[centurion316]

You are correct, the missile struck Aircraft #405, White’s aircraft.

For the rest, the Official report can be found at:

http://www.jag.navy.mil/library/investigations/USS%20FORRESTAL%20FIRE%2012%20AUG%2069%20PT%201.pdf

That report is not fiction, many other stuff out there is.

[Maris Crane]

Do I get an apology for “not knowing what I am talking about?”

Any idea how that made me feel?

[Bell Bouy II]

Excellent