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To: JRandomFreeper

McCain was never a fighter pilot. During his Naval Aviation career, he was an attack pilot, he was shot down in a light attack aircraft, the A-4 Skyhawk. Back in the 1960s, Naval Aviators who were Fighter pilots were a different breed.

dvwjr


18 posted on 11/21/2010 5:27:32 PM PST by dvwjr
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To: dvwjr
Thanks for the correction. Didn't he lose a couple of AC?

/johnny

22 posted on 11/21/2010 5:31:37 PM PST by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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