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TheaircraftcarrierUSSForrestalwaspreparingtolaunchattacksintoNorthVietnamwhenoneofitsjetsaccidentallyfiredarocketintoanaircraftoccupiedbypilotJohnMcCain.Ahugefireensued,andMcCainbarelyescapedbeforea1,000-poundbombonhisplaneexploded,causingachainreactionwithotherbombsonsurroundingplanes.Thecrewstruggledfordaystoextinguishthefires,but,intheend,thetragedytookthelivesof134men.Forthirty-fiveyears,theterriblelossoflifehasbeenblamedonthesailorsthemselves,butthismeticulouslydocumentedhistoryshowsthattheyweretrulythevictimsandheroes.