Re: Did John McCain Cause the Deaths of 168 Men on the U.S.S. Forrestal ?

On Feb 28, 11:19 am, mlk <mlk3...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
JOHN MCCAIN'S ROLE IN THE USS FORRESTAL FIRE THAT LEFT 168 DEAD

Posted By: RayelansMailbag <Send E-Mail>
Date: Wednesday, 27 February 2008, 11:01 p.m. "Now You Will Know The
Rest Of The Story"

If This Doesn't Make Your Blood Boil You Are Not A True American!!!

McCain crashed 5 jets, plus he was responsible for the horrible USS
Forrestal fire In 1967.

Surviving crewmen and those who investigated the Forrestal fire case
reported that McCain deliberately 'wet-started' his A-4E Skyhawk to
shake up the guy in the F-4 Phantom behind his A-4.

'Wet-starts', done either deliberately (the starter motor switch allowed
kerosene to pool in the engine and give a wet start) or accidentally,
shoot a large flame from the tail of the aircraft. In McCain's case, the
'wet-start' 'cooked off' and launched the M34 Zuni rocket from the rear
F-4 that punctured the Skyhawk's fuel tank, knocked the M-65 1000 lb.
bomb off it's 500 lb. rated mount, and touched off the explosions and
massive fire.

The F-4 pilot was reportedly killed in the conflagration, along with 167
of his fellow Forrestal shipmates (including those who died later from
wounds suffered).

'Wet starting' was a common practice among young 'hot-dog' pilots.
McCain was quickly (they were still counting the Forrestal dead)
transferred to the USS Oriskany (the only Forrestal crewman to be
immediately transferred).

Description: XA4D-1 Skyhawk BuNo 137812 experiencing a wet start (note
the pool of JP4 on the ground and the tongue of flame from the tailpipe).

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Man, I love watching the right wing turn on itself.

This is complete bull***, of course. The problem was they should
have never armed the Zuni before the rack it was on was attached to
the plane. And if you view the video, any flames from McCain's plane
would have to travel the wrong way and much too far. And a momentary
fireball wouldn't ignite that weapon anyway.

Watch the video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=chuiyXQKw3I&feature=related

The cause of this accident has been known for nearly 40 years:
electrical glitch in the bomb.

Really, do you think former Navy pilot George HW Bush would endorse
the guy if any of this was remotely true?

But please, keep tearing down your boy with these swift boat tactics.
President Obama will thank you for it.


Bo Raxo


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