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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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Complete Series List: 1942- The Year of the Aircraft Carrier
Blown Slick Series #13 1942 – The Year of the Aircraft Carrier Any assessment of future air power must certainly take into account China’s growing defense capability, objectives, and ongoing operations in the South China Sea. This suggested that a reasonable context should include a review of the Japanese island chain or co-prosperity sphere, that first year of WW II in the Pacific, and most certainly the emergence of aircraft carrier warfare. This context is provided as a sub-series posts reviewing the four major carrier battles throughout 1942 – Blown Slick #13 – 1942 the Year of the Aircraft Carrier. [...]
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The “Fighter Pilot”
Blown Slick Series #2 The first post for the Blown Slick series made the point that the series is about [...]
The Mission of “Attack” – The Blown Slick Series Introduction
Blown Slick Series #1 (See also : Preface to Blown Slick -the series: The evolution of fighter, attack, and strike [...]
The Last Corsair: Fly Low, Hit Hard
The Helenic Air Force will retire the last A-7 Corsair II on October 17, 2014 after [...]
