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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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Belyea, Allan Conway (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Action 1944-March-31

Pilot Officer Allan Conway Belyea RCAF

Birth Date: 1923-February-23

Born: Winnipeg, Manitoba

Parents: Daniel Allan Belyea & Gladys E. Belyea, of Vancouver, BC

Spouse:

Home: Winnipeg, Manitoba

Enlistment: Winnipeg, Manitoba

Enlistment Date: 1942-March-05

Service

RCAF

Unit

103 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Noli Me Tangere Touch me not

Base

RAF Elsham Wolds

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Navigator

Service Numbers

J/86414
Prev: R/157326

Home

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Winnipeg, Manitoba

Target

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Nuremberg Germany

Final Burial

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CWG Cemetery
Plot 6 Row H Grave 8

103 Squadron (Noli Me Tangere) Pilot Officer Belyea was on his first operation when Lancaster ME721 went missing on a raid to Nuremberg Germany killing all crew. Six RAF members of the crew, Sgts. W V Ford, P J Lynch, E McCully, R J MacDonald, J Norgrove, and Pilot Officer R R J Tate 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 ME721

Pilot Officer Allan Conway Belyea RCAF

Pilot Officer Belyea, Allan Conway (RCAF)
Navigator
Killed in Action
1944-March-31
CWG Cemetery, Hanover, Germany

Sergeant William Vernon Ford RAF

Sergeant Ford, William Vernon (RAF)

Killed in Action
1944-March-31
cemetery unknown

Sergeant Patrick Joseph Lynch RAF

Sergeant Lynch, Patrick Joseph (RAF)

Killed in Action
1944-March-31
cemetery unknown

Sergeant Ronald James MacDonald RAF

Sergeant MacDonald, Ronald James (RAF)

Killed in Action
1944-March-31
cemetery unknown

Sergeant Edwin McCully RAF

Sergeant McCully, Edwin (RAF)

Killed in Action
1944-March-31
cemetery unknown

Sergeant John Norgrove RAF

Sergeant Norgrove, John (RAF)

Killed in Action
1944-March-31
cemetery unknown

Pilot Officer Robert Richard Jack Tate RAF

Pilot Officer Tate, Robert Richard Jack (RAF)

Killed in Action
1944-March-31
cemetery unknown