 Starting in November 1960 , McCain flew Skyraiders with the VA @-@ 65 " World Famous Fighting Tigers " squadron on the aircraft carriers USS Intrepid and USS Enterprise . The carriers were based at Naval Station Norfolk and cruised in the Caribbean and in several deployments to the Mediterranean . His aviation skills improved , but around December 1961 he collided with power lines while recklessly flying too low over southern Spain . The area suffered a power outage , but McCain was able to return his damaged Skyraider to Intrepid . 
