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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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Bradley, Paul Kirkland (Flying Officer)

Missing 1955-January-29

Flying Officer Paul Kirkland Bradley RCAF

Birth Date: 1919-October-02

Born: Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Parents: Son of the late Frederick and Dorothy (nee Kirkland) Bradley of Belleville, Ontario.

Spouse: Husband of Margaret Beatrice (ne McLellan) and father of Paul and Donald of Port Hope, Ontario. Brother of Flying O

Home: Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Enlistment: Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment Date: 1939-November-07

Service

RCAF

Unit

3 AFS- Advanced Flying School

Base

Gimli, Manitoba

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

49631

Home

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Yorkshire, United Kingdom

1955-01-29 - T-33 21359, with Flying Officer PK Bradley and Flying Officer JL Nelson aboard, reported missing on a cross country training trip to Vancouver. Full scale search operations commenced in the area 90 miles north of Vancouver under the control of Vancouver Search and Rescue.

Canada Primary Source Station Historical Record - RCAF Station Gimli - 1955-01-29

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Crew or Other Personnel

Silver Star 21359

Flying Officer Paul Kirkland Bradley RCAF

Flying Officer Bradley, Paul Kirkland (RCAF)
Pilot
Missing
1955-January-29
cemetery unknown

Flying Officer James Lester Nelson RCAF

Flying Officer Nelson, James Lester (RCAF)
Pilot
Missing
1955-January-29
cemetery unknown

Unit Desciption

3 AFS (3 Advanced Flying School)

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station Gimli Manitoba