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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.
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RCAF Accident Cards (1939-1945) JA Griffin Documents 1968 and 2005 Obtaining a World War II Service File

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Griffin Library, 17 Wing Winnipeg

John Griffin was a significant historian, documenting Canada's Military aircraft.
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Lancaster FM213

CWHM flies one of the two airworthy Lancasters in the world. FM213 is usually marked as KB726 honouring Andrew Mynarski, VC.
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Andrew Mynarski, VC

We Shall Remember Them.
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"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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Coalbran, Alfred Henry (Sergeant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1942-September-24

Male Head

Birth Date: 1921

Born:

Parents: Alfred & Edith Coalbran. of Hollington, St. Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, England.

Spouse:

Home:

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAFVR

Unit

2 WS- Wireless School

Base

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Service Numbers

1332054

Final Burial

Google Map

Burnsland Cemetery
Lot 34 Block 8 Sec G

Took off from No.2 Wireless School, Calgary Alberta.

Aircraft crashed in a field approx. 8 miles West of Beiseker, Alberta. Pilot killed, RCAF WT student seriously injured.

Killed: Sergeant Alfred Henry Coalbran RAF KIFA Burnsland Cemetery Calgary Lot 34. Block 8. Sec. G.

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

Accident Card - Fleet Fort serial:3596

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-September-24. Fleet Fort II s/n 3596.

This accident involved 2 people. Coalbran AH, Mcdougall JB

This accident had 1 fatality. Sergeant Alfred Henry Coalbran RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1332054 Fort 3596

Unit Desciption

2 WS (2 Wireless School)

Trainees in the "Wireless Air Gunner" (WAG) stream spent 24 weeks at a Wireless Schoo learning the theory and application of wireless communications. This included signalling with lights and flags as well as radio. Their "WAG" training was completed with four weeks at a Bombing & Gunnery School.

NO2 WS Calgary Mascot

NO2 WS July 1945

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station Calgary AB - 2 WS

Unvetted Source SAIT Website

Project 44 BCATP

Unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP

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