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Category Archives: Book Reviews
“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
Posted in Analysis, Blown Slick Series, Book Reviews
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
Posted in Analysis, Blown Slick Series, Book Reviews, On their Shoulders, War and Remembrance
Tagged Aircraft Carriers, Airpower, Battle of Midway, Close Air Support, SEAD, Strike Warfare, Vietnam Air War
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Year of War- Reflection
(Please note that this is being posted on 25 March 2015, after reflection on previous offerings) Remembered Sky began so as to tell the ’72-’73 story of USS Midway, Carrier Airwing Five and to further focus primarily on the Attack … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, War and Remembrance
Tagged Aircraft Carriers, Airpower, Attack, Close Air Support, Fighter, Linebacker I & II, Not On My Watch, POWs, Remembered Sky, Rolling Thunder, Strike Warfare, USS Midway, Vietnam Air War
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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
Posted in Book Reviews, On their Shoulders, People
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