Dominic

Dominic

Background

Dominic Santini owns Santini Air which he runs out of Van Nuys Airport. He is a veteran of World War II and served alongside Stringfellow Hawke's father. Dominic is fluent in Italian.

During the events of Airwolf: Season 1 Episode 1-2 Shadow of the Hawke played by Ernest Borgnine

On the set of a movie, Dominic is arguing with Blaze and tells Mitch-Director that he won't let Blaze fly Dominic's helicopter by himself. Dominic and Hawke are fired from the movie set when Hawke embarrasses Blaze and Hawke tells Dominic he was offered a job with the FIRM. He asks Dominic to help him and to fly into Libya. Dominic and Hawke make plans for Libya and he takes Hawke to the Valley of the Gods and shows him a place inside of a mesa, where he can hide a large object. Dominic flies into Libya and Hawke and Dominic enter an airbase posing as Mirabelle Oil workers. They bluff their way past Libyan Officer #1 posing as Italians and see Airwolf. They steal the flight suits and helmets of Chuck Gordon and Co-Pilot-Mark and as they are walking to Airwolf, they are stopped by Major Kamal. Dominic gets into Airwolf, while Major Kamal orders Hawke to lift his visor. Hawke and Dominic use Airwolf to escape after killing a group of Libyan soldiers including Libyan Officer #1. They see tracks in the desert and are spotted by Dr. Moffet who drives in his jeep away. They find Gabrielle and land and Hawke runs to her. They get back into Airwolf and chase after Dr. Moffet. Dr. Moffet thinks Airwolf has been shot down by a missile and drives towards the explosion. Hawke then fires a missile at him, killing Dr. Moffet who pointed his revolver at the fuel intake. Dominic drops off Hawke and then flies away.

During the events of Airwolf: Season 1 Episode 3 Daddy's Gone a Hunt'n played by Ernest Borgnine

Dominic and Hawke fly Airwolf to try and learn more of its capabilities. He is recruited by Hawke and Michael Coldsmith Briggs III, code name Archangel to help identify a pilot that is planning on giving the Soviets a top secret plane. He goes undercover as a janitor at the airbase and is asked by Hawke to gather information on Nhi Truong. Hawke tells him to get Airwolf ready and Dominic pops smoke to let Maj. Sam Roper know where to land to drop off Hawke. They go to get Airwolf and then fly into Soviet territory. They attack a Soviet radar site and Dominic goes inside to get Ho Minh Truong. They then return back to the United States.