29 May 1998 HIGH FLIGHT Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Sunward I've climbed,and joined the tumbling mirth Of sun-split clouds-and done a hundred things You have not dreamed of - wheeled and soared and swung High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there, I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung My eager craft through footless halls of air. Up, up the long delirious, burning blue I've topped the windswept heights with easy grace Where never lark, or even eagle flew. And, while with silent, lifting mind I've trod The high untrespassed sanctity of space, Put out my hand, and touched the face of God. John Gillespie Magee, Jr A memorial from his sons and daughter, Dave McDonald DMGT350@aol.com Dan McDonald sarinadan@comcast.netï¿ 1/2 Debbi McDonald Williams robdeb@broadstripe.net

 

20 Jan 2004 Let us not forget the love our relatives had for the job they did. Let us help each other deal with our losses. Let us forgive and remember. From the pilot's son, Stephen B. Nichols sndnichols@alltel.net

 

A Note from The Virtual Wall When the number two engine of EB-66C 54-0473 failed shortly after departure from Takhli RTAFB, Thailand, the pilot, Major Max Nichols, attempted to return to base. While the aircraft was on short final it settled rapidly into rough ground about 1200 feet short of the runway, slid for a distance, caught fire, and exploded. Only two of the seven men aboard were able to escape the burning aircraft. The dead were 41st Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron MAJ Max E. Nichols, Houghton, NY MAJ Karl D. Hezel, Cranford, NJ CPT Rey L. Duffin, Tooele, UT 1LT Theodore W. Johnson, Westfield, NY 42nd Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron MAJ William E. McDonald, Memphis, TN

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