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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."
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Beingessner, Elmer Stephen (Leading Aircraftman)

Killed in Flying Accident 1944-June-17

Leading Aircraftman Elmer Stephen Beingessner RCAF

Birth Date: 1923-May-04

Born: Vulcan, Alberta

Parents: Son of Frank Xavier and Mary Hazel Beingessner, of Brant, Alberta.

Spouse:

Home: Brant, Alberta

Enlistment: Calgary, Alberta

Enlistment Date: 1942-June-25

Service

RCAF

Unit

6 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School

Base

RCAF Stn. Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

Rank

Leading Aircraftman

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

R/168989

Home

Google Map

Brant, Alberta

Final Burial

Google Map

Highwood Cemetery
Plot 14 Range R

6 Elementary Flying Training School, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Cornell 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

Cornell EW394

Leading Aircraftman Elmer Stephen Beingessner RCAF

Leading Aircraftman Beingessner, Elmer Stephen (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1944-June-17
Highwood Cemetery, High River, Alberta, Canada

Flight Lieutenant Douglas Harold Burr RCAF

Flight Lieutenant Burr, Douglas Harold (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1944-June-17
Kelowna Cemetery, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

Accident Card - Fairchild Cornell I serial:EW394

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1944-June-17. Cornell I s/n EW394.

This accident involved 2 people. Beingessner ES, Burr DH

This accident had 2 fatalities. Flight Lieutenant Douglas Harold Burr RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/10294 Cornell EW394, Leading Aircraftman Elmer Stephen Beingessner RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/168989 Cornell EW394

Unit Desciption

6 EFTS (6 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.

The lads of Course 98 No 6 EFTS Prince Albert 1944

Established in 1940 at the present site of Prince Albert Airport CYPA

More information on the RCAF Station at Prince Albert, SK can be found at

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.Info - RCAF Station Prince Albert SK

More information on relief field Hagen SK can be found at

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.Info - Relief Landing Field Hagen SK

International Bomber Command Centre ibcc - Course 98 6 EFTS Prince Albert SK

YouTube YouTube - Abandoned Saskatchewan

Project 44 BCATP

Unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP