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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

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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Baker, Richard Aubrey (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Action 1942-April-29

Pilot Officer Richard Aubrey Baker RCAF

Birth Date: 1919-June-22

Born: London Ontario

Parents:

Spouse:

Home: Windsor, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

62 (GR) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Insperato Unexpectedly

Base

RAF Dum Dum, India

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Navigator

Service Numbers

J/6146

Home

Google Map

Windsor, Ontario

Target

Google Map

Reconnaissance Rangoon Burma

Final Burial

Google Map

Commonwealth War Graves
Plot H Grave 64

62 Squadron (Insperato) Bhowanipore Calcutta Cemetery India Aircraft shot down near Rangoon on a reconnaissance sortie. P/O(s) Baker (RCAF) killed and JW Arthurs (RCAF), and LG MacLeod (RCAF) missing (Shores, Cull & Izawa). Sergeant E Graham (RAF) and Pilot Officer KF Harvey (RAF) were also missing on this date (CWGC).

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

Hudson AE574

Pilot Officer John William Arthurs RCAF

Pilot Officer Arthurs, John William (RCAF)
Navigator
Killed in Action
1942-April-29
Singapore War Memorial, Singapore

Pilot Officer Richard Aubrey Baker RCAF

Pilot Officer Baker, Richard Aubrey (RCAF)
Navigator
Killed in Action
1942-April-29
Commonwealth War Graves, Debendra Lal Khan Rd, Bhowanipore, Kolkata, India

Pilot Officer Lloyd George MacLeod RCAF

Pilot Officer MacLeod, Lloyd George (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1942-April-29
Singapore War Memorial, Singapore