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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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Birchall, George Colquhoun (Flight Lieutenant)

Killed in Action 1941-October-31

Male Head

Birth Date: 1919

Born:

Parents:

Spouse: Rachael Adele Birchall, (nee Willison), of Toronto

Home: Fergus, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAF

Unit

220 (MP) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
We Observe Unseen Greek

Base

RAF Wick

Rank

Flight Lieutenant

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

42789

Home

Google Map

Fergus, Ontario

Target

Google Map

Norway Reconnaissance patrol

Memorial Location

Google Map

Runnymede Memorial Surrey
Panel 29

220 Squadron (We Observe Unseen). Hudson aircraft failed to return from a Norwegian Reconnaissance Patrol, after broadcasting an SOS.

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

Crew or Other Personnel

Hudson AM618

Sergeant Gerald Leslie Donald Bailey RAF

Sergeant Bailey, Gerald Leslie Donald (RAF)

Killed in Action
1941-October-31
cemetery unknown

Flt Sergeant Alexander Mckay Barr RAF

Flt Sergeant Barr, Alexander Mckay (RAF)

Killed in Action
1941-October-31
cemetery unknown

Flight Lieutenant George Colquhoun Birchall RAF

Flight Lieutenant Birchall, George Colquhoun (RAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1941-October-31
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Pilot Officer Jack Price Croker RAF

Pilot Officer Croker, Jack Price (RAF)

Killed in Action
1941-October-31
cemetery unknown