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Category Archives: Snako Archive
Not on My Watch – In Memory of Dave ‘Snako’ Kelly
I attended the Celebration of Life for Dave Snako Kelly on Saturday 3 May on-board USS Midway.Hot afternoon but not nearly as hot and humid as it was 42 years ago in the Gulf of Tonkin. Dave and all the rest … Continue reading
Posted in Memorials, People, Snako Archive, War and Remembrance
Tagged Aircraft Carriers, Dave Kelly, Not On My Watch, Remembered Sky, USS Midway, VA-115, Vietnam Air War
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Christmas ’72 Stories: (8) “A-rab Beeper, come up voice.”
Professional history of war mostly addresses major battles, the dates, the generals, the admirals, tactics and technology, and then analysis of results, all for obvious reasons. But significant detail is invariably lost particularly when one event leads to a most significant occurrence … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas 1972, Snako Archive, Testimony of Pilot - RS previously published, Vietnam War, War and Remembrance
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Christmas ’72 Stories: (4) Snako’s Two Night LB II Hat Trick
One of the motivators for Remembered Sky is that the writing about USS Midway and her airwing/squadrons is piecemeal. Some histories and stories barely mention Midway and some have completely left her out, particularly related to Linebacker II. This despite … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas 1972, Snako Archive, Vietnam War, War and Remembrance
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ALPHA Strike (Part 3): Snako’s MiG Kill
My MIG Kill at Kien An Airfield Continuing excerpts from Not on My Watch, by Dave ‘Snako’ Kelly Despite the official story, I did ‘kill’ a MIG. (And I have photographic evidence to back it up!) There is, however, some … Continue reading
Posted in Snako Archive, Vietnam War
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ALPHA Strike (Part 2): Snako and Boris doing “Bidness” on same strike near Hanoi
Continuing excerpts from Not on My Watch, by Dave ‘Snako’ Kelly The following are some of my more memorable Alpha Strikes of the 1972-73 cruise. Remembered Sky Note: On 22 July 1972, Schoolboy launched a major 30 plus plane Alpha … Continue reading
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ALPHA Strike (Part 1)
On May 10th, three and a half years after Lyndon Johnson called a halt to the Rolling Thunder campaign, Richard Nixon authorized the full-scale resumption of bombing operations against North Vietnam. the new operation was called Linebacker and the rules of … Continue reading
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Not On My Watch
by Dave ‘Snako’ Kelly Prologue This is a memoir of my personal experiences in Naval (carrier) Aviation and my short but intense involvement in the Air War over Vietnam. Admittedly my perspective is somewhat limited. My tours were at the … Continue reading
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