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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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Cope, Donald Ernest

Prisoner of War 1944-05-23

Male Head

Birth Date: unkown date

Born:

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Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RAF

Unit

83 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Strike To Defend

Base

RAF Coningsby

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Flight Sergeant

Service Numbers

Target

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Braunschweig Germany

Took off from Coningsby at 22:44 in Lancaster Mk III (Sqn code OL-H Bomber Command) on an operation to Braunschweig Germany.

Out-bound aircraft was shot down by a night fighter and exploded with some force and crashed at Nieuw Dordrecht (Gelderland) 8 km SE of Emmen Holland./

Killed:Flight Sergeant Ernest Arthur Davies RAF KIA Emmen (Nieuw Dordrecht) General Cemetery Plot 9. Row B. Grave 26.Flight Sergeant Stanley John Hall RAF KIA Emmen (Nieuw Dordrecht) General Cemetery Plot 9. Row B. Grave 28.Flight Sergeant John Anthony Jones RAF KIA Emmen (Nieuw Dordrecht) General Cemetery Plot 9. Row B. Grave 27.

POWs includes Cope:Warrant Officer Class 1 James Stanley Arthur Aspinall RCAF R/90453 POW Stalag 9C Muhlhausen.Pilot Officer Kenneth Albert Lane RAF POW Stalag Luft L7 Bankau near Kreuzburg, Upper Silesia.Flight Sergeant Richard Francis Raymond RAF POW Stalag Luft L7 Bankau near Kreuzburg, Upper Silesia.