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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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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.
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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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Cook, Francis Ross (Leading Aircraftman)

Killed in Flying Accident 1941-December-04

Male Head

Birth Date: 1917-May-28

Born:

Parents: Francis & Mabel Cook

Spouse:

Home: Newmarket, Ontario (parents)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

16 SFTS- Service Flying Training School

Base

Hagersville, Ontario, Canada

Rank

Leading Aircraftman

Position

pilot-trainee

Service Numbers

R/100837

Home

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Newmarket, Ontario (parents)

Final Burial

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Newmarket Cemetery
Lot 37 Range 1 Grave 1

16 Service Flying Training School, Hagersville, Ontario. Anson aircraft 6477 and Anson 6734 collided during the landing approach at the aerodrome.

LAC Cook was in aircraft 6477 and was the only casualty. The occupants of 6734 as survivors, are not identified, nor is the instructor in 6477.

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. I serial:6477

This accident involved 2 aircraft on 1941-December-04. They are: Anson s/n 6477, Anson s/n 6734.

This accident involved 2 people. Cook FR, Toupin LLV

This accident had 1 fatality. Leading Aircraftman Francis Ross Cook RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/100837 Anson 6477

Unit Desciption

16 SFTS (16 Service Flying Training School)

Graduates of the EFTS "learn-to-fly" program went on a Service Flying Training School (SFTS) for 16 weeks. For the first 8 weeks the trainee was part of an intermediate training squadron; for the next 6 weeks an advanced training squadron and for the final 2 weeks training was conducted at a Bombing & Gunnery School. The Service schools were military establishments run by the RCAF or the RAF.

There were two different types of Service Flying Training Schools. Trainees in the fighter pilot stream went to an SFTS like No. 14 Aylmer, where they trained in the North American Harvard or North American Yale. Trainees in the bomber, coastal or transport pilot stream went to an SFTS like No. 5 Brantford where they learned multi-engine technique in an Airspeed Oxford, Avro Anson or Cessna Crane.

Class115 SFTS16

For More Info on RCAF Station Hagersville see here

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station Hagersville ON

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - Relief Landing Field Cayuga ON

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - Relief Landing Field Dufferin ON

Unvetted Source 16 SFTS Hagersville ON History Blog

Project 44 BCATP

Unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP

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