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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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Andrew Mynarski, VC

We Shall Remember Them.
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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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Best, Frederick Webster (Lieutenant)

Killed in Action 1917-November-12

Lieutenant Frederick Webster Best RFC

Birth Date: 1894-March-04

Born: Boston, Massachusetts

Parents: Mr. & Mrs. J. E. Best

Spouse: unmarried

Home: Victoria, B.C.

Enlistment: Victoria, British Columbia

Enlistment Date: 1915-March-09

Service

RFC

Unit

27 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RFC)

Base

France

Rank

Lieutenant

Position

air-gunner

Service Numbers

Home

Victoria, B.C.

Final Burial

Etaples Military Cemetery
XXVIII C 3

Best served with the Canadian Machine Gun Corps before transferring to the RFC. On 1917-10-26 he was attached to 27 Sqn RFC. 1917-11-12: During a course in compass flying, Best's aircraft crashed near Montreuil, for unknown reasons. Both pilot 2Lt Frederick Philip Galloway (British) and his gunner Best died of injuries suffered in the crash.

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Best, Frederick Webster (Lieutenant)

Killed in Action 1917-November-12

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