[silverleaf]

I can see you never sat in on a military aircraft loss accident investigation board

The A4 Skyhawk association (among other sources) memorializes Fred White as the pilot whose aircraft was hit by the Zuni. I would suppose they are privy to the facts.

Why would McCain need to claim this for himself and not even mention LCDR White? I can only think of two reasons, neither honorable

http://a4skyhawk.org/content/forrestal-fire

[TigersEye]

I never said that McCain was honest or honorable. In fact I've posted more than anyone else here the evidence that he's not. But the investigators said that both White's and McCain's planes were hit by the zuni rocket.

In your link it says that White was in a aircraft hit by the rocket not that it was the only one hit. I suppose they memorialized him because he died and not McCain because he didn't. It also says 132 people died when all other accounts say that 134 died so I guess even the A4 Skyhawk association can get things wrong.