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Category Archives: The Flying Circus
Flight Into Remembered Sky
Testimony of Pilot #31 Once at a dinner party I was asked by a woman what on earth I had ever seen in military life. I couldn’t answer her, of course. I couldn’t summon it all, the distant places, the … Continue reading →
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Phantoms to WartHogs
Testimony of Pilot # 29 ‘Dogfighting makes movies. Close air support wins wars,’ Colonel Steve Ladd (USAF, Ret) recently published From F-4 Phantom to A-10 Warthog; Memoirs of a Cold War Fighter Pilot, and has graciously provided RememberedSky with a … Continue reading →
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The Flying Circus Toy Shop: Recommendations
The Flying Circus Hey Mom, when I grow up I wanna be a fighter pilot …………… Son, I’m sorry, but you can’t do both … of flight jackets, patches, aircraft pictures, models, books, watches, coffee mugs, ‘I luv me walls’ … Continue reading →
Veterans Day 2017: What would you do if I sang out of tune? Would you stand up and walk out on me?
Burns and Novick The Vietnam War – A Counter Anthology The PBS documentary The Vietnam War by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick has received critical acclaim and has been recommended for showing in schools. It follows Burns reputation well as … Continue reading →
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Tagged Linebacker I & II, Not On My Watch, POWs, Remembered Sky, Vietnam Air War
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“It’s Only Reading If You Do It”
Blown Slick Series #6 It is a true statement but not an indictment, that the fleets of the world never had a formal requirement for an airplane, or a submarine, or a communications satellite. Instead, in all cases, a debate … Continue reading →
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Tagged A2AD, Aircraft Carriers, Airpower, AirSeaBattle, Close Air Support, F-35, Fifth Generation Fighter, Fighter, SEAD, Strike Warfare
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The 4th of June – Remembered Sky Day
Blown Slick Series#5 The A-7 Corsair II carried a healthy fuel load for a carrier based strike aircraft. On major strikes – those to significant, highly defended targets – into North Vietnam called “Alpha Strikes” with 30 -40 A-7,s, A-6’s, F-4’s, bombers, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Aircraft Carriers, Airpower, Battle of Midway, Close Air Support, SEAD, Strike Warfare, Vietnam Air War
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Magnificent Men and Their Flying Machines: Heroes & Relics
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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Story Telling
Richard Bach -“Paradise is a personal thing.” Once taken on, flying runs deeply and permanently in one’s blood, and I find that since I can’t “do” anymore, I need to remember and to “tell” and have some fun doing it. … Continue reading →
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Remembered Sky: Gift of Wings
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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Sticks & Wires & Cloth
“An airplane is just a bunch of sticks and wires and cloth, a tool for learning about the sky and about what kind of person I am, when I fly. An airplane stands for freedom, for joy, for the power … Continue reading →
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