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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.
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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

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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Brownie, James Millar (Warrant Officer 2)

Killed in Flying Accident 1943-July-02

Warrant Officer 2 James Millar Brownie RCAF

Birth Date: 1917-January-04

Born:

Parents: Son of William Harry and Elizabeth Brownie of East Kildonan.

Spouse: Husband of Margaret P. Brownie of Winnipeg Beach.

Home: Winnipeg, Manitoba

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

10 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School

Base

RCAF Stn. Rockcliffe, Ontario (Ottawa)

Rank

Warrant Officer 2

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

R/91773

Home

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Winnipeg, Manitoba

Final Burial

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Elmwood Cemetery
Sec 12A Grave 1376

RCAF Station, Rockcliffe, Ontario. Anson aircraft 7158 and a Tiger Moth aircraft 8971 were in a mid-air collision before they crashed and burned two miles north-east of Pendleton, Ontario. Flying Officer D. Harker and Warrant Officer Brownie were killed in the Anson. FS V.A. Poulin and Sergeant R.F. Shattock were killed in the Tiger Moth.

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

Anson 7158

Warrant Officer 2 James Millar Brownie RCAF

Warrant Officer 2 Brownie, James Millar (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-July-02
Elmwood Cemetery, Hespeler Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Flying Officer Douglas Harker RCAF

Flying Officer Harker, Douglas (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-July-02
St Johns Norway Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Accident Card - Avro Anson Mk. II serial:7158

This accident involved 2 aircraft on 1943-July-02. They are: Anson II s/n 7158, Tiger Moth s/n 8971.

This accident involved 2 people. Poulin VAJ, Shattock RF

This accident had 4 fatalities. Flying Officer Douglas Harker RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/20153 Anson 7158, Flying Officer Douglas Harker RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/20153 Anson 7158, Warrant Officer 2 James Millar Brownie RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/91773 Anson 7158, Warrant Officer 2 James Millar Brownie RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/91773 Anson 7158

Unit Desciption

10 EFTS (10 Elementary Flying Training School)

An Elementary Flying Training School (EFTS) gave a trainee 50 hours of basic flying instruction on a simple trainer like the De Havilland Tiger Moth, Fleet Finch, or Fairchild Cornell over 8 weeks.Elementary schools were operated by civilian flying clubs under contract to the RCAF and most of the instructors were civilians. For example, No. 12 EFTS Goderich was run by the Kitchener-Waterloo Flying Club and the County of Huron Flying Club.The next step for a pilot was the Service Flying Training School.

Mount Hope Airport

Information on RCAF Station Mount Hope can be found here

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station Mount Hope (Hamilton) Ontario

On 31 August 1942 moved to Pendleton Ontario

Information on RCAF Station Pendleton can be found here.

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station Pendleton Ontario

Project 44 BCATP

Unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP

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