Canuck wrote:

"®i©ardo" wrote in message
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Canuck wrote:

"®i©ardo" wrote in message
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Canuck wrote:

Thanks Canuck, some real gems there.

You are welcome! It is an incredible aircraft with an amazing
history. There is a whole significance to this particular aircraft
and Andrew Mynarski. Here is a synopsis:

"Pilot Officer Andrew Mynarski was the mid-upper gunner of a
Lancaster bomber, attacking a target at Cambrai, France, on the night
of 12 June 1944. The aircraft came under fire from an enemy fighter.
The pilot ordered the crew to bail out. In an act of heroism,
Mynarski remained onboard the fiery plane, determined to save his
friend.

The son of Polish immigrants, Andrew Mynarski grew up in the North
End of Winnipeg. In 1932 he left school and took a job as a leather
cutter to help support the family. He joined the Royal Canadian Air
Force in 1941 and in January 1943 was posted to England.

Mynarski was serving with 419 "Moose" Squadron when his plane was
shot down. Preparing to jump from the blazing airplane, he saw that
the rear gunner, Pat Brophy, was trapped in his gun turret,
struggling to break free. Immediately, Mynarski turned from the
escape hatch and made his way back through the flames, ignoring his
friend's shouts of, "Go back! Save yourself!" After numerous attempts
to release Brophy, Mynarski reluctantly make his way back to the
hatch. His parachute and clothes ablaze, he offered his friend a
final gesture of encouragement: he stood at attention and saluted. He
jumped, but succumbed to his burns soon after landing.

Miraculously, Brophy survived the crash. The plane hit a tree as it
crashed to earth, breaking open the gun turret and throwing him free.
He thus lived to tell of Pilot Officer Andrew Mynarski's bravery.
Andrew Mynarski was awarded the Victoria Cross posthumously for his
effort to save another's life."

I copied/pasted from: http://www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?id=14739

There is a brief video there as well as a whole host of interesting
historical information.

ENJOY!

Nick


Incredible stuff, thanks for posting that. Another reminder of the
tremendous debt that we (the UK) owe to Canada.

®i©ardo

I'm glad you found it interesting. Take care,

Nick


Thanks Nick. and you.

®i©ardo

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