Category Archives: Testimony of Pilot -Series

Christmas ’72 Stories: (8) “A-rab Beeper, come up voice.”

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Ed

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 →

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Christmas ’72 Stories: (7) A Gentlemen’s Gentleman

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Ed

Linebacker II was halted on 29 December 1972.  The North Vietnamese agreed to come back to the negotiations in Paris. Having enjoyed Christmas, Midway left Singapore and celebrated New Years Eve at sea on the way back to the Gulf … Continue reading →

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Christmas ’72 Stories: (6) “We had been there too long!”

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Ed

As I write this post, it is fast approaching 0659 30 December 2012 in Hanoi – 40 years exactly from the end to Linebacker II. President Nixon’s decision – the Linebacker II campaign – in the face of world wide denunciation and in … Continue reading →

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Schoolboy: Essence of Winning and Losing (6/6)

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Ed

Just a little bit of repeat by way of summary to make sure a point or two gets highlighted: Twilight Launch by Jim Horsely, VA-115 pilot  On the “day after” – morning of 25 October – USS Midway launched strikes into … Continue reading →

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Schoolboy – stories from the night of 24 October 1972 (2-5/6)

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Ed

The stories of the A-6 accident on 24 October 1972 were originally posted on the Project White Horse FORUM beginning with Naval Aviation 100 Years – Part 1: A Bad Night for Schoolboy – A Self-designing, High Reliability Organization. These … Continue reading →

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Not On My Watch

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Ed

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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Magnificent Men and Their Flying Machines: Heroes & Relics

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Ed

Believe that some good thing is possible, find the principle that makes it so, put the principle into practice, there you have it –  Freedom              Richard Bach As related in the previous two posts, Remembered Sky certainly flows from … Continue reading →

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Remembered Sky: Gift of Wings

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Ed

Throughout our lives we receive multiple gifts, many simply because we are loved. Whether private, commercial or military, aviators are given the gift of wings only if they earn the right and persist in a pursuit of perfecting the gift. … Continue reading →

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James Tiberius Kirk, Where Are You?

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Ed

Ask any pilot, why or how they got into flying and you’ll find multiple answers, many will overlap but some will be unique, but all will be a personal thing long remembered.

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Air War Vietnam: Remembrance at 40 Years – All Days Come From One Day

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Ed

Note: This article was originally posted April 10, 2012 on the Project White Horse Blog On April 10, 1972, Midway steamed under the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, bound on a 7800 mile voyage to the Vietnam War Zone.  … Continue reading →

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