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CASPIR contains documents, images and history of Canada's military aviation. The personnel and aircraft data has been compiled using data provided by trusted Canadian military aviation historians and original source documents. Where possible source documents are linked.
Research

CASPIR Resources

RCAF Accident Cards (1939-1945) JA Griffin Documents 1968 and 2005 Obtaining a World War II Service File

External Resources

RCAF.info: Research Resources RCAF.info: Finding Your Family Records

Griffin Library, 17 Wing Winnipeg

John Griffin was a significant historian, documenting Canada's Military aircraft.
Aircraft

Military Aircraft Associated with Canadians Choose a Specific Aircraft Serial

Lancaster FM213

CWHM flies one of the two airworthy Lancasters in the world. FM213 is usually marked as KB726 honouring Andrew Mynarski, VC.
Personnel

Name or Home Town Search Unit (Squadron) Search Aircraft Type or Serial Search Browse by Letter This Day in History

War Status Search Catastrophic Losses (Ships Hotels Aircraft) Choose Specific Military Cemeteries (WW1 WW2 and Beyond)

Andrew Mynarski, VC

We Shall Remember Them.
History

Education & History
Start Here Glossary Canada and World War II Combatants & First Airmen Casualties Air Force Operations Battle of Britain Women in War War Artists Canada in Korean Air War 1950-1953

Blogs & Articles
CASPIR Overview First World War Neighbourhood - Dufferin & Dupont Canada's First Military Aeroplane 1917

"A" Able flying through the Eiffel Tower? (although this event likely happened, this photograph is likely fake.) It is signed by the late Bill Bryant RAF who was the navigator of that aircraft piloted by Bob Boorman RCAF. The caption reads "This Stars Stripes photograph was taken on 14 September 1944 and shows a Mosquito Mk XIII of 409 Squadron RCAF. Pilot - W/O Bob Boorman RCAF Navigator F/S Bill Bryant RAF Flying through the Eiffel Tower."
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Dunphy, Boyne Hogan (Leading Aircraftman)

Killed in Flying Accident 1944-February-17

Leading Aircraftman Boyne Hogan Dunphy RCAF

Birth Date: 1922-October-10

Born: New Glasgow, Nova Scotia

Parents: Son of Richard Patrick Dunphy and Ethel Mary (nee Hogan) Dunphy, of Carleton Place, Ontario; husband of Mary Cecelia (nee McGregor) Dunphy, of Carleton Place, Ontario. Brother Kerry, Wayne, Garth, Ile

Spouse: Husband of Mary Cecelia (nee McGregor) Dunphy, of Carleton Place, Ontario. Brother Kerry, Wayne, Garth, Ile

Home: Carleton Place, Ontario

Enlistment: Ottawa, Ontario

Enlistment Date: 1941-April-09

Service

RCAF

Unit

CFS- Central Flying School

Base

RCAF Stn. Trenton, Ontario

Rank

Leading Aircraftman

Position

electrician

Service Numbers

R/95843

Home

Google Map

Carleton Place, Ontario

Final Burial

Google Map

St Mary's Cemetery
Plot 83

Central Flying School, Trenton, Ontario. Leading Aircraftman Dunphy, F/Ls T. Schofield, and R.G. Long (RAF) were all killed when Cessna Crane aircraft 8842 crashed ten miles north-west of Marmora, Ontario.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

Canada Primary Source Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Crew or Other Personnel

Crane 8842

Leading Aircraftman Boyne Hogan Dunphy RCAF

Leading Aircraftman Dunphy, Boyne Hogan (RCAF)
electrician
Killed in Flying Accident
1944-February-17
St Mary's Cemetery, Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada

Flight Lieutenant R G Long RAF

Flight Lieutenant Long, R G (RAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1944-February-17
cemetery unknown

Flight Lieutenant Thomas Schofield RCAF

Flight Lieutenant Schofield, Thomas (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1944-February-17
Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Unit Desciption

CFS (Central Flying School)

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station Trenton Ontario