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McCain Forrestal incident (vanity)
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Posted on 09/03/2018 3:11:10 PM PDT by Bell Bouy II

Need sources to the correct version of the Forrestal incident I know there are many floating around many total BS.

Many here have links to the correct version. I remember seeing videos or "films" back then in school at NAS Jax on the fire but cant recall how they portrayed it

Need the real story.

Him dropping bombs on the flight deck I believe are BS.

Thanks


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KEYWORDS: dempropaganda; forrestal; mccain; thisagain; vietnam
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To: Fury

Then he never got treated on the Forrestal and since 24 hours later he was in a bar in Saigon and stayed at the home of a NYT reporter for a week, never mentioned being injured or treated in Saigon.

The NYT article written by his new friend does not report an injury. His fathers letter indicated he was unscratched.

Any book that uses McCains version as a source - is at best embellished. You can tell which ones they are because they say McCains plane was hit by the rocket and the true victim LCDR Fred White is airbrushed out. Never mentioned


101 posted on 09/04/2018 1:03:55 PM PDT by silverleaf (A man who kneels for the national anthem doesn't stand for much of anything)
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To: Fury

Whatever
But I tell you, it is irrefutable McCain left that ship as fast as he could catch a civilian hop and THAT is a fact indicating a very serious issue with his role in that disaster. No officer leaves his buddies behind on a burning crippled ship with 134 deaths and 160 injuries to be investigated by debriefings


102 posted on 09/04/2018 1:07:47 PM PDT by silverleaf (A man who kneels for the national anthem doesn't stand for much of anything)
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To: xone

Sorry but at the Coast Guard Academy back when “I served” there was a plaque in the Cadets Dinning hall that read,

“The enlisted man is your tool use him that way.”

We were all very aware of that plaque and it existence.

As an x airdale,Flight eng, SAR qual and more I am fully aware of the camaraderie of maint and AC commander .

Some pilots were and still are dicks

Thanks for the lecture


103 posted on 09/04/2018 1:15:12 PM PDT by Bell Bouy II
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To: silverleaf

Fair enough. We’ll agree to disagree.


104 posted on 09/04/2018 1:45:19 PM PDT by Fury
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To: Bell Bouy II

His wet start is speculative

His being an asshole and dumping his wife for a rich beauty and crashing other birds is not


105 posted on 09/04/2018 1:48:15 PM PDT by wardaddy (Wake up and quit aping opinions you think will make you popular here)
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To: Bell Bouy II
but at the Coast Guard Academy

Located your problem sonny.

Some pilots were and still are dicks

No shit, if they are any good of course they are dicks, doesn't mean they don't take care of the boys. Don't make it far in the fleet if you don't.

Thanks for the lecture

No sweat, anytime, you needed it. Hopefully it made it into your BHG.

106 posted on 09/04/2018 3:19:31 PM PDT by xone
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To: deport
I guess people can speculate if that is the truth.

No speculation, that's where they are now.

107 posted on 09/04/2018 3:22:19 PM PDT by xone
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To: silverleaf
“ Happily for all of us, John came through without a scratch”

WTF would you have him say? "Thankfully John was killed, we need that SGLI payment. Putting in new carpet."

108 posted on 09/04/2018 3:26:27 PM PDT by xone
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To: silverleaf
flew too low, and got shot down by AAA

Radar guided AAA guns in NV were surface to 45K.

109 posted on 09/04/2018 3:31:09 PM PDT by xone
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To: Fury
And if you don't post a link, it's nothing but fake news.

thank God it was McCain because I was running out of aircraft “.

I agree with the fake news, but I could see one of his former Cmdrs saying it. I wish I would have thought of it.

110 posted on 09/04/2018 3:33:56 PM PDT by xone
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To: Bell Bouy II
We sank the Kursk, we sank the Kursk, we sank the Kursk. Yes this nonsense that McCain cause the fire is about as stupid and baseless as that one was.

To believe the Tin Foil rumor about the fire would be to say millions of sailors who have actually seen the FD raw footage in FF and DC schools are idiots. Fact. Air Boss sets aircraft or approves positions and launch order. Many things determine this.

His plane was port side aft of the JBD pointed in the directly roughly in the vicinity of the island or just aft. The errant launch came from starboard aft into White and McCains direction.

How many have been involved with a shipboard fire investigation? NIS as called back in the day does this. You get taken aside from other crewmwmbers as soon as soon as time allows and you are questioned to their satisfaction and others also investigate.

Did McCain fight the fire? No, likely not. Pilots not expected too. Economics {invested cost in pilot training} is part of the reason and FF and DC training and lack thereof is another. Those positions are Ships Company Officers manned and overseen.

The Navy during a 2 yr timeframe had THREE Major Carrier Fires including this one. These fires especially Forestall however did change Naval FF/DC protocols and brought automation lessening the chance of other such disasters.

111 posted on 09/04/2018 3:53:28 PM PDT by cva66snipe
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To: logi_cal869

Give me a break. I asked a question. I did not make a statement of fact.

I did not know the facts so I asked. Bit snarky today?


112 posted on 09/04/2018 4:58:12 PM PDT by tired&retired (Blessings)
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To: xone

WTF are you using WTF at me
Angry much


113 posted on 09/04/2018 6:17:42 PM PDT by silverleaf (A man who kneels for the national anthem doesn't stand for much of anything)
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To: silverleaf

No, just wondering WTF you figured Mc’s dad should have said when he found out his kid lived. You seemed surprised he was happy.


114 posted on 09/04/2018 7:28:30 PM PDT by xone
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To: tired&retired

I’m going to apologize for reacting, but not what I wrote.

I interpreted your question as snarky itself and promoting said hyperbole.


115 posted on 09/04/2018 8:26:03 PM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus-)
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To: logi_cal869

It’s ok, we are both on the same team.

I truly did not know the facts and have found that other Freepers always do. It’s what I love about this site.

I trust FR far more than Snopes.


116 posted on 09/05/2018 2:25:02 AM PDT by tired&retired (Blessings)
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To: logi_cal869

Thank You for writing the explanation 9f the facts of the event. It’s exactly the fact based description I was seeking.


117 posted on 09/05/2018 2:27:05 AM PDT by tired&retired (Blessings)
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To: Bell Bouy II

https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv59-67/201.htm

Forestall pictures


118 posted on 09/16/2018 2:27:43 PM PDT by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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To: mountainlion

Good stuff thanks, started scanning and book marked


119 posted on 09/16/2018 3:07:33 PM PDT by Bell Bouy II
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