Welcome to Remembered Sky
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 mission side. It’s expanded to encompass all military aviation story-telling.
The latest
BLOWN SLICK: the People, the Stories, the Perspective – the Book
Perspective of the last 12 months of the air war over Vietnam based on the experiences of those who flew into combat from USS Midway’s flight deck. Published April 2026. First off, My book Blown Slick has been privately published as of April 2026. Initially intended for a select group of 50 +/_ aviators, family and close friends the order grew to 100 all gone. I now have requests for more and a second printing is underway. This book is 8.5 x 11, soft cover and 248 pages with significant color and superb art work by Peter Chilelli. The cover [...]
Previous posts
Midway – 4 June 1942 – “Remembered Sky Day” Reflections
1942 - The Year of the Aircraft Carrier Please note the six new options on the Home page to [...]
Fight’s ON: Aerial Attack in California
Testimony of Pilot #38 Vegetation fires, or wildland fires, are the closest thing to military aerial combat a civilian pilot [...]
December 7, 1941 – a day for remembrance and teaching
Good Saturday morning December 7, 2024. . . Over the last 32 years I have asked my students of all [...]
Fight’s On: The Aviator Cancer Examination Study (ACES) Act – H.R 4886 > H.R.530
Testimony of Pilot #37 On October 15, 2021 Commander Thomas ‘Boot’ Hill, Navy F-4 and F-14 fighter pilot, passed away [...]
