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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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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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Brown, Leslie Atkinson (Sergeant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1943-February-06

Male Head

Birth Date: 1921-June-12

Born:

Parents: Son of William and Edna Brown, of Murton, Co. Durham, England.

Spouse:

Home:

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAFVR

Unit

3 FIS- Flying Instructor School

Base

RCAF Stn. Arnprior, Ontario

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Service Numbers

1557251

Final Burial

Google Map

Beechwood Cemetery
Sec 29 Lot 3 Grave 87

3 FIS, Arnprior, Ontario. Died in the crash of Tiger Moth - 8947.

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

Crew or Other Personnel

Tiger Moth 8947

Sergeant Leslie Atkinson Brown RAFVR

Sergeant Brown, Leslie Atkinson (RAFVR)

Killed in Flying Accident
1943-February-06
Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Sergeant Bernard Charles Staunton RAF

Sergeant Staunton, Bernard Charles (RAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1943-February-06
Notre Dame Roman Catholic Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Accident Card - de Havilland Moth, Tiger I serial:8947

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-February-06. Tger Moth I s/n 8947.

This accident involved 2 people. Brown LA, Staunton BC

This accident had 2 fatalities. Sergeant Bernard Charles Staunton RAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:658799 Moth, Tiger 8947, Sergeant Leslie Atkinson Brown RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1557251 Moth, Tiger 8947

Unit Desciption

3 FIS (3 Flying Instructors School)

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

NO3 FIS Arnprior

Project 44 BCATP

Unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP

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