A stray Zuni rocket misfire from another aircraft struck McCain’s aircraft while he was prepping his aircraft. I dislike McCain too, but I can’t lay this one on him.
That’s what he said
He lied
The Zuni rocket hit the plane of LCDR Fred D. White, next to McCain
LCDR White made it out of his cockpit but was killed on deck,along with several,other men in a bomb blast caused by jettisoned ordnance from McCains aircraft