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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, William John Bowles

Died 1942-10-06

Birth Date: 1918-November-21

Born: Holland Township Ontario

Son of John James Bennett and Martha Jane Bennett, of Markdale, Ontario, Canada.

Home: Holland, Nova Scotia

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

22 OTU- Operational Training Unit (RAF)

Base

RAF Wellesbourne Mountford

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Sergeant

Service Numbers

R/137695

Home

Google Map

Holland, Nova Scotia

First Burial

Google Map

Wilton Cemetery, Birmingham, Warwickshire, Uk

22 Operational Training Unit. Sergeant Bennett lost his life in a non-flying related accident. He fell from a moving train near Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, and was killed. Coroners jury verdict was accidental death.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

This incident involved multiple aircraft:

Kittyhawk Mk. I Serial: AL216

All the above aircraft in the above list are referenced in this report.

Kittyhawk AL216

Kittyhawk Mk. I AL216

1942-August-23 Accident: 132 Squadron Loc: North Of No 3 Hangar Names: Elliott
1942-October-06 Accident: 132 Squadron Loc: Williams Head British Columbia Names: Butler | Johnson