Theory:
I think these statements are correct:
McCain was a hot head. He regularly crashed military planes.
I believe there were three, flying daredevil at low altitude.
The Forrestall was something of a "delinquent" ship.
It sat out at sea away from action.
The ship captain was loose about protocol.
Party ship.
McCain's father an admiral, he was king of the roost, don't ya think?
He pulled this fuel joke on his shipmates.
The cameras seem to hone in on the action
like someone wanted to record the great joke.
Men stood back.
The fuel joke let rip.
I think 3 men were killed.
Now, this might just be enough to get
even an Admiral's son COURT MARTIALLED
In lieu of that, we next see John McCain
loosing control of his aircraft over a small body of water in Vietnam
He improperly activated his ejection seat
breaking his arms
The Viet Cong rescued him and nursed him to health.
Whereupon McCain made propaganda films
that were played over speakers
for all the other unlucky prisoners to hear.
That's what is buried in his records.