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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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Keith, Kenneth Lloyd

Prisoner of War KIA 1941-06-17

Birth Date: 1915

Born:

Son of Alexander Keith and of Gladys E. Keith, of Calgary, Alberta.

Home: Creelman, Saskatchewan

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Decorations: DSC, MiD

Mentioned in Dispatches

Distinguished Service Cross

Service

RN FAA

Unit

805 Sqn- Squadron (FAA)

Base

HMS Eagle

Rank

Lieutenant (A)

Position

Lieutenant (A)

Service Numbers

Home

Google Map

Creelman, Saskatchewan

First Burial

Google Map

Derna Cemetery, Libya, His Name Is Also Commemorated On The Lee-On-The-Solent Memorial, Hampshire, Uk

On 17 June 1941, he was shot down flying an 805 Squadron Brewster Buffalo (AX813) while on a lone fighter patrol over HM ships north-west of Sidi Barrani. Although wounded, Keith survived the crash and was rescued by a German patrol, but he subsequently died of his wounds on 26 June 1941. Most probably he was shot down by Oberfeldwebel Hermann Forster (totally 13 victories) of 2./JG 27 who claimed a 'Brewster' in the area at 19:10.

General Bi-Plane Fighter Aces

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

www.findagrave.com

Buffalo AX813

Lieutenant (A) Keith, Kenneth Lloyd (RN FAA)
Pilot
Prisoner of War KIA
1941-June-17
Lee-on-Solent Memorial, Gosport Borough, Hampshire, UK

Brewster Buffalo

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