[CedarDave]

McCain didn’t cause the fire on the Forrestal. And even if he did or didn’t drop his bombs on the deck, that wasn’t going to change things either way. Whether the bombs were on the wing pylon or on the deck, they were going to go off in the flames regardless.

The below video seems like a unbiased investigation of what happened: USS Forrestal Aircraft Carrier Disaster HD - Documentary United States Military Full

Nonetheless, while McCain escaped the fire and explosions, his action to leave the ship without permission for R&R in Saigon even with the carrier still on fire shows how his personal priority was not helping others on board.

[rlmorel]

"...Nonetheless, while McCain escaped the fire and explosions, his action to leave the ship without permission for R&R in Saigon even with the carrier still on fire shows how his personal priority was not helping others on board..."

I wouldn't agree/disagree with that statement, CedarDave, because I don't know anything about that...I know nothing about the hows or whys, who he talked to, or why, how, or when he left the ship. I know nothing more about it than hearing it said it happened, so I can't comment on it.

But that is not the matter in discussion here which is the cause of the fire on the USS Forrestal, and that I do know something about.