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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

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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Atkins-Tallentire, Thomas William Vincent

Killed in Action 1943-05-21

Male Head

Birth Date: 1922

Born:

Son of Thomas Charles Atkins-Tallentire, and of Isabella Sophia Atkins Tallentire, of Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England.

Home:

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RAFVR

Unit

111 OTU- Operational Training Unit (RAF)

Base

RAF Nassau, New Providence Island, Bahamas

Rank

Flight Sergeant

Position

Flight Sergeant

Service Numbers

1256272

First Burial

Google Map

Ottawa Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

1943-05-21, crew of Mitchell Mk II FR-365 all KIA, no known grave

Crew:Flight Sergeant Thomas William Vincent Atkins-Tallentire RAF 1256272 KIA Ottawa Memorial, Panel 2. Column 2.Flying Officer Alastair Grant Clearey RNZAF 421022 KIA Ottawa Memorial, Panel 3. Column 1.Sergeant Ernest William Durrant RAF 1146794 KIA Ottawa Memorial, Panel 2. Column 2.Sergeant Meg Gedelian RCAF R/144402 KIA Ottawa Memorial, Panel 2. Column 5.Sergeant Howard Watson Guinter RCAF R/66016 KIA Ottawa Memorial, Panel 2. Column 5.Flying Officer John Ewart Thomas RAF 107956 KIA Ottawa Memorial, Panel 2. Column 2.Pilot Officer Eric Douglas Todd RCAF J/24069 KIA Ottawa Memorial, Panel 2. Column 4.

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

www.findagrave.com

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)