Dougie93 Posted June 20, 2023 Report Posted June 20, 2023 a 450 Tactical Helicopter Squadron Boeing CH-147F Chinook has reportedly crashed in Petawawa https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/royal-canadian-air-force-petawawa Quote
Dougie93 Posted June 20, 2023 Report Posted June 20, 2023 two 450 Tactical Helicopter Squadron crewmembers reported missing; now reported killed https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/petawawa-military-helicopter-crash-river-missing-1.6882094 Pipe Major, sound the lament Sic Itur Ad Astra Quote
Dougie93 Posted June 23, 2023 Report Posted June 23, 2023 the chain of command has named the fallen Commissioned Officers Captain David Domagala ( left ) Captain Marc Larouche ( right ) No. 450 ( Viking ) Tactical Helicopter Squadron Motto "By Air To Battle" No. 1 Wing Tactical Aviation HM Royal Canadian Air Force at the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them 1 Quote
Dougie93 Posted June 25, 2023 Report Posted June 25, 2023 Captain killed in Chinook crash was loyal husband, dad, friend 'I will hold him in my heart until I meet him again on the other side. Rest in peace my love' Capt. Marc Larouche had a calm presence. Being a keen, silent observer of what was going on around him, speaking only when he needed to, was part of what made him a great pilot and leader in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He also did not say much to Annie on their first blind date. It took some time, and a few more dates, for him to open up, but she quickly realized they had something special. “I discovered a humble and simple guy, easygoing and funny. I knew very soon that he was the man of my life,” said Dr. Annie Larouche, a dentist in Pembroke, Ont., and Marc’s wife of 22 years. https://nationalpost.com/news/military-captains-helicopter-crash-ottawa Quote
Dougie93 Posted June 28, 2023 Report Posted June 28, 2023 Capt. David Domagala: Soldier, husband, father, friend The Woodstock native killed in a Royal Canadian Air Force helicopter crash is being remembered by friends as a dedicated soldier and loving father and husband. Capt. David Domagala was educated at Woodstock’s St. Mary’s Catholic high school before embarking on a military career that ended in a double-tragedy last week when the 32-year-old was killed along with a colleague while on a nighttime training flight in eastern Ontario. “He was a great man, a great troop, and most of all a great father,” a friend wrote in an online tribute to Domagala. “It was an absolute honour serving with you.” Added another man who said he met Domagala as a cadet in 2013: “I knew then you were going to go far in life and far in your career, Dave, you are gone but will never be forgotten.” A biography made public by the Royal Canadian Air Force stated Domagala jointed the reserves in 2008 before attending Royal Military College in Kingston. He graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in 2016 and returned to his studies in recent years. He was nearing completion of a master’s degree from the school. Domagala earned his wings in 2019 and joined the 450 Squadron that same year. His flying career was briefly interrupted when he volunteered for a year-long deployment to Egypt as a liaison officer for Operation Calumet, a peacekeeping operation Canada has been part of since 1985. He received a Commander Commendation from the Canadian Joint Operations Command for his work on that mission. https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/capt-david-domagala-soldier-husband-father-friend Quote
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