Zayets, Peter
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Peter |
Surname | Zayets |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alexander and Maria Zayets, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JD386 |
Markings | -T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. F. Row C. Grave 1. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SON AND BROTHER PETER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 270 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/124095 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 1666 HCU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Zayets Lake, Manitoba; 10km NE of Shethanei Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | St. Gregory Minster, Kirkdale, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Canadian Airmen who flew from RAF Wombleton during WW2, including 1666 HCU |
Location | Roadside location, Wombleton, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Canadian Airmen who flew from RAF Wombleton during WW2, including 1666 HCU |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-02-1944 |
End Date | 29-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wombleton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | May have succumbed to rudder stall while flying at high altitude. Began to spiral from 800' and crashed at Broughton, between Brigg and Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. |