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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

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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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Anderson, Arthur Erick Frankiln (Flight Lieutenant)

Killed in Action 1945-June-19

Flight Lieutenant Arthur Erick Frankiln Anderson RCAF

Birth Date: 1920-July-06

Born: Whitemouth, Manitoba

Parents: Son of Charles John Anderson and Emily Josephine (ne Carlbum)of Sioux Lookout, Ontario. He attended Sioux Lookout Public and Continuation School. Flight Lieutenant enjoyed baseball, hockey, hunting an

Spouse:

Home: Sioux Lookout, Ontario

Enlistment: Winnipeg, Manitoba

Enlistment Date: 1941-September-08

Service

RCAF

Unit

358 (SD) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Alere Flammam To feed the flame

Base

RAF Jessore, Pakistan

Rank

Flight Lieutenant

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

J/20943

Home

Google Map

Sioux Lookout, Ontario

Memorial Location

Google Map

Singapore War Memorial
Column 455

358 Squadron (Alere Flammam). Liberator aircraft EW 124 failed to return from a trip to Siam. FSs W.G. Bond, A. Maxwell, Flying Officer E. Elford, and Flying Officer A.M. Silverthom 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

Liberator EW124

Flight Lieutenant Arthur Erick Frankiln Anderson RCAF

Flight Lieutenant Anderson, Arthur Erick Frankiln (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1945-June-19
Singapore War Memorial, Singapore

Flight Sergeant Walter George Bond RCAF

Flight Sergeant Bond, Walter George (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1945-June-19
Singapore War Memorial, Singapore

Flying Officer Ernest Franklin Elford RCAF

Flying Officer Elford, Ernest Franklin (RCAF)
Bomb Aimer
Killed in Action
1945-June-19
Singapore War Memorial, Singapore

Flight Sergeant Alfred Maxwell RCAF

Flight Sergeant Maxwell, Alfred (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1945-June-19
Singapore War Memorial, Singapore

Flying Officer Allan Mcarthur Silverthorn RCAF

Flying Officer Silverthorn, Allan Mcarthur (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1945-June-19
Singapore War Memorial, Singapore

Flight Sergeant Wilson Alexander Vaudner RCAF

Flight Sergeant Vaudner, Wilson Alexander (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1945-June-19
Singapore War Memorial, Singapore