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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."
Contact

Aho, Joseph (Leading Aircraftman)

Killed in Flying Accident 1941-November-17

Leading Aircraftman Joseph Aho RCAF

Birth Date: 1912-August-10

Born: Finland

Parents: Son of Joseph and Laina L. Aho, of Timmins, Ontario.

Spouse:

Home: Timmins, Ontario

Enlistment: Ottawa, Ontario

Enlistment Date: 1941-February-28

Service

RCAF

Unit

9 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School

Base

St Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Rank

Leading Aircraftman

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

R/95601

Home

Google Map

Timmins, Ontario

Final Burial

Google Map

Timmins Cemetery
Legion Plot Sec B Row 11

Fleet Finch aircraft 4605 crashed during a solo flight one quarter mile from St Davids, Ontario.

Canada Primary Source School Daily Diary Entry - 1941-11-17

Canada Primary Source School Daily Diary Entry - Appendix E

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)

Accident Card - Fleet Finch Finch II serial:4605

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1941-November-17. Fleet Finch II s/n 4605.

This accident involved 1 person. Aho J

This accident had 1 fatality. Leading Aircraftman Joseph Aho RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/95601 Finch 4605

Unit Desciption

9 EFTS (9 Elementary Flying Training School)

An Elementary Flying Training School (EFTS) gave a trainee 50 hours of basic flying instruction on a simple trainer like the De Havilland Tiger Moth, Fleet Finch, or Fairchild Cornell over 8 weeks.Elementary schools were operated by civilian flying clubs under contract to the RCAF and most of the instructors were civilians. For example, No. 12 EFTS Goderich was run by the Kitchener-Waterloo Flying Club and the County of Huron Flying Club.The next step for a pilot was the Service Flying Training School.

1941 Course NO9 EFTS

Information on RCAF Station St Catherines can be foud here

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station St Catharines Ontario

Unvetted Source 9 EFTS Blog

Project 44 BCATP

Unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP

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