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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."
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CH-178 Mi-17 (Total: 4, Canadian: 4, Group 0)

Mil CH-178 Mi-17

(RCAF Photos)(Source Harold A Skaarup Web Page)

The Mil Mi-17 (NATO reporting name: Hip) is a Soviet designed Russian military helicopter family in production at two factories in Kazan and Ulan-Ude. It is known as the Mi-8M series in Russian service. The helicopter is mostly used as medium twin-turbine transport helicopter, as well as an armed gunship version.

Mil-17-V5 Hip, CH-178, RCAF (Serial Nos. 1780404, 178405, 178406 and 178407), leased for the Air Task Force in Afghanistan in 2010. Harold Skaarup web page and Wikipedia with revisions

YouTube Mi 17 Helicopter

Wikipedia Mi 17 Helicopter

unvetted Source Harold A Skaarup Web Page

unvetted Source Helis Web Page

CH-178 Mi-17 serial 178404

s/n 178404

as/n 178404

m/d Mi-17-V5

178404

Known Units:

Leased for use by Canadian forces in Afghanistan. Operational at Kandahar airport by May/June 2010. May have been one of the CH-178s airfreighted to Bulgaria in August 2011, with Canadian markings covered in tape.
last update: 2024-December-25

CH-178 Mi-17 serial 178405

s/n 178405

as/n 178405

m/d Mi-17-V5

178405

Known Units:

Leased for use by Canadian forces in Afghanistan. Operational at Kandahar airport by May/June 2010. May have been one of the CH-178s airfreighted to Bulgaria in August 2011, with Canadian markings covered in tape.
last update: 2024-December-25

CH-178 Mi-17 serial 178406

s/n 178406

as/n 178406

m/d Mi-17-V5

178406

Known Units:

Leased for use by Canadian forces in Afghanistan. Operational at Kandahar airport by May/June 2010. May have been one of the CH-178s airfreighted to Bulgaria in August 2011, with Canadian markings covered in tape.
last update: 2024-December-25

CH-178 Mi-17 serial 178407

s/n 178407

as/n 178407

m/d Mi-17-V5

178407

Known Units:

Leased for use by Canadian forces in Afghanistan. Operational at Kandahar airport by May/June 2010. May have been one of the CH-178s airfreighted to Bulgaria in August 2011, with Canadian markings covered in tape.
last update: 2024-December-25