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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

Start Here Glossary Canada and World War II Combatants & First Airmen Casualties Air Force Operations Battle of Britain Women in War War Artists

"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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Cross, Ronald Horace

Killed in Flying Accident 1925-02-24

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Birth Date: unkown date

Born:

Home:

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

23 (F) Sqn- Squadron

Base

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Flying Officer

Service Numbers

Confirm if this was the aircraft that Flying Officer Cross was flying at the time of the accident. See Flight Lieutenant J.M. White.

504 GCYAM

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Flying Officer Cross, Ronald Horace (RCAF)
pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1925-February-24
cemetery unknown

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Captain White, Joseph Leonard Maries 'John' (RCAF)
pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1925-February-24
cemetery unknown

Avro 504

(RCAF Photo)
Avro 504K, G-CYEI in flight.

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The Avro 504 was a First World War biplane aircraft made by the Avro aircraft company and under license by others. Production during the war totaled 8,970 and continued for almost 20 years, making it the most-produced aircraft of any kind that served in any military capacity during the First World War. More than 10,000 were built from 1913 until production ended in 1932.Wikipedia

Wikipedia Avro 504

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