John McCain?  I recall he was a US Senator from Arizona running for
President in the primaries.

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        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Ken Hirsch [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
        Sent:   Thursday, October 12, 2000 9:52 PM
        To:     [log in to unmask]
        Subject:        Re: [HP3000-L] Chuck's Untitled Message

        Denys Beauchemin <[log in to unmask]>:
        > Yeah, but what happened to the pilot that launched the missile on
the deck
        of
        > the Forrestal?

        According to http://www.dallas.net/~pevler/RF_Ignition.html,
        "Subsequent investigation showed that the missile launch was caused
by
        perturbation of electronic systems being subjected to a powerful
        electromagnetic field. One of the missile cables apparently had an
        improperly mounted shielded connector. When a shipboard radar
illuminated
        it, RF voltages were developed in the degraded connector, resulting
in a
        Zuni rocket being fired across the deck."

        How many of you know what happened to the pilot of the plane that
was struck
        by the missile?