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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

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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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Eaton, Walter Ronald (Leading Aircraftman)

Killed in Flying Accident 1945-April-13

Male Head

Birth Date: 1926-September-02

Born:

Parents:

Spouse:

Home: Sudbury, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

10 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School

Base

Mount Pleasant, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Rank

Leading Aircraftman

Position

drogue operator

Service Numbers

R/257777

Home

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Sudbury, Ontario

Memorial Location

Google Map

Ottawa War Memorial
Panel 4 Column 3

Bolingbroke aircraft 9196 crashed twelve miles north-east of Aylesbury, Prince Edward Island. Flight Sergeant John Alexander Thomson, Leading Aircraftman J.P. Lowney, Leading Aircraftman H.F. McBride, and Leading Aircraftman W.R. Eaton were never found and declared missing presumed dead.

Canada Primary Source School Daily Diary Entry - 1945-04-13

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)

Crew or Other Personnel

Bolingbroke 9196

Leading Aircraftman Walter Ronald Eaton RCAF

Leading Aircraftman Eaton, Walter Ronald (RCAF)
drogue operator
Killed in Flying Accident
1945-April-13
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Leading Aircraftman Joseph Patrick Lowney RCAF

Leading Aircraftman Lowney, Joseph Patrick (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Flying Accident
1945-April-13
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Leading Aircraftman Harold Ferguson McBride RCAF

Leading Aircraftman McBride, Harold Ferguson (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Flying Accident
1945-April-13
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Flight Sergeant John Alexander Thomson RCAF

Flight Sergeant Thomson, John Alexander (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1945-April-13
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Accident Card - Bristol Bolingbroke Mk. IVT serial:9196

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1945-April-13. Bolingbroke IVTT s/n 9196.

This accident involved 4 people. Eaton WR, Lowney JP, Mcbride HF, Thomson JA

This accident had 4 fatalities. Leading Aircraftman Harold Ferguson McBride RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/264599 Bolingbroke 9196, Flight Sergeant John Alexander Thomson RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/260044 Bolingbroke 9196, Leading Aircraftman Walter Ronald Eaton RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/257777 Bolingbroke 9196, Leading Aircraftman Joseph Patrick Lowney RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/257955 Bolingbroke 9196

Unit Desciption

10 BGS (10 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.

NO10 BGS Mount Pleasant PEI

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station Mount Pleasant PEI

No 10 BGS History University Of PEI

Unvetted Source University Of PEI - 10 BGS History

Project 44 BCATP

Unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP

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