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Always Randy

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Tue Nov 20, 2012, 12:36 AM Nov 2012

Lights out for John McCain

In his autobiography, McCain recalls another mishap around December 1961 when "I knocked down some power lines while flying too low over southern Spain. My daredevil clowning had cut off electricity to a great many Spanish homes and created a small international incident." He landed his Skyraider back on the USS Intrepid after the incident, which does not appear to have triggered a safety investigation.

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Lights out for John McCain (Original Post) Always Randy Nov 2012 OP
Oh yeah, I'd forgotten about that one. Add it to whatever happened on that carrier deck too. nt patrice Nov 2012 #1
A True Horse's Ass The Roux Comes First Nov 2012 #2
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