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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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Bennett, Richard Albert John (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Action 1944-January-22

Pilot Officer Richard Albert John Bennett RCAF

Birth Date: 1923-December-12

Born:

Parents: Gordon W & Catherine Janet Bennett

Spouse:

Home: Dawson Creek, British Columbia (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

Pilot

Service Numbers

J/87679
Prev: R/150540

Home

Google Map

Dawson Creek, British Columbia (parents)

Target

Google Map

Magdeburg Germany

Memorial Location

Google Map

Runnymede Memorial Surrey
Panel 249

514 Squadron (Nil Obstare Potest). Lancaster aircraft LL 627 failed to return from night operations, a raid against Magleburg, Germany. F/Os E.A. Lane, Wm. Leroy Baker, and Pilot Officer T.W. Dodd were also killed Crashed into the Ijsselmer in Holland.

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

Lancaster LL627

Pilot Officer William Leroy Baker RCAF

Pilot Officer Baker, William Leroy (RCAF)
Bomb Aimer
Killed in Action
1944-January-22
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Pilot Officer Richard Albert John Bennett RCAF

Pilot Officer Bennett, Richard Albert John (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1944-January-22
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Pilot Officer Thomas Wilfred Dodd RCAF

Pilot Officer Dodd, Thomas Wilfred (RCAF)
Navigator
Killed in Action
1944-January-22
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK