576 sqn Flt Sgt Danny Ranchuk Rear gunner Page 1

The information on this page was supplied by Mrs Marlene Randal from Canada. her Father was a Rear Gunner with 576 Sqn and flew from Fiskerton. He was Flight Sergeant Dan Ranchuk,(later Randal,)R.C.A.F. More details to follow.
F/Sgt. Ranchuk on right, Other crew names not in order at present are: F/O B. O'Neill, Pilot. P/O. R. Durran, F/O S. Haakstad. Sgt. Ogilvie. Sgt. F. Smith. Sgt. A. George. Crew positions to follow.
From a southern Ontario, Canada newspaper. Dad is back row left.
	(Marlene added these comments to this picture of her parents.) I believe this was mom & dad's "original" wedding picture. They were married on August 20, 1945 at the register office in Horncastle, Lincoln. She was 17 and he was 22. When mom arrived in Canada, her Romanian mother-in-law would not accept her as dad's wife until they had a church wedding blessed by the priest. At that time, they were living in my grandparent's home in Windsor, Ontario so they had to remarry in the Romanian Church in August of 1946. Grandma Ranchuck was finally happy!
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	Mrs Elizabeth Ranchuk This was taken on the "war bride & wounded" ship from England to Canada.

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Danny with his wife Betty at their wedding in Canada
	Danny during training at Moncton New Brunswick Canada April 1943

	Crewmember Sgt Ogilvie in 1994 with friends in his home town of Dundee enjoying a BBQ
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	Danny sat next to the mid Upper Gun position on one of 576 sqns lancasters at fiskerton .