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RE: McCain and Vietnam
(08-27-2018 07:27 PM)olliebaba Wrote:  
(08-27-2018 04:39 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  
(08-27-2018 04:36 PM)bobdizole Wrote:  A great story on how he fought his demons and turned relations around with a country he carpet bombed until being caught and tortured for 5 years. Just goes to show anyone can change.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/201...d7f8044851
He didn't "carpet bomb." He flew A-7s. You don't carpet bomb with A-7s.
He flew the A-4E Skyhawk in Viet Nam. Quite different from the A7. But you're right, you don't carpet bomb with an A-4 either.

You're right. VA-163 was an A-4 squadron. Should have known better, a distant cousin was CO of the squadron when McCain was shot down.

A-7's had just been introduced to the fleet when McCain was shot down. I did my 3/c cruise on Ranger in summer of 1967, and they were brand new then. Brain fart.
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McCain and Vietnam - bobdizole - 08-27-2018, 04:36 PM
RE: McCain and Vietnam - Owl 69/70/75 - 08-27-2018, 04:39 PM
RE: McCain and Vietnam - bobdizole - 08-27-2018, 04:50 PM
RE: McCain and Vietnam - olliebaba - 08-27-2018, 07:27 PM
RE: McCain and Vietnam - Owl 69/70/75 - 08-27-2018 08:16 PM
RE: McCain and Vietnam - olliebaba - 08-27-2018, 10:44 PM
RE: McCain and Vietnam - shere khan - 08-27-2018, 04:42 PM
RE: McCain and Vietnam - bobdizole - 08-27-2018, 04:53 PM
RE: McCain and Vietnam - maximus - 08-27-2018, 04:46 PM
RE: McCain and Vietnam - shere khan - 08-27-2018, 04:55 PM
RE: McCain and Vietnam - TechRocks - 08-27-2018, 06:03 PM
RE: McCain and Vietnam - Owl 69/70/75 - 08-27-2018, 06:18 PM
RE: McCain and Vietnam - bullet - 08-27-2018, 08:25 PM
RE: McCain and Vietnam - Captain Bearcat - 08-27-2018, 09:31 PM
RE: McCain and Vietnam - shere khan - 08-27-2018, 09:57 PM
RE: McCain and Vietnam - Captain Bearcat - 08-27-2018, 10:41 PM
RE: McCain and Vietnam - Kaplony - 08-27-2018, 10:05 PM
RE: McCain and Vietnam - cb4029 - 08-27-2018, 10:12 PM
RE: McCain and Vietnam - Kaplony - 08-27-2018, 10:45 PM
RE: McCain and Vietnam - WKUYG - 08-27-2018, 10:19 PM
RE: McCain and Vietnam - WKUYG - 08-27-2018, 10:51 PM



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