Category Archives: Vietnam War

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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Christmas ’72 Stories: (5) What did we know? When did we know it?

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Ed

Bob ‘Hippo’ Hipps (334 Tactical Fighter Squadron): The night of Dec 17, 1972 our F-4E squadron (the 334TFS had deployed from Seymour Johnson, AFB, NC — which is the only Air Force base named after a Naval Aviator) stood down … Continue reading →

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Christmas ’72 Stories: (4) MiG-CAP & Roman Candles

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Ed

Perspective from John Chesire – VF-151 Switchboxes – flying MiG-CAP around Haiphong. Of my nearly two years combat flying in SEA (Southeast Asia), the most spectacular and memorable sight occurred on December 20, the third and worst night of the of the … Continue reading →

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Christmas ’72 Stories: (4) Snako’s Two Night LB II Hat Trick

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Ed

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 →

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Christmas ’72 Stories: (2) Night time in the Red River Valley

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Ed

Linebacker II from 18-29 December 1972 is commonly understood as the B-52 strikes over Hanoi that brought the NVN back to the negotiating table in Paris, leading to the end of the war, a treaty- The Paris Peace Accords – … Continue reading →

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Christmas ’72 Stories: (1) The “Ornaments” from Ghosts of Christmas Past

Posted on December 25, 2012 by Ed

With this post I begin a multi-story process centered on Linebacker II and Christmas 1972 as part of Remembered Sky’s overall reflection on the 40th anniversary of the end of that war and USS Midway/Carrier Air Wing Five’s war cruise in the … Continue reading →

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ALPHA Strike (Part 3): Snako’s MiG Kill

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Ed

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 →

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ALPHA Strike (Part 2): Snako and Boris doing “Bidness” on same strike near Hanoi

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Ed

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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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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