordinance into the fire and scamper away across the tightly packed planes to safety (on film).

The crew was so pissed off at him that he had to be immediately transferred.. Great guy. What's one heavily damaged carrier and 295 casualties, including 134 KIA when compared to a fabulous practical joke?

[bt_dooftlook]

That’s impressive! Not too sure that it’s true, though

The video of the incident shows a Zuni rocket shorting and striking McCain’s plane which was on the other side of the flight deck...

[Oztrich Boy]

But let's not drag up that old story of him wet-starting his plane as a practical joke on the guy behind him ... which cooked off the guy behind's Zuni rockets, which punctured John's fuel tanks, causing him to dump his bomb ordinance into the fire and scamper away across the tightly packed planes to safety (on film). because it's total bunk.

McCain is in 416, facing inward, no guy behind him. 405 was hit by a missile fired by an electrical fault in Phantom 110 on the other side of the Flight deck