 Andrew Charles Mynarski
This page is dedicated to the memory of Pilot Officer Andrew Charles Mynarski, a casualty of the Second World War. Contribute?
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| Rank |
Pilot Officer |
| Force |
Air Force |
| Regiment |
 Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Death Date |
 June 13, 1944 |
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| Cemetery |
Meharicourt Communal Cemetery |
| Hometown |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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Victoria Cross
Mynarski was serving with 419 "Moose" Squadron when his plane was shot down. Preparing to jump from the blazing airplane, he saw that the rear gunner, Pat Brophy, was trapped in his gun turret, struggling to break free. Immediately, Mynarski turned from the escape hatch and made his way back through the flames, ignoring his friend's shouts of, "Go back! Save yourself!" After numerous attempts to release Brophy, Mynarski reluctantly make his way back to the hatch. His parachute and clothes ablaze, he offered his friend a final gesture of encouragement: he stood at attention and saluted. He jumped, but succumbed to his burns soon after landing. Miraculously, Brophy survived the crash. |
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Members of the Royal Canadian Air Force that fell on the same day as Andrew Charles: |
Thistle, Alexander, Allan, Applin, Bergeron, Blanchard, Botsford, Brice, Buchanan, Byers, Campbell, Carruthers, Cartwright, Chadburn, Clark, Couper, Davies, Davis, Dieno, Dryden, Dubeau, Duffin, Dymond, Elliott, Everest, Fitton, Francis, Gates, Glendenning, Goodwin, Hall, Harrison, Henson, Hewitt, Johnston, Kelso, Koleda, Krahn, Kyle, Lacey, Lacombe, Ladd, Lancaster, Lang, Larkin, Laurie, Learn, Leatherdale, Legge, Lemky, Lowe, Mallory, Mcdonald, Mcelheran, Mcfadyen, Mciver, Mcmillan, Mcmullen, Mcormond, Mcrobie, Morgan, Murphy, Murphy, Murray, Ochsner, Parsons, Pawlitza, Pearson, Phillips, Pledger, Pole, Proudfoot, Reed, Ricci, Ritchie, Robertson, Sager, Sherman, Simonato, Smith, Staples, Stevens, Stewart, Swan, Tandy, Taylor, Thompson, Todd, Ward, White, Willmott, Wilson, Wilson, Wood, Wyllie |
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