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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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Ehrlichman, Rudolph Irwin (Flight Lieutenant)

Killed in Action 1942-May-06

Flight Lieutenant Rudolph Irwin Ehrlichman RCAF

Birth Date: 1897-March-29

Born:

Parents: Son of Walter and Antoinette Ehrlichman of Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.

Spouse: Husband of Lillian C. Ehrlichman of Santa Monica, California.

Home: Seattle, Washington, USA

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

11 (BR) Sqn- Squadron

Base

RCAF Stn, Torbay, Newfoundland

Rank

Flight Lieutenant

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

C/2637

Home

Google Map

Seattle, Washington, USA

Final Burial

Google Map

CWG Cemetery
USA Plot 3 Row 1 Grave 1

11 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Torbay, Newfoundland. Hudson aircraft crashed.

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

Hudson 761

Sergeant Monty Holt Brothers RCAF

Sergeant Brothers, Monty Holt (RCAF)

Killed in Action
1942-May-06
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

Flight Sergeant William Freeborne Colville RCAF

Flight Sergeant Colville, William Freeborne (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1942-May-06
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

Leading Aircraftman Smith Edward Crymes RCAF

Leading Aircraftman Crymes, Smith Edward (RCAF)
armourer
Killed in Action
1942-May-06
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

Flight Lieutenant Rudolph Irwin Ehrlichman RCAF

Flight Lieutenant Ehrlichman, Rudolph Irwin (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1942-May-06
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

Corporal Charles Frederick Else RCAF

Corporal Else, Charles Frederick (RCAF)
air frame mechanic
Killed in Action
1942-May-06
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

Leading Aircraftman Norman Clifford Fleischman RCAF

Leading Aircraftman Fleischman, Norman Clifford (RCAF)

Killed in Action
1942-May-06
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

Flight Lieutenant Joseph Hyacinthe Ulysses Le Blanc RCAF

Flight Lieutenant Le Blanc, Joseph Hyacinthe Ulysses (RCAF)
administration
Killed in Action
1942-May-06
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

Flight Sergeant Harold Fulford Taylor RCAF

Flight Sergeant Taylor, Harold Fulford (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-May-06
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

Accident Card - Lockheed Hudson I serial:761

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-May-06. Hudson I s/n 761.

This accident involved 8 people. Brothers MH, Colville R, Crymes SE, Ehrlichman RI, Else CF, Fleischman NC, Leblanc HJU, Taylor HF

This accident had 8 fatalities. Flight Sergeant Harold Fulford Taylor RCAF Killed in Action service no:R/71922 Hudson 761, Flight Sergeant William Freeborne Colville RCAF Killed in Action service no:R/78383 Hudson 761, Leading Aircraftman Norman Clifford Fleischman RCAF Killed in Action service no:R/84249 Hudson 761, Sergeant Monty Holt Brothers RCAF Killed in Action service no:R/51548 Hudson 761, Leading Aircraftman Smith Edward Crymes RCAF Killed in Action service no:R/70596 Hudson 761, Corporal Charles Frederick Else RCAF Killed in Action service no:18103A Hudson 761, Flight Lieutenant Rudolph Irwin Ehrlichman RCAF Killed in Action service no:C/2637 Hudson 761, Flight Lieutenant Joseph Hyacinthe Ulysses Le Blanc RCAF Killed in Action service no:C/907 Hudson 761

Unit Desciption

11 (BR) Sqn ()