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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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Birchard, Gordon Frank (Second-Lieutenant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1918-May-23

Second-Lieutenant Gordon Frank Birchard RAF

Birth Date: 1894-October-12

Born: Woodstock, Ontario

Parents: Charles J. Birchard & Julia Currie

Spouse: unmarried

Home: Woodstock, Ontario.

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAF

Unit

92 (OT) CTS- Conversion Training Squadron (RAF)

Base

44 Wing, 92 CTS, Camp Borden

Rank

Second-Lieutenant

Position

Pilot-instructor

Service Numbers

Home

Woodstock, Ontario.

Final Burial

Woodstock Presbyterian Cemetery
Family Plot

Birchard was in the second seat with Flt. Cadet AM3 Allinson Hugh McLean was flying. McLean fainted and the aircraft crashed before Birchard could recover it. Both occupants were killed.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

CASPIR Resources

External Resources

Birchard, Gordon Frank (Second-Lieutenant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1918-May-23

Home

Final Burial

Specifications

Serial Groups