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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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Broadbent, Robert Charles (Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1943-July-31

Sergeant Robert Charles Broadbent RCAF

Birth Date: 1922-January-21

Born:

Parents: Son of Charles Frederick and Mary Broadbent, of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Spouse:

Home: Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

626 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
To Strive And Not To Yield To strive and not to yeild

Base

RAF Chedburgh

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Air Gunner

Service Numbers

R/176158

Home

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Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

Target

Google Map

Remscheid Germany

Final Burial

Google Map

Cimetiere de Florennes
Row 4 Grave 55

620 Squadron. Stirling Mk III EE-905 lost during operations over enemy territory. Sergeant W.J. Ford (RAF) was also killed. POW: Sergeant Frederick James Frost RAF 1387025 POW #590 Stalag 357 Kopernikus Poland Sergeant John Leslie Snelling RAF 1516622 POW #585 Stalag 357 Kopernikus Poland Sergeant Ronald Bertie Spencer-Fleet RAF 1604890 POW #589 Stalag 357 Kopernikus Poland Evader: Sergeant J D H Carleton RAF 612564 Evader

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

Canada Primary Source Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Crew or Other Personnel

Stirling EE905

Sergeant Robert Charles Broadbent RCAF

Sergeant Broadbent, Robert Charles (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1943-July-31
Cimetiere de Florennes, Rue Baudry, Florennes, Belgium

Warrant Officer 2 Lloyd Ian Dunbar RCAF

Warrant Officer 2 Dunbar, Lloyd Ian (RCAF)
Navigator
Prisoner of War
1943-July-31
cemetery unknown