Pawlyk, Andrew
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Andrew |
Surname | Pawlyk |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Efrusina Pawlyk, of Calmar, Alberta, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ME695 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 54. J. 10. |
Epitaph | SADLY MISSED BY PARENTS,SISTER, BROTHERS, AND ALL WHO LOVED HIM. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 224 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/178830 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-06-1944 |
End Date | 30-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Villiers-Bockage |
Reason for Loss | Passed under PB178 so close that the tail plane struck the rear gun turret, killing the rear gunner and also two of the PB178 crew. Two further crew from PB178 were able to bale out, the ones who did not perished when the aircraft crashed at Midhurst, Sussex |