How many people know details of McCain’s record in the navy?
Sunday, July 13th, 2008
Mark H asked:
First crash. McCain crashed in the water with a Skyraider in training. Second crash, same. Third crash he borrowed a T-32 jet trainer for a personal jaunt and ejected in return flight. The T-32 crashed and was totally destroyed. Fourth was the USS Forestall incident. Fifth was his shoot down. What bothers me about all this is first crash he said the engine quit. When the wreckage was recovered it showed all the signs of the engine still running and sudden stoppage on impact. It was put down to his fault, but he continued as an aviator. Second was again put down to his fault but he again said something else. Third there was not enough left of the ship to determine. But McCain said the engine quit. What was left showed no signs of that and the aircraft had just been thoroughly overhauled. McCain did make all kinds of mistakes in ejecting as if he did in a hurry. By then he was informally looked upon as a showboater. Fourth crash. A zuni missile fired while preparing to launch. It was definitely McCain’s. It killed the pilot of the aircraft beside him ans started fires causing heavy casualties. McCain again continued his career. Last when he was shot down he was at 3,000 feet…this made him a perfect target for Sam’s and was 7,000 feet lower than the height he was supposed to be at. What bothers me about all this is it shows a clear pattern of reckless behavior and favortism as the son and grandson of two admirals. He was even invited to eat at the skippers table on the Forestall. That is not normal for a junior officer with a less than sterling record to boot. It seems to show a clear pattern of reckless behavior and taking chances combined with favortism. Who agrees?
It also shows a less than perfect honesty given his explantions and the fact a board of inquiry disagreed at least twice. Do you agree?
I am a disabled ‘Nam vet and I am not ranting. Just stating the facts. These have been pretty well hidden by McCain and you can check for yourself. It is not normal to continue in naval aviation with that kind of record unless you have pull…
He is not being bashed but the facts are facts. Read and think for yourself. This is not a normal record for any junior aviator. It takes pull. My father was career navy and served under McCains grandfather in the south Pacific and with the fast carriers. He would say the same.
PANIAGUA
First crash. McCain crashed in the water with a Skyraider in training. Second crash, same. Third crash he borrowed a T-32 jet trainer for a personal jaunt and ejected in return flight. The T-32 crashed and was totally destroyed. Fourth was the USS Forestall incident. Fifth was his shoot down. What bothers me about all this is first crash he said the engine quit. When the wreckage was recovered it showed all the signs of the engine still running and sudden stoppage on impact. It was put down to his fault, but he continued as an aviator. Second was again put down to his fault but he again said something else. Third there was not enough left of the ship to determine. But McCain said the engine quit. What was left showed no signs of that and the aircraft had just been thoroughly overhauled. McCain did make all kinds of mistakes in ejecting as if he did in a hurry. By then he was informally looked upon as a showboater. Fourth crash. A zuni missile fired while preparing to launch. It was definitely McCain’s. It killed the pilot of the aircraft beside him ans started fires causing heavy casualties. McCain again continued his career. Last when he was shot down he was at 3,000 feet…this made him a perfect target for Sam’s and was 7,000 feet lower than the height he was supposed to be at. What bothers me about all this is it shows a clear pattern of reckless behavior and favortism as the son and grandson of two admirals. He was even invited to eat at the skippers table on the Forestall. That is not normal for a junior officer with a less than sterling record to boot. It seems to show a clear pattern of reckless behavior and taking chances combined with favortism. Who agrees?
It also shows a less than perfect honesty given his explantions and the fact a board of inquiry disagreed at least twice. Do you agree?
I am a disabled ‘Nam vet and I am not ranting. Just stating the facts. These have been pretty well hidden by McCain and you can check for yourself. It is not normal to continue in naval aviation with that kind of record unless you have pull…
He is not being bashed but the facts are facts. Read and think for yourself. This is not a normal record for any junior aviator. It takes pull. My father was career navy and served under McCains grandfather in the south Pacific and with the fast carriers. He would say the same.
PANIAGUA
