I Shot Down McCain

[Feanor]

A Russian officer who participated in the war in Vietnam has admitted that he was the one who shot down McCain's airplane. He was an officer of a SAM battery in a mixed unit of Vietnamese and Soviet soldiers and officers.

He mentions that McCain was lucky, as normally American pilots were beaten to death with picks and shovels.

http://newsru.com/russia/17nov2008/trushechkin.html

[F-15 Eagle]

I just wanted to say that video was B.S. because McCain was shot down by a Vietnamese SAM not a Russian fighter.

Plus I don't see how this has anything to do defense discussion.

[Feanor]

My mistake. What I meant is officer. If you read my entire post you will notice that he served in a mixed SAM unit. Anyways I posted it because it looked like a curious historicla artefact.

[Firehorse]

According to this, he didn't fly an F-4 on that day, and he never did fly them:

He completed flight school in 1960, and became a naval pilot of ground-attack aircraft (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McCain#Naval_training.2C_first_marriage.2C_an d_Vietnam_assignment)..

McCain's fifth loss happened during his 23rd mission over North Vietnam on Oct. 26, 1967, when McCain's A-4 Skyhawk was shot down by a surface-to-air missile.
http://www.vietnamveteransagainstjohnmccain.com/cin_mccain_lost_five_u.htm
..15 enemy surface-to-air missiles fired at the attacking U.S. planes and "extremely heavy and accurate antiaircraft fire." http://www.factcheck.org/askfactcheck/did_mccain_crash_five_planes_did_he.html
Russian officers can tell the difference between an A-4 and an F-4. (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2133566/posts)

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wrong aircraft type, large number of missiles launched against his group!

[gf0012-aust]

According to this, he didn't fly an F-4 on that day, and he never did fly them:

An F-4 and an A-4 - has it ever occurred to you that it's a transposition issue???