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http://www.snopes.com/fact-check/john-mccain-fire-uss-forrestal/(permalink)

Author: snopescom

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2017-10-24

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A catastrophic fire aboard the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal in 1967 that killed 134 sailors and injured 161 was caused by reckless behavior on the part of then-Navy pilot John McCain.

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