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.