McCain’s most horrendous loss occurred in 1967 on the USS Forrestal. Well, not horrendous for him. The starter motor switch on the A4E Skyhawk allowed fuel to pool in the engine. When the aircraft was “wet-started,” an impressive flame would shoot from the tail. It was one of the ways young hot-shots got their jollies. Investigators and survivors took the position that McCain deliberately wet-started to harass the F4 pilot directly behind him. The cook off launched an M34 Zuni rocket that tore through the Skyhawk’s fuel tank, released a thousand pound bomb, and ignited a fire that killed the pilot plus 167 men. Before the tally of dead and dying was complete, the son and grandson of admirals had been transferred to the USS Oriskany.
Holy Crap!! Had not heard this plus some of the other choice tidbits!
...If all this is true, it is little wonder Trump said what he did about McCain being a war hero and I agree with Trump.
Disproved in post 37 by a very knowledgeable FReeper. Diagram and all. ;)
Bushwon...it didn’t happen that way. McCain did no such thing, see my previous post.
(I feel like I am sticking my finger in a dike here!)