Harry
Proskurniak 1915 - 2000 15
DEC 2011
Flying Officer Harry
Proskurniak var eneste overlevende fra
Lancaster R5702 der styrtede ned
her den
15. februar 1944.
I 1985 fortalte han
den lange historie om flystyrtet og tiden efter.
(Kilde: Leif Gr. Thomsen)
I 2011 skrev Marian Hinds fra Canada til
www.airmen.dk:
"Jeg er Harry Proskurniak's datter. Han havde en historie at fortælle, og
den
blev kun fortalt, når nogen overbeviste ham om, at han skulle sige noget.
En af dem var Leif Gr. Thomsen. Min far var altid forbløffet over at han
overlevede den dag flyet styrtede ned og hans kammerater blev dræbt.
Mindedagen 11. november var altid den vigtigste dag i året for min far, så
det var kun passende, at han døde i november og meget tæt på 11/11.
Jeg indscannede kortet fra hans begravelse. Han døde 8/11 2000."
Flying Officer Harry Proskurniak was the
sole survivor from
Lancaster R5702 that crashed
here on 15
FEB 1944.
In 1985 he told
the long story of the air crash and the time after that.
(Source: Leif Gr. Thomsen)
In 2011 Marian Hinds wrote from Canada to
www.airmen.dk:
I am Harry Proskurniak's daughter. He had a story to tell and it was only
told when a few interested parties convinced him to speak, one of them
being Leif Gr. Thomsen. My dad was always amazed that he survived
that final day when the plane crashed killing his comrades.
Remembrance Day, November 11th was always the most important day
of the year for my dad, so it was only fitting that he died in November
and
very close to the 11th. I scanned the card that was given out at his
service. He died on November 8th, 2000.