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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.

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Against All Odds – Killing MiGs in the Korean War with Naval Aviator Royce Williams (Part 2 of 2)

Testimony of Pilot #33 Will he finally receive the Medal of Honor? In San Diego Harbor on the USS Midway, now a museum ship , Capt. Royce Williams (USN, Ret) stands next to an F9F Panther with the silhouettes of four MiGs under the cockpit. The aircraft and its markings are there as a tribute to the man who downed at least four Russian MiGs in an extraordinary 35+ minutes on one mission on Nov. 18, 1952. For over half a century his achievement was classified; nobody knew what he did that day over the skies of Korea. If you [...]

1942- The Year of the Aircraft Carrier; Part 13 – Guadalcanal, From the Start, A New and Different Context; Problems (2/4)

Ed2019-10-22T15:40:17-07:00July 23, 2019|

Blown Slick Series #13 Part 13 (2/4) It was one thing to defend Midway operating in open ocean; being closely [...]

1942- The Year of the Aircraft Carrier; Part 12 – Guadalcanal, From the Start, A New and Different Context; First Day Overview (1/4)

Ed2019-10-22T12:49:21-07:00July 23, 2019|

RS Note: With the close of Chapter 2 of the Testimony of Pilot series, this posts continues with the 1942- The Year [...]

Testimony of Pilot (13): Chapter Two – Final Reflection on “harnessing the sky”

Ed2021-02-15T16:03:34-08:00July 14, 2019|

Testimony of Pilot# 13 This second chapter takes its characterization as “harnessing the sky.” Remembering the sky trajectories from Kill Devil Hill to [...]