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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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Biggar, Robert Ralph (Flight Lieutenant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1954-August-17

Male Head

Birth Date: 1927-September-20

Born: Midland, Ontario

Parents: Son of William and Alice of Midland, Ontario.

Spouse: Husband of Barbara (ne West) and father of Sharon and Wendy Biggar. Brother of John, William and Hugh.

Home: Midland, Ontario

Enlistment: Fort William, Ontario

Enlistment Date: 1950-January-02

Service

RCAF

Unit

1 FIS- Flying Instructor School

Base

RCAF Trenton, Ontario

Rank

Flight Lieutenant

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

14699

Home

Google Map

Midland, Ontario

Final Burial

Google Map

Lakeview Cemetery
Sec 1 Plot 41 Grave WI

Flying Officer R.E. Neill also killed.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

Crew or Other Personnel

Harvard 20375

Flight Lieutenant Robert Ralph Biggar RCAF

Flight Lieutenant Biggar, Robert Ralph (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1954-August-17
Lakeview Cemetery, Midland, Ontario, Canada

Flying Officer Richard Edmund Neill RCAF

Flying Officer Neill, Richard Edmund (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1954-August-17
Pine Grove Cemetery, Geraldton, Ontario, Canada

Unit Desciption

1 FIS (1 Flying Instructors School)

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station Trenton ON

NO1 FIS Trenton

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - Course List NO1 FIS Trenton ON

Project 44 BCATP

Unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP

YouTube YouTube - Valour Canada Aerodrome of Democracy