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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

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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Pigerham, Harry Charles (Leading Aircraftman)

Killed in Flying Accident 1942-August-14

Male Head

Birth Date: 1916

Born:

Parents: Son of Harry and Phoebe C. Pigerham, of Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England.

Spouse:

Home:

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAFVR

Unit

31 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School (RAF)

Base

Picton, Ontario, Canada

Rank

Leading Aircraftman

Position

Service Numbers

1320030

Final Burial

Google Map

Glenwood Cemetery
Block 1 Row 10 Grave 14

31 BGS, Picton, Ontario.

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Crew or Other Personnel

Battle L5427

Leading Aircraftman David Noel Jones RAF

Leading Aircraftman Jones, David Noel (RAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1942-August-14
Glenwood Cemetery, Picton, Ontario, Canada

Sergeant Blyth Kempton-Werohia RNZAF

Sergeant Kempton-Werohia, Blyth (RNZAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-August-14
Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Leading Aircraftman Harry Charles Pigerham RAFVR

Leading Aircraftman Pigerham, Harry Charles (RAFVR)

Killed in Flying Accident
1942-August-14
Glenwood Cemetery, Picton, Ontario, Canada

Unit Desciption

31 BGS (31 Bombing 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.

NO31 B&GS Picton Avro Anson

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

Project 44 BCATP

Unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP

YouTube YouTube - Valour Canada Aerodrome of Democracy