Onysko, Peter
Died 1944-10-27
Birth Date: 1922-July-14
Born: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Son of George and Mary Onysko of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Home: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Enlistment: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Enlistment Date: 1942-01-19
Service
RCAF
Unit
257 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Thay Myay Gyee Shin Shwe Hti Death or glory
Base
Rank
Flying Officer
Position
Flying Officer
Service Numbers
J/24428
Home
Winnipeg, Manitoba
First Burial
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, Uk
257 Burma Squadron (Thay Myay Gyee Shin Shwe Hii). Death by natural causes while in the Halton Hospital, England.
Canadian Virtual War MemorialThis incident involved multiple aircraft:
- Hurricane Mk. XII Serial: 5481
All the above aircraft in the above list are referenced in this report.
Hurricane 5481
Hurricane Mk. XII 5481
Flown to No. 1 WS(?) at Derbert NS on 7 October 1942, to be used in Victory Loan Campaign. To Eastern Air Command, probably for No. 1 (F) Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Bagotville, Quebec, on 4 November 1942. To No. 9 Repair Depot from 22 October 1943 to 24 June 1944 for repairs, to No. 3 Training Command, for No. 9 Bombing & Gunnery School at Mont Joli, Quebec, when completed. To No. 9 Repair Depot for write off on 3 November 1944. "Stored in field" after being struck off. Reported as fuselage recovered from farmer's field in 1984, restored, now operating in US marked as RAF P2970.1942-10-07 Taken on Strength No. 3 Training Command 2019-08-20
1943-June-16 Accident: 1 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Cheeseman
1944-October-27 Accident: 9 Bomb & Gunnery School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Burchill | Burke | Giroux | Morris
1944-11-29 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20