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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

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RCAF Accident Cards (1939-1945) JA Griffin Documents 1968 and 2005 Obtaining a World War II Service File

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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.
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Andrew Mynarski, VC

We Shall Remember Them.
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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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Nutter, John Vincent (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Flying Accident 1942-August-11

Pilot Officer John Vincent Nutter RCAF

Birth Date: 1916-November-15

Born:

Parents: John Vincent Nutter and Elizabeth A. Nutter, of Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Spouse:

Home: Winnipeg, Manitoba

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

1 GRS- General Reconnaissance School

Base

RCAF Stn. Summerside, PEI

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

J/12476
Prev: R/108442

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Winnipeg, Manitoba

Memorial Location

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Ottawa War Memorial
Panel 1 Column 5

1 General Reconnaissance Squadron, Summerside, Prince Edward Island. Anson aircraft AX 168 failed to return from a routine navigational exercise over the Gulf of St Lawrence. Pilot Officer LE. Burley, AC E.C. Senior (RAF), and Sergeant S.B. Llewlyn-Roberts (RAF) were also killed.

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 AX168

Pilot Officer Lloyd Ernest Burley RCAF

Pilot Officer Burley, Lloyd Ernest (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-August-11
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Sergeant John Beaver Llewelyn-Roberts RAFVR

Sergeant Llewelyn-Roberts, John Beaver (RAFVR)

Killed in Flying Accident
1942-August-11
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Pilot Officer John Vincent Nutter RCAF

Pilot Officer Nutter, John Vincent (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-August-11
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Aircraftman 1st Class Edward Charles Robert Senior RAF

Aircraftman 1st Class Senior, Edward Charles Robert (RAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1942-August-11
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Accident Card - Avro Anson Mk. I serial:AX168

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-August-11. Anson I s/n AX168.

This accident involved 4 people. Burley LE, Llewlyn-roberts SB, Nutter JV, Senior C

This accident had 4 fatalities. Pilot Officer John Vincent Nutter RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/12476 Anson AX168, Pilot Officer Lloyd Ernest Burley RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/21245 Anson AX168, Sergeant John Beaver Llewelyn-Roberts RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1338898 Anson AX168, Aircraftman 1st Class Edward Charles Robert Senior RAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:630216 Anson AX168

Unit Desciption

1 GRS (1 General Reconnaisance School)

The General Reconnaissance School trained pilots and air observers in the techniques required for ocean patrol. It was the equivalent to an Operational Training Unit (OTU), and last stop before aircrew were assigned to operations. The topics included DR Navigation, Astro Navigation, Compasses and Instruments, Meteorology, Signals, Reconnaissance, Coding, Ship Recognition, Aerial Photography, and Visual Signals.

NO1 GRS Summerside

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station Summerside PEI

Unvetted Source from%20RCAF%20Station%20Summerside%2C%20PEI.,Wikipedia Page

Project 44 BCATP

Unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP

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