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Headwind

January 18th, 2010, 06:10

It seems our family has had a ruff go of it lately. We lost a part of our family this past week that I know some of you with a passion for aviation can appreciate.

Capt. Marvel Domke died at age 87 on Jan 10th 2010. He was a B-24 pilot and lead plane for 30 missions over Germany during WWII for the 446bg.

You can read his own words if you like at:
http://www.446bg.com/bios/domke_m.htm

At his funeral the last remaining crew member was there and spoke of the war and what they had gone through.

Lionheart

January 18th, 2010, 06:20

Thanks HW for the heads up.

May his soul rest in peace.

Thank the Lord for such courageous souls who fought an incredible battle back then.

:medals:

Bill

Milton Shupe

January 18th, 2010, 06:23

Thank you for sharing this Headwind. The Captain's story was a great read. He showed courage, tenacity, and great leadership. He sounded like on heck of a guy to fly with and certainly cared about his squadron and crew.

Salute! :medals:

Snuffy

January 18th, 2010, 07:08

R.I.P. Sir!

:engel016:

And thanks!

cheezyflier

January 18th, 2010, 07:13

i'm sorry for your loss, but wow! what a great read!

Quicksand

January 18th, 2010, 07:41

Thanks for posting, HW.. The link was outstanding. May he have only blue skies and a soft tailwind on his journey home. Prayers to his friends and family..:medals::medals::medals:

IanHenry

January 18th, 2010, 08:43

A very sad loss, soon there will be none of those old boys left to remained<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>
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Ian.

muletrain

January 18th, 2010, 16:00

Thanks for sharing!
RIP :medals:
Great story...

harleyman

January 18th, 2010, 17:44

RIP Capt. :medals: :salute:

It was a great read...Thanks for that HU....

rvn817j

January 19th, 2010, 04:40

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What an interesting story. God bless the souls of all those brave men that determined the course of our world for many decades.

Headwind

January 27th, 2010, 21:24

Thanks everyone I'm sure your thoughts would be very appreciated by the family.

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