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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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Bennett, Harry James (Lieutenant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1918-September-24

Lieutenant Harry James Bennett RAF

Birth Date: 1891-April-15

Born: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Parents: Henry James Bennett & Mary Ann Alberta Sagger

Spouse: unmarried

Home: Cambridge, England

Enlistment: Kingston, Ontario: 21st Btn Cef, Eastern Ontario Regiment

Enlistment Date: 1914-November-06

Service

RAF

Unit

49 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Cave Canem Beware of the dog

Base

France

Rank

Lieutenant

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

59056, RAF

Home

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Cambridge, England

Temporary Burial

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Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Cabaret-Rouge, Pas De Calais, France

Final Burial

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Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery
Plot XIV Row F Grave 6

1918-09-24. Bennett was seriously wounded when his DH-9, was shot down on a bombing raid to Aulnoye railway junction, east of Cambrai. He died later that day as a POW. His air-gunner, 2/Lt Robert Hunter Armstrong, (British) was also made POW and was repatriated 1918-12-13.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

www.findagrave.com

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)