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

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Griffin Library, 17 Wing Winnipeg

John Griffin was a significant historian, documenting Canada's Military aircraft.
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Lancaster FM213

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

We Shall Remember Them.
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"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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G-15 (Total: 1, Canadian: 1, Group 0)

Waco G-15

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3583927)
WACO CG-15A Glider, USAAC (Serial No. 55594), Rockcliffe, Ontario, 9 Feb 1946.
(Source Harold A Skaarup Web Page)

The Waco CG-15 was an American military glider, which was developed from the CG-4. Although outwardly similar to its predecessor and carrying the same number of passengers, a number of changes in the design, including shortened wings and a more streamlined nose enabled it to travel faster. 1,000 were ordered and 473 were delivered before production ceased. Two were transferred to the Navy for testing as the XLR2W-1. One unit was converted into an XPG-3 powered glider which used two Jacobs R-755-9 radial engines. Harold Skaarup web page

Wikipedia Waco Glider

Unvetted Source Harold A Skaarup Web Page

G-15 CG-15A serial 9504

s/n 9504

9504

Known Units:

Ex USAAF CG-15A, their serial number 45-5594. Used by Test and Development Establishment, RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario, initially still with US serial, for cold weather trials. At RCAF Station Edmonton, Alberta in 1949.
last update: 2025-November-19

1946-September-02 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
1950-September-23 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20

📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 357