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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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Arnold, Harwood James (Flight Lieutenant)

Killed in Action 1918-March-20

Flight Lieutenant Harwood James Arnold RNAS

Birth Date: 1890-January-31

Born: Vancouver, B.C. OR Somerset, England

Parents: Orlando James Harwood & Lucy Ann Chancellor

Spouse: unmarried

Home: Queen Charlotte Islands, B.C.

Enlistment: enlisted in RNAS

Enlistment Date: 1915-August-27

Decorations: DSO

Distinguished Service Order

Service

RNAS

Unit

(BR) Sqn- Squadron (RNAS)

Base

Rank

Flight Lieutenant

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

Home

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Queen Charlotte Islands, B.C.

Final Burial

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Burnham-on-Sea Cemetery

1918-03-20: Arnold survived when the Maurice Farman in which he was ranging shot in a naval engagement between two British Monitors and the German Cruiser S.M.S. Konigsberg was shot down. He was awarded the DSO for his bravery in doing so. When the aircraft over-turned in the river he rescued the trapped pilot (not named). This was the first award to a Canadian in the RNAS.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial