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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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Beardsall, Kenneth Bruce

Prisoner of War 1944-04-28

Male Head

Birth Date: unkown date

Born:

Home:

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Decorations: DFC

Distinguished Service Cross

Service

RAF

Unit

101 (RAF)

Base

RAF Ludford Magna

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Pilot Officer

Service Numbers

146445

Target

Google Map

Friedrichshafen Germany

Took off from Ludford Magna at 21:40 in Lancaster Mk III (Sqn code SR-X Bomber Command) on ABC Duties on an operation to Fredrichshafen, Germany.

Flying at 17000 feet outbound the aircraft was intercepted by a night-fighter and shot down crashing at Oberwinden 3 km SW of Elzach, Germany.

Killed includes Bramhall:Sergeant John Vincent Bramhall RAF KIA Durnbach War Cemetery Coll. grave 4. B. 34-35Flying Officer Rodney Sigsworth Campsall RCAF J/18433 KIA Durnbach War Cemetery, Plot 4. Row B. Graves 34-35.Pilot Officer Gerhard Edgar Herbert Schultz RCAF J/86922 KIA Durnbach War Cemetery Coll. grave 4. B. 34-35.

POWs includes Beardsall:F/Lt Bernard Nelson Dickinson RAF POW Stalag Luft L3 Sagan and Belaria.Flying Officer Robert Lewis French RAF POW Stalag Luft L3 Sagan and Belaria.Sergeant Leslie Houlden RAF POW Stalag 357 Kopernikus.Flight Sergeant John E Peyton-Lander RAF POW Stalag Luft L3 Sagan and Belaria.

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)