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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.
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RCAF Accident Cards (1939-1945) JA Griffin Documents 1968 and 2005 Obtaining a World War II Service File

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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.
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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.
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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 Canada in Korean Air War 1950-1953

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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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Bradbury, Clifford Douglas (Corporal)

Killed in Flying Accident 1941-June-20

Corporal Clifford Douglas Bradbury RAF

Birth Date: 1918

Born:

Parents:

Spouse:

Home: Cobourg, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAF

Unit

31 ANS- Air Navigation School (RAF)

Base

Port Albert, Ontario, Canada

Rank

Corporal

Position

Service Numbers

543861

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Cobourg, Ontario

Memorial Location

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Ottawa War Memorial
Panel 1 Column 1

31 Air Navigation School, Port Albert, Ontario Anson I aircraft N 5353 missing on an air navigational training flight over Lake Huron near Goderich, Ontario Canada. Cpl CD Bradbury (RAF)(Can) missing presumed killed. Please see Clarkson, JW for complete casualty list. Cpl Bradbury has no known grave.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

Crew or Other Personnel

Anson N5353

Corporal Clifford Douglas Bradbury RAF

Corporal Bradbury, Clifford Douglas (RAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1941-June-20
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Leading Aircraftman Joseph Walter Clarkson RAFVR

Leading Aircraftman Clarkson, Joseph Walter (RAFVR)

Killed in Flying Accident
1941-June-20
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Leading Aircraftman Douglas Charles Frank Evans RAFVR

Leading Aircraftman Evans, Douglas Charles Frank (RAFVR)

Killed in Flying Accident
1941-June-20
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Sergeant Joseph George Jones RAF

Sergeant Jones, Joseph George (RAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1941-June-20
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Accident Card - Avro Anson Mk. I serial:N5353

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1941-June-20. Anson I s/n N5353.

This accident involved 4 people. Bradbury CA, Clarkson JW, Evans DCF, Jones J

This accident had 4 fatalities. Leading Aircraftman Douglas Charles Frank Evans RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:929945 Anson N5353, Sergeant Joseph George Jones RAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:45889 Anson N5353, Leading Aircraftman Joseph Walter Clarkson RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1051926 Anson N5353, Corporal Clifford Douglas Bradbury RAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:543861 Anson N5353

Unit Desciption

31 ANS (31 Air Navigation School)

Nos. 1 & 2 Air Navigation Schools offered four-week courses in astronavigation and were the last step for Air Observers.

The RAF schools, Nos. 31, 32, and 33, provided the same training as Air Observer Schools.

NO31 ANS Port Albert ON

Originally Navigation School No. 48 General Reconnaissance from St. Athan, Wales, which moved to Port Albert as No. 31 Air Navigation School in October 1940.

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station Port Albert On

Unvetted Source HuronCounty.ca - 31 ANS History

Unvetted Source RAF Metman - 31 ANS History

Project 44 BCATP

Unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP

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