The A-4s were arrayed on the port side ot the flight deck, facing inward. There is no way this alleged "wet-start" would have affected the F-4s which were on the starboard side of the deck
] THE IMPACT OF THE USS FORRESTAL’S 1967 FIRE ON UNITED STATES NAVY ...
Stop getting your talking points from moonbat sites.
You appear to be CORRECT. If I remember the narration of this correctly McCain’s plane is the one that gets enveloped in flames first and there appears to be NO aircraft behind it.
Here’s the URL to the video on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chuiyXQKw3I
THANKS FOR THE CORRECTION !!! that’s one more conspiracy theory shot down. I’m not nearly as interested in being PERSONALLY CORRECT as I am in making sure that the correct information is out there for every one to base their decisions on, THANKS AGAIN ! ! !
Not just any moonbat site, either. The link posted shows the connection between the Forrestal fire and the Great Jewish Conspiracy. Really jumping the shark there.
It's pretty much accepted in the Navy that the Zuni was cooked off by the exhaust from the airstart unit being placed too close to the tail pipe of the rocket.
Back in those days there would be a pile of these tractors with start units running around the flight deck starting up the aircraft.