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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.
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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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Griffin Library, 17 Wing Winnipeg

John Griffin was a significant historian, documenting Canada's Military aircraft.
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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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"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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Walsh, Harold Francis (Flying Officer)

Missing 1955-July-25

Flying Officer Harold Francis Walsh RCAF

Birth Date: 1937-July-25

Born: Edson, Alberta

Parents: Son of Frances Biers of Victoria, British Columbia and Ken Walsh.

Spouse:

Home: Edson, Alberta

Enlistment: Victoria, British Columbia

Enlistment Date: 1954-June-30

Service

RCAF

Unit

3 AFS- Advanced Flying School

Base

Gimli, Manitoba, Canada

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Service Numbers

224981

Home

Edson, Alberta

1955-07-25 - Silver Star aircraft 21356 reported missing and presumed lost, piloted by Pilot Officer HF Walsh, RCAF Student. Full scale search operations conducted by 111 Squadron from Winnipeg with Otter Aircraft.

1955-08-02 - Search for Pilot Officer HF Walsh still continuing.

1955-08-15 - Group Commander, Air Commodore JG Bryans, paid a short visit to the unit with regard to missing aircraft 21356.

It appears that his aircraft has never been found and it is suspected that it is somewhere in lake Winnipeg, Manitoba. The find a grave record indicates he was cremated, i suspect this detail is also wrong.