[Bobibutu]

"The guy who allowed it was promoted to captain. There were 3 stars in the office who could have intervened and did not."

To quote someone else on FR - "Just Damn"

[cynicom]

Saving himself and the crew is not in the books. Nowhere.

The P3 crew that landed in China was a disgrace but were given medals. The aircraft commander is no longer in the Navy.