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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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Atkinson, Theodore Blanchard (Flight Lieutenant)

Killed in Action 1945-April-16

Flight Lieutenant Theodore Blanchard Atkinson RCAF

Birth Date: 1920

Born:

Parents: Son of Manasseh Glenwright Atkinson and Violet Anne Atkinson, of Clarke's Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Spouse:

Home: Clarke's Harbour, Nova Scotia

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

53 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
United in Effort

Base

RAF Rekjavic, Iceland

Rank

Flight Lieutenant

Position

Wireless Air Gunner

Service Numbers

J/23757
Prev: R/137833

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Clarke's Harbour, Nova Scotia

Memorial Location

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Runnymede Memorial Surrey
Panel 278

53 Squadron. Liberator EW 303 aircraft ditched in Helmsdale Bay, one mile off the coast of Scotland.

Crew: Flying Officer Henry Lewis RAF pilot Flying Officer David James McLean Robertson, RAF navigator F/Lt Theodore "Blanchard" Atkinson RCAF WOp-AG.. Born 1920-01-30 in Clark's Harbour, Shelburne County, Cape Sable Island Nova Scotia. Flying Officer Herbert Brown RAF WOp-AG Flight Sergeant Gilbert Llewellyn George RAF WOp-AG WO William Parry RAF WOp-AG.

Detail provided by D.A. Stallard, Trenton, Nova Scotia.

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 EW303

Flight Lieutenant Theodore Blanchard Atkinson RCAF

Flight Lieutenant Atkinson, Theodore Blanchard (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1945-April-16
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Flight Sergeant Gilbert Llewellyn George RCAF

Flight Sergeant George, Gilbert Llewellyn (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1945-April-16
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Flying Officer David James Mclagan Robertson RCAF

Flying Officer Robertson, David James Mclagan (RCAF)
Navigator Bomb Aimer
Killed in Action
1945-April-16
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK