USS Forrestal Naval Disaster Memorial

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[Revski]

This memorial is in memory of sacrifices made aboard the Naval carrier USS Forrestal - CVA-59 on July 29, 1967, on a Saturday morning in North Vietnam -- Gulf of Tonkin,

[Jack Hydrazine]

Wasn’t that the disaster McLame started?

[babygene]

I remember it well... My brother was on that ship. He thankfully made it.

[Texas Eagle]

Does you brother think McCain had anything to do with it?

Or was it ever explained why McCain was transferred to another ship shortly afterwards?

[rlmorel]

To be fair, McCain was the recipient of a missile...he was just sitting in his plane.

There are plenty of things to blame on McCain, but this really isn’t one of them.

[napscoordinator]

Wasn’t that the disaster McLame started?

Yes he was but during the 2008 election, some here would bash you if you said such a thing. It is safe again to tell the truth.

[Jack Hydrazine]

At least we know McLame always has Disaster following him. Look at his run for Prez!

[Paine in the Neck]

To be fair, McCain was the recipient of a missile...he was just sitting in his plane.

There are plenty of things to blame on McCain, but this really isn’t one of them.

The TV show did a good job breaking down the Forrestal fire.

It was not McCain's fault but if he didn't go around with a cloud of fail perpetually surrounding him this urban myth wouldn't have the legs it does.

[NonValueAdded]

concur: 1967 USS Forrestal fire

[babygene]

“Does you brother think McCain had anything to do with it?”

I don’t think so. I’m sure he would have said something...

[Paine in the Neck]

Lost a html tag in that post. The TV show was "Seconds From Disaster".

[Roccus]

My #9 is an inappropriate reply for this thread. I've asked for it to be removed.

Sorry

[0.E.O]

Wasn’t that the disaster McLame started?

No you're thinking of the 2008 presidential campaign.

[Texas Eagle]

To be fair, McCain was the recipient of a missile...he was just sitting in his plane.

That is one of the reasons some of McCain's shipmates point the finger at McCain.

They say McCain "wet started" his jet. As I understand it, that is when you flood your engines with fuel and then start it which sends out a plume of flames.

Apparently this was not a totally uncommon practice.

I understand the incident was investigated by the Navy and McCain was absolved of all charges but he was still transferred to another ship afterwards.

Perhaps that was a common practice, too. I don't know. I do know that McCain's father was some Navy hotshot at the time.

Not that that should arouse suspicion or anthing.

[virgil283]

You're right about the Mc part, But it was LBJ & McNamara that ordered the navy to use bombs left over from WWII to cover up for a bomb shortage that was embarasing them in the press. For decades the crew of CVA59 have suffered the blame for McNamara's mistake. This wasn't revealed until this book came out a few years ago...... Sailors to the End: The Deadly Fire on the USS Forrestal and the Heroes Who Fought It by Gregory A. Freeman

[oh8eleven]

Wasn’t that the disaster McLame started? Yes he [sic] was ...
As much as I dislike McCain, I've never read any report that points a finger at McCain.
What's your source of evidence that McCain started this disaster?

[Jack Hydrazine]

Thanks for that explanation. LBJ and McNamara were the worst but I don’t know if they can out do Obama.

[0.E.O]

They say McCain "wet started" his jet. As I understand it, that is when you flood your engines with fuel and then start it which sends out a plume of flames.

The disaster started when a Zuni rocket onboard an F-4 Phantom parked across the flightdeck accidentally fired. It hit the aircraft parked next to McCain, ruptured a fuel tank and started the fire. McCain's aircraft had nothing at all to do with it.