John Michael Stecyk
Pilot Officer · J/92037 · 
Canadian
- Died
- 1 July 1944, aged 21
- Fate
- Killed in action
Biography
Pilot Officer John Michael Stecyk of the Canadian air forces served as the mid-upper gunner of Lancaster JB743 with No. 625 Squadron, Royal Air Force. On 1 July 1944 the aircraft did not return from the raid on Vierzon. He was killed in action, aged 21. He is buried at St. Pierre-De-Jards Communal Cemetery, France.
Last updated 13 June 2026.
Crew & operations
Flew as Mid-upper gunner with No. 625 Squadron.
- Operation (1 July 1944) — aircraft JB743 CF-C (Avro Lancaster) — Failed to return
Crew: Clarence Orville McMillan (Bomb aimer) · Frank Norman Allen (Flight engineer) · John Alexander McHutchion (Navigator) · Harry Hale (Pilot) · John Michael Fraser (Rear gunner) · F. Dickinson (Wireless operator)
Timeline
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1 July 1944
Flew Operation
Mid-upper gunner, JB743 CF-C — Failed to return -
1 July 1944
Died
aged 21
Burial / commemoration
- Cemetery
- St. Pierre-de-jards Communal Cemetery, France
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.)