Onysko, Donald Clarence
Killed in Flying Accident 1955-07-19

Birth Date: 1932-February-27
Born: East Kildonan, Manitoba
Son of George and Mary Onysko of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Home: East Kildonan, Manitoba
Enlistment: Trenton, Ontario
Enlistment Date: 1950-09-15
Service
RCAF
Unit
121 (Comm) Flight- Flight
Base
Rank
Flying Officer
Position
Flying Officer
Service Numbers
130505
First Burial

Canso 11095
Consolidated Canso Catalina PBY PB2B A-10 OA-10 Black Cat

The Consolidated Catalina and Canso were close cousins. The Canso was the true amphibious version of the design and therefore included a conventional undercarriage to allow for either water or land use. The Canso provided more than two decades of valuable service to the RCAF. The Catalina variant came first and was produced beginning in 1935 for the United States Navy. The amphibious version, designated PBY-5A, came in service early in 1941 and the RCAF began using the aircraft on anti-submarine patrols that same year. After the Second World War, the RCAF used Cansos for search and rescue, Arctic survey missions and various transport operations.RCAF