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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

Start Here Glossary Canada and World War II Combatants & First Airmen Casualties Air Force Operations Battle of Britain Women in War War Artists

"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."
Contact

Volunteer

CASPIR will always need people to assist with data, as well as researching Canada's Air War and Defence.

The following subjects require more research and may be of interest to some volunteers:

Canadian PoW's both in Europe and Far East
Canadian Naval Aviator Losses
Americans in the RCAF
Canadian Losses in World War I: RFC, RNAS and RAF
Canadian Army Aircraft and Flying Losses, 664, 665 and 666 Squadrons and other AOP Squadrons
Current Military Aircraft, such as Kingfisher
Canadian Museum Aircaft cataloging
RCAC Aircraft
On-Going Aircraft Registrations and Transfers

CASPIR is actively seeking people skilled in:

Modern Image Technology, such as AI Image enhancement
Python Programming
Web Server Management

Please contact CASPIR via the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum.

CASPIR Resources

External Resources

Volunteer