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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

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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

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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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Hotel (Total: 1, Canadian: 1, Group 0)

Non-Aircraft Hotel

Hotel serial MetropoleHotel

s/n MetropoleHotel

Metropole Hotel

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Bombing of the Metropole Hotel

Metropole Hotel 1943

3 Personnel Reception Centre (3 PRC) was the Metropole Hotel in Bournemouth UK. 3 PRC was were airmen arriving in Britain would await placement in active Squadrons, or be assigned to additional training. On May 23, 1943 a German bombing cause the loss of life of 131 people in Bournemouth including 10 RCAF staying at the hotel.

unvetted Source Dorset History

unvetted Source Images of the Metropole Hotel

last update: 2025-February-05

1943-May-23 KIA RCAF Flight Sergeant William Geoffrey Abbott 2024-11-01

1943-May-23 KIA RCAF Flight Sergeant George Assaf 2021-02-18

1943-May-23 KIA RCAF Sergeant David Rainnie Chalmers 2024-01-26

1943-May-23 KIA RCAF Sergeant Robert Richard Courtney 2024-05-05

1943-May-23 KIA RCAF Leading Aircraftman Earle Oscar Milton Gilbert 2021-04-13

1943-May-23 KIA RCAF Sergeant Alexander Colin Matheson 2021-09-23

1943-May-23 KIA RCAF Sergeant Raymond Francis Pelrine 2021-04-13

1943-May-23 KIA RCAF Flight Sergeant Julian Louis Soos 2021-02-25

1943-May-23 KIA RCAF Corporal William Godfrey Wood 2021-04-13

1943-May-23 KIA RCAF Sergeant Ross Clifton Woods 2021-04-13