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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

Blogs & Articles
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."
Contact

Bienvenue, Jean Bernard Herbert (Sergeant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1944-February-16

Sergeant Jean Bernard Herbert Bienvenue RCAF

Birth Date: 1920

Born:

Parents: John J. Bienvenue and Anna V. Bienvenue

Spouse:

Home: Granby, Quebec (parents)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

4 RS- Radio School (RAF)

Base

RAF Madeley

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

R/159972

Home

Google Map

Granby, Quebec (parents)

Target

Google Map

Training

Final Burial

Google Map

Haycombe Cemetery
Plot 39 Sec H Row A Grave 250

4 Radio School, RAF Madley, Proctor HM401 was involved in a mid-air collision flying accident with Proctor HM292. There were no survivors in HM401.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Crew or Other Personnel

Proctor HM401

Sergeant Jean Bernard Herbert Bienvenue RCAF

Sergeant Bienvenue, Jean Bernard Herbert (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1944-February-16
Haycombe Cemetery, Bath, Englishcombe, Somerset, UK

Aircraftman 2 John Edward Petterson RAF

Aircraftman 2 Petterson, John Edward (RAF)
W/Op-AG
Killed in Flying Accident
1944-February-16
cemetery unknown

Proctor serial: HM401

Original image taken by a British government employee prior to 1956.
Source Wikipedia

The Percival Proctor was a British radio trainer and communications aircraft of the Second World War. The Proctor was a single-engined, low-wing monoplane with seating for three or four, depending on the model. Wikipedia

YouTube Proctor

Wikipedia Proctor

unvetted Source Harold A Skaarup Web Page