Vita, Manitoba
1959-09-01 - Silver Star - 21544, piloted by 235870 F/C LP Prochuk, crashed on Hecla Island five miles southwest of Hecla. 290934 Sergeant R Petersen was a passenger and both were fatally injured. The students were on a mutual instrument cross-country flight.
1959-09-04 - A funeral service was held for F/C LP Prochuk, RCAF student Pilot, in the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Winnipeg, Manitoba, with full military honours, and burial in Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg.
Prochuk, Lester Paul (Flight Cadet)
Killed in Flying Accident 1959-September-01
Birth Date: 1939-January-15
Born: Vita, Manitoba
Parents: Son of William and Anne Prochuk.
Spouse:
Home: Vita, Manitoba
Enlistment: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Enlistment Date: 1957-September-20
Service
RCAF
Unit
3 AFS- Advanced Flying School
Base
Gimli, Manitoba, Canada
Rank
Flight Cadet
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
230911
Station Historical Record - RCAF Station Gimli - 1959-09-01
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