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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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Ball, William Sidney (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Action 1944-February-20

Pilot Officer William Sidney Ball RCAF

Birth Date: 1913-September-13

Born:

Parents: William R Ball & Edith Ball

Spouse:

Home: Valjean, Saskatchewan (parents)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

514 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Nil Obstare Potest Nothing can withstand

Base

RAF Waterbeach

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Bomb Aimer

Service Numbers

J/86161
Prev: R/120852

Home

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Valjean, Saskatchewan (parents)

Target

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Leipzig Germany

Final Burial

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Soldaten Friedhof Alliierte Piloten 2WK
Plot 7 Row C Grave 9

514 Squadron (Nil Obstare Potest). Aircraft was shot down by a night fighter and crashed at Essern-Osterloh, Germany. Six RAF members of the crew P/O. W. Henry, Sgt.s W. Lannigan, A.E. Bennett, S.W. Ricketts, D. Kenny, and F.B.Valiance were also killed.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Canada Primary Source Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Crew or Other Personnel

Lancaster DS823

Pilot Officer William Sidney Ball RCAF

Pilot Officer Ball, William Sidney (RCAF)
Bomb Aimer
Killed in Action
1944-February-20
Soldaten Friedhof Alliierte Piloten 2WK, Am Englischen Friedhof, Kamp-Lintfort, Germany

Sergeant Douglas Kenny RAF

Sergeant Kenny, Douglas (RAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1944-February-20
cemetery unknown