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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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War Status Search Catastrophic Losses (Ships Hotels Aircraft) Choose Specific Military Cemeteries (WW1 WW2 and Beyond)

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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Norbury, Edward Blake (Flying Officer)

Killed in Flying Accident 1943-June-15

Flying Officer Edward Blake Norbury RCAF

Birth Date: 1922-January-11

Born:

Parents: Son of Arthur S. Norbury and Marie D. Norbury, of Windsor.

Spouse:

Home: Windsor, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

1 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School

Base

Jarvis, Ontario, Canada

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

J/14095

Home

Google Map

Windsor, Ontario

Final Burial

Google Map

Victoria Memorial Park
Sec 467 Block L Grave 2

Died in the crash of Avro Anson - 7566.

Canada Primary Source School Daily Diary Entry - 1943-06-15

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

Anson 7566

Leading Aircraftman John Henry Kearney RCAF

Leading Aircraftman Kearney, John Henry (RCAF)
Bomb Aimer
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-June-15
Mount Hope Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Flying Officer Edward Blake Norbury RCAF

Flying Officer Norbury, Edward Blake (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-June-15
Victoria Memorial Park, Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Leading Aircraftman Hector Patrick Samuel RCAF

Leading Aircraftman Samuel, Hector Patrick (RCAF)
Bomb Aimer
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-June-15
Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Leading Aircraftman James Alexander Smith RCAF

Leading Aircraftman Smith, James Alexander (RCAF)
Bomb Aimer
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-June-15
Forest Hill Cemetery, Three Rivers, Quebec, Canada

Accident Card - Avro Anson Mk. II serial:7566

This accident involved 2 aircraft on 1943-June-15. They are: Anson II s/n 7339, Anson II s/n 7566.

This accident involved 8 people. Holgate JA, Smith JA, Samuel HP, Norbury EB, Kearney JM, Innes FH, Herring C, Hayes AR

This accident had 7 fatalities. Leading Aircraftman John Henry Kearney RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/188426 Anson 7566, Leading Aircraftman James Alexander Smith RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/179382 Anson 7566, Flying Officer Edward Blake Norbury RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/14095 Anson 7566, Leading Aircraftman Hector Patrick Samuel RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/171264 Anson 7566,Leading Aircraftman Frederick Earl Innes RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/175075 Anson 7339, Leading Aircraftman John Arthur Holgate RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/184765 Anson 7339, Leading Aircraftman Arthur Raymond Hayes RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/176594 Anson 7339

Unit Desciption

1 BGS (1 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.

NO1 BGS Jarvis

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station Jarvis Ontario

Unvetted Source RCAF Jarvis Blog

RCAF Foundation Station Jarvis

Unvetted Source RCAF Station Jarvis

Wikipedia RCAF Station Jarvis History

Unvetted Source RCAF Station Jarvis History

Project 44 BCATP

Unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP

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