sparklinbeeze OP t1_iukbau4 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:53 PM Reply to comment by marcuse11 in My dad sitting in an F4 Phantom aircraft on the flight deck of the USS Forrestal July 1967. by sparklinbeeze No, he only knew that John McCain was a pilot during the time they served. Permalink Parent 2
sparklinbeeze OP t1_iujay4r wrote on October 31, 2022 at 7:27 PM Reply to comment by [deleted] in My dad sitting in an F4 Phantom aircraft on the flight deck of the USS Forrestal July 1967. by sparklinbeeze Yes, he survived the fire, but he will tell you that day has never truely escaped him. So terrifying. He was only 20 years old when the fire happened. Permalink Parent 5
sparklinbeeze OP t1_iuj8v9s wrote on October 31, 2022 at 7:12 PM Reply to comment by [deleted] in My dad sitting in an F4 Phantom aircraft on the flight deck of the USS Forrestal July 1967. by sparklinbeeze Yes he was standing on the flight deck and saw that 1st Zuni rocket and all the chaos and devastation that followed. This photo was taken 3 days before the fire. Permalink Parent 7
sparklinbeeze OP t1_iuj3s5q wrote on October 31, 2022 at 6:38 PM Reply to comment by bogarto101 in My dad sitting in an F4 Phantom aircraft on the flight deck of the USS Forrestal July 1967. by sparklinbeeze Ok gotcha now. Thank you for your service! Permalink Parent 1
sparklinbeeze OP t1_iuj2wv1 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 6:33 PM Reply to comment by bogarto101 in My dad sitting in an F4 Phantom aircraft on the flight deck of the USS Forrestal July 1967. by sparklinbeeze Oops my bad. Thank you! Permalink Parent 1
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My dad sitting in an F4 Phantom aircraft on the flight deck of the USS Forrestal July 1967.
sparklinbeeze OP t1_iukbau4 wrote
Reply to comment by marcuse11 in My dad sitting in an F4 Phantom aircraft on the flight deck of the USS Forrestal July 1967. by sparklinbeeze
No, he only knew that John McCain was a pilot during the time they served.