“Shot Down!!!” Part 2 of 8
Heroes Remember
“Shot Down!!!” Part 2 of 8
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Description
Mr. Pochailo describes his escape from his disabled bomber
Philip Pochailo
Philip Pochailo was born in Rainy River, Ontario, on November 19, 1920. After finishing his education, he worked several years in lumber camps, and finally enlisted in the RCAF in 1942. He went overseas in 1943. After advanced training as a bomb aimer in Great Britain, he was assigned to a British crew in No.1 Bomber Command in April 1944. His aircraft was shot down over the Netherlands and only he and the aircraft's pilot survived. Mr. Pochailo evaded capture and joined the Dutch Resistance Movement where he lived and worked for the next 12 months. He was liberated by Canadian troops in Rotterdam in 1945. Mr. Pochailo returned to Canada after the war and now resides in Ottawa, Ontario.
Meta Data
- Medium:
- Video
- Owner:
- Veterans Affairs Canada
- Duration:
- 2:27
- Person Interviewed:
- Philip Pochailo
- War, Conflict or Mission:
- Second World War
- Location/Theatre:
- Holland/Netherlands
- Battle/Campaign:
- Bomber Command
- Branch:
- Air Force
- Units/Ship:
- #1 Bomber Command
- Rank:
- AC2 / Flying Officer
- Occupation:
- Bomb Aimer
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