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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

Boyd, Joseph Arthur William (Leading Aircraftman)

Killed in Flight Line Accident 1940-November-19

Leading Aircraftman Joseph Arthur William Boyd RCAF

Birth Date: 1921-March-19

Born:

Parents: Son of William and Violet Boyd, of Westmount.

Spouse:

Home: Westmount, Quebec

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

1 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School

Base

RCAF Stn. Jarvis, Ontario

Rank

Leading Aircraftman

Position

Observer

Service Numbers

R/54977

Home

Google Map

Westmount, Quebec

Final Burial

Google Map

Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery
Sec M Lot 3410 Grave 4854

LAC Boyd was killed when he accidentally walked into the propeller of a Fairey Battle aircraft.

Canada Primary Source School Daily Diary Entry - 1940-11-19

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 - Fairey Battle Mk. I serial:1670

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1940-November-19. Fairey Battle s/n 1670.

This accident involved 1 person. Boyd JAW

This accident had 1 fatality. Leading Aircraftman Joseph Arthur William Boyd RCAF Killed in Flight Line Accident service no:R/54977 Battle 1670

Unit Desciption

1 BGS (1 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.

NO1 BGS Jarvis

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

Unvetted Source RCAF Jarvis Blog

RCAF Foundation Station Jarvis

Unvetted Source RCAF Station Jarvis

Wikipedia RCAF Station Jarvis History

Unvetted Source RCAF Station Jarvis History

Project 44 BCATP

Unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP

YouTube YouTube - Valour Canada Aerodrome of Democracy