Claim: We have updated our Ask FactCheck item on John McCain's flying career to note new information uncovered by the Los Angeles Times. The newspaper found records of a Navy investigation into the crash of John McCain's aircraft while he was in flight training in 1960. McCain and others have written that the plane went down in Corpus Christi Bay when the engine quit, but Navy investigators concluded that the engine was still running when the plane hit the water,
Fact-check: McCain found at fault in 1960 Navy plane crash - FactCheck.org
Verdict: we have updated our ask factcheck item on john mccain's flying career to note new information uncovered by the los angeles times. the newspaper found records of a navy investigation into the crash of john mccain's aircraft while he was in flight training in 1960. mccain and others have written that the plane went down in corpus christi bay when the engine quit, but navy investigators concluded that the engine was still running when the plane hit the water,
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Brooks Jackson
Date published: 2008-10-13T15:21:23