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re: I had breakfast with a USS Liberty survivor this morning

Posted on 2/17/17 at 11:13 am to
Posted by chinhoyang
Member since Jun 2011
26227 posts
Posted on 2/17/17 at 11:13 am to
quote:

.it was in an old box car, right?


Worse, it was Dairy Queen.
Posted by RonLaFlamme
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2016
1858 posts
Posted on 2/17/17 at 11:51 am to
quote:

at least one nuke armed jet was launched from the US carrier


Nukes on board an aircraft carrier? I didn't think they did that.
Posted by RonLaFlamme
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2016
1858 posts
Posted on 2/17/17 at 12:16 pm to
Why the downvote - it was a serious question. Aircraft carriers are nuclear powered, but I didn't think they carried nuclear weapons.

Nukes are silo based, sub based, and bomber(B2) based.

Posted by chinhoyang
Member since Jun 2011
26227 posts
Posted on 2/17/17 at 12:25 pm to
My dad flew Skyraiders (single engine prop, carrier capable) in a Marine Special Weapons Squadron (nukes) in the 50's.

Posted by RonLaFlamme
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2016
1858 posts
Posted on 2/17/17 at 12:28 pm to
Interesting info - thanks for sharing it.

AD-4B
Specialized version designed to carry nuclear weapons, also armed with four 20 mm cannon; 165 built plus 28 conversions.

Anyone know if this is still in practice with current navy aircraft?
Posted by ksayetiger
Centenary Gents
Member since Jul 2007
70468 posts
Posted on 2/17/17 at 12:28 pm to
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It's crazy how that incident is swept under the rug for pure politics.



Then you are dumber than a toad.
Posted by jrodLSUke
Premium
Member since Jan 2011
26529 posts
Posted on 2/17/17 at 12:45 pm to
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He said that the Egyptian freighter that the Liberty was "mistaken for" was much smaller and lighter than the Liberty, didn't have an American Flag flying from the mast, and did not have all the antenna systems (which were specifically targeted by the Israelis).


Posted by Mr. Hangover
New Orleans
Member since Sep 2003
34932 posts
Posted on 2/17/17 at 12:49 pm to
With all due respect to the survivor, just because they were on board does not mean that they knew what was going on behind the scenes. He could very well be right, but it's not that far-fetched to think that he might be grasping at straws here. Just my opinion though, not trying to pass this off as a fact
Posted by Sticky37
Member since Jun 2016
595 posts
Posted on 2/17/17 at 12:54 pm to
We have gotten the H bomb down to the size of a large fire extinguisher. Us and the Soviets put those things on literally everything.
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