Ladimer Jacob Bernaski
Flying Officer · J/29331 · 
Canadian
- Died
- 1 July 1944
- Fate
- Killed in action
Biography
Flying Officer Ladimer Jacob Bernaski of the Canadian air forces served as the navigator of Lancaster ME774 with No. 626 Squadron, Royal Air Force. On 1 July 1944 the aircraft failed to return from the raid on Vierzon. He was killed in action. He is commemorated at Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom.
Last updated 13 June 2026.
Crew & operations
Flew as Navigator with No. 626 Squadron.
- Operation (1 July 1944) — aircraft ME774 UM-L2 (Avro Lancaster) — Failed to return
Crew: Jack Ogilvie Smith (Bomb aimer) · H.c. Greb (Flight engineer) · James Neil Gordon (Mid-upper gunner) · William Francis Pocock (Pilot) · Alfred Cyril Seymour Barker (Rear gunner) · N.d. Bishop (Wireless operator)
Timeline
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1 July 1944
Flew Operation
Navigator, ME774 UM-L2 — Failed to return - 1 July 1944 Died
Burial / commemoration
- Cemetery
- Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom
Operations on this date. 3 raids in this archive were flown on the night of 1 July 1944: Villers Bocage · Villers-bocage · Vierzon. (Cross-reference by date — not in itself confirmation this airman flew it.)