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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

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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."
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Barnes, Roland Roy (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Action 1943-January-28

Pilot Officer Roland Roy Barnes RCAF

Birth Date: 1911-November-13

Born: Molies River New Brunswick

Parents: Son of William Leonard and Ida Claire Barnes.

Spouse:

Home: Mettagami Heights, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

145 (BR) Sqn- Squadron
Furor Non Sine Frenis Fury with balance

Base

RCAF Stn. Torbay, Newfoundland

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Wireless Air Gunner

Service Numbers

J/12549

Home

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Mettagami Heights, Ontario

Memorial Location

Google Map

Ottawa War Memorial
Panel 2 Column 3

145 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Furor Non Sine Frenis). Hudson aircraft crashed.

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)

Crew or Other Personnel

Hudson 760

Pilot Officer Roland Roy Barnes RCAF

Pilot Officer Barnes, Roland Roy (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1943-January-28
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Flight Sergeant Jack Sinclair Boyer RCAF

Flight Sergeant Boyer, Jack Sinclair (RCAF)
Navigator
Killed in Action
1943-January-28
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Flight Sergeant Joseph Edmond Ouellette RCAF

Flight Sergeant Ouellette, Joseph Edmond (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1943-January-28
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Flying Officer William Field Crichton Snow RCAF

Flying Officer Snow, William Field Crichton (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1943-January-28
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Accident Card - Lockheed Hudson I serial:760

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-January-28. Hudson I s/n 760.

This accident involved 4 people. Barnes RR, Boyer JS, Quellette JF, Snow WEC

This accident had 4 fatalities. Flight Sergeant Jack Sinclair Boyer RCAF Killed in Action service no:R/90741 Hudson 760, Flight Sergeant Joseph Edmond Ouellette RCAF Killed in Action service no:R/84524 Hudson 760, Flying Officer William Field Crichton Snow RCAF Killed in Action service no:J/10517 Hudson 760, Pilot Officer Roland Roy Barnes RCAF Killed in Action service no:J/12549 Hudson 760