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McCain was severely injured in an explosion and fire that killed over 130 people on the U.S.S. Forrestal. Upon his recovery, he was reassigned to active duty.
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When was John McCain assigned to Vietnam?
McCain was assigned to fly A-4 Skyhawk Fighter bombers off the deck's of the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal, which reached the combat zone on "Yankee Station", the North Vietnamese coastline, in July of 1967.
Where can you get copy of forrestal documentary situation critical?
USS Forrestal (CV-59) Situation Critical and Valor Under Fire are documentaries about the disaster that occurred aboard the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal as it patrolled off the coast of Vietnam in 1967. http://www.navytv.org/channel.cfm?c=426
Was John Mccain responsible for the USS Forestal fire?
No. On July 29, 1967 a malfunction on a F-4 Phantom parked on the starboard side of the flight deck causing a Zuni rocket to accidentally fire. The missile flew across the deck into the belly fuel tank of McCain's parked A-4D Skyhawk. Various internet hoaxes blame McCain for the fire but the facts prove otherwise. Some of them are: 1. McCain "wet-started" his engine and caused the Zuni Rocket to "cook-off" on the F-4 behind him. * McCain's Skyhawk was parked on the edge of the flight with the aft section pointed off the flight deck. It was impossible for the Phantom to be parked behind his Skyhawk as it would have to be hovering in mid-air. His Skyhawk was struck at roughly a 45 degree angle from the front. The missile traveled about half the length of the ship. 2. McCain panicked and dropped the bomb(s) on his plane. * He would have had to arm the system first and then drop the bomb. The tapes of the fire show his Skyhawk on fire and the first explosion comes from a plane to right of of his Skyhawk. McCain was out of his Skyhawk and on the deck by that time. 3. McCain was transferred off the the Forrestal because he caused the fire. * Since the Forrestal was heavily damaged it had to return to port for repairs. McCain was injured in the explosions. Most if not all pilots were transfered off the Forrestal because it was out of commission due to the disaster.
When was the USS Lexington off Vietnam?
In 1959.
Did obama really flick off mccain on his presidentcial speech?
no
How many planes did John McCain crash in navy?
Four or five; one was lost in an accident on an aircraft flight deck. He lost three aircraft prior to being sent to an aircraft carrier off Vietnam. McCain lost two A-4 Skyhawk jet fighter bombers. One was destroyed during the USS Foreststal Fire in July 1967. His second Skyhawk was shot down over North Vietnam in October of the same year (1967). == ==
What ships were completely destroyed in Pearl Harbor?
* *USS California (Great Damage) * *USS Maryaland * *USS Oklahoma(Great Damage) * *USS Tennesse (Minor Damage) * *USS West Virgina (Sunk) * *USS Arizona (Sunk) * *USS Nevada (Tried to Escape in to Ocean But Failed) * *USS Pennsylvania (Wrecked) * USS=United States Ship
What are the two things John McCain did for the US?
John McCain paired with Maria Cantwell, Democratic Senator from Washington, to fight off the ANWR drilling. They kept Bush out of there for eight years.
What us ship sank mysteriously off the coast of cuba?
The USS Maine
What was the battleship that exploded off the coast of Cuba?
U.S.S Maine
What is the song Obama break danced to in the Obama vs. mccain dance off?
barbie girl
What US Navy ships were stationed off the coast of Vietnam from 1966 to 1968?
uss brister (der327) and uss mcmorris (de1036)
