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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

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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Bruines, Arnold

Killed in Action 1941-04-30

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Birth Date: 1908-July-09

Born:

Home: Bledington, Oxfordshire, England

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RAF

Unit

Base

Rank

Warrant Officer

Position

Warrant Officer

Service Numbers

507626

Home

Google Map

Bledington, Oxfordshire, England

First Burial

Google Map

Ottawa Memorial, Ottawa On

BRUINES, ARNOLD (29), Warrant Officer (no. 507626), SS Nerissa, RAF, Â°1912 ~ " 01/05/1941, Royal Air Force. [Family] Son of Frederick and Alice Bruines. Husband of Mary Joan Bruines, of Bledington, Oxfordshire, England https://www.wrecksite.eu/peopleView.aspx

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

www.findagrave.com

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Ship SSNerissa

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Corporal Atkinson, P S (RAF)

Killed in Action
1941-April-30
cemetery unknown

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Warrant Officer Bruines, Arnold (RAF)

Killed in Action
1941-April-30
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Aircraftman 2 Butler, Charles Edward (RAFVR)

Killed in Action
1941-April-30
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Aircraftman 2 Dixon, R G (RAF)

Killed in Action
1941-April-30
cemetery unknown

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Second Lieutenant Ebbensen, J J (RNorAF)

Killed in Action
1941-April-30
cemetery unknown

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Sergeant Kristoffersen, Sverre (RNorAF)

Killed in Action
1941-April-30
cemetery unknown

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Squadron Leader Lee, Arnold Sherwood (RAFVR)

Killed in Action
1941-April-30
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Flight Sergeant Morrison, George Edward (RAF)

Killed in Action
1941-April-30
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Aircraftman 2nd Class Pearson, L (RAF)

Killed in Action
1941-April-30
cemetery unknown

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Flight Sergeant Poock, Graham (RAF)

Killed in Action
1941-April-30
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Flight Sergeant Reed, Edward Charles (RAF)

Killed in Action
1941-April-30
cemetery unknown