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His plane was shot down. Unconciously he brke both arms and one leg and was a prisoner of war for 5 years His plane was shot down. Unconciously he brke both arms and one leg and was a prisoner of war for 5 years
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoIn October 1967 while on a bombing mission over Hanoi, he was shot down, badly injured, and captured by the North Vietnamese.
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∙ 15y agoMcCain's A-4 Skyhawk jet fighter bomber was shot down by a SAM (Surface to Air Missile) on 26 October 1967.
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