[Non-Sequitur]

So he managed to get shot down sitting on the carrier deck? Not a good omen for him.

Not to mention what that says about the Phantom pilot who shot down a friendly aircraft while parked on the flight deck.

[TFMcGuire]

Not to mention what that says about the Phantom pilot who shot down a friendly aircraft while parked on the flight deck.”

If I recall the safety film correctly, a plane was doing high power turn ups behind the bird carrying the sidewinders. the direct jet blast into the missile’s motor was said to have fired the sidewinder into the other (McCain’s-wow) plane.