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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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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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Blackler, Robert Stanley (Squadron Leader)

Killed in Flying Accident 1944-August-11

Squadron Leader Robert Stanley Blackler RCAF

Birth Date: 1915-February-10

Born:

Parents: Son of Robert Norman and Nettie I. Blackler of Ottawa.

Spouse: Husband of Margaret Y. Blackler, of Sudbury.

Home: Ottawa, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

6 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School

Base

RCAF Stn. Mountain View, Ontario

Rank

Squadron Leader

Position

Service Numbers

C/978

Home

Google Map

Ottawa, Ontario

Final Burial

Google Map

Beechwood Cemetery
Sec 17A Lot 30 Grave 2

Squadron Leader Blackler was the only casualty when Anson aircraft 8226 was in a flying accident.

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 - Avro Anson Mk. II serial:8226

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1944-August-11. Anson II s/n 8226.

This accident involved 4 people. Blackler RS, Davidson RG, Duncan AT, Hale DR

This accident had 1 fatality. Squadron Leader Robert Stanley Blackler RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:C/978 Anson 8226

Unit Desciption

6 BGS (6 Bomb and Gunnery School)

The Bombing and Gunnery School (B&GS) offered instruction in the techniques of bomb aiming and aerial machine gunnery to Air Observers, Bomb Aimers, and Wireless Air Gunners. These schools required large areas to accommodate their bombing and gunnery ranges, and were often located near water. The Avro Anson, Fairey Battle, Bristol Bolingbroke, and Westland Lysander were the standard aircraft used at B&GS schools.

NO6 BGS Mountainview On

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station Mountainview Ontario

Unvetted Source NO6 BGS Blog History

Project 44 BCATP

Unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP

YouTube YouTube - Valour Canada Aerodrome of Democracy