sparklinbeeze
sparklinbeeze OP t1_iujay4r wrote
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.
sparklinbeeze OP t1_iuj8v9s wrote
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.
sparklinbeeze OP t1_iuj3s5q wrote
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!
sparklinbeeze OP t1_iuj2wv1 wrote
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!
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.