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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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Griffin Library, 17 Wing Winnipeg

John Griffin was a significant historian, documenting Canada's Military aircraft.
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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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"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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Calderhead, George Douglas (Flying Officer)

Killed in Flying Accident 1942-January-12

Male Head

Birth Date: unkown date

Born:

Parents: Son of George and Mary Calderhead, of Glasgow, Scotland.

Spouse:

Home:

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAFVR

Unit

31 GRS- General Reconnaissance School (RAF)

Base

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Service Numbers

86333

The crew was killed in a mid-air collision with Anson N5358.

Killed Flying Officer G D Calderhead RCAF J/86333 LAC Ernest L.J. Beaumont (Fitter) R/921596 AC1 Joseph F. Agar (Fitter) R/985992.

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Crew or Other Personnel

Anson 6279

Aircraftman 1 Joseph Fitzgerald Agar RAFVR

Aircraftman 1 Agar, Joseph Fitzgerald (RAFVR)

Killed in Flying Accident
1942-January-12
St Dunstan's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Leading Aircraftman Ernest Lockey John Beaumont RAFVR

Leading Aircraftman Beaumont, Ernest Lockey John (RAFVR)

Killed in Flying Accident
1942-January-12
Sherwood Cemetery Co, Sherwood Road, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Flying Officer George Douglas Calderhead RAFVR

Flying Officer Calderhead, George Douglas (RAFVR)

Killed in Flying Accident
1942-January-12
cemetery unknown

Accident Card - Avro Anson Mk. I serial:6279

This accident involved 2 aircraft on 1942-January-12. They are: Anson I s/n N5358, Anson I s/n 6279.

This accident involved 7 people. Agar JF, Beaumont ELJ, Calderhead GD, Compton , Ellis K, Rofe BJ, Taylor GW

This accident had 7 fatalities. Leading Aircraftman George William Taylor RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:946790 Anson N5358, Flight Lieutenant Bernard John Rofe RAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:40751 Anson N5358, Civilian Philip Compton Killed in Flying Accident service no: Anson N5358, Leading Aircraftman Kenneth Ellis RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1054786 Anson N5358,Aircraftman 1 Joseph Fitzgerald Agar RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:921569 Anson 6279, Leading Aircraftman Ernest Lockey John Beaumont RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:985992 Anson 6279, Flying Officer George Douglas Calderhead RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:86333 Anson 6279

Unit Desciption

31 GRS (31 General Reconnaisance School)

The General Reconnaissance School trained pilots and air observers in the techniques required for ocean patrol. It was the equivalent to an Operational Training Unit (OTU), and last stop before aircrew were assigned to operations. The topics included DR Navigation, Astro Navigation, Compasses and Instruments, Meteorology, Signals, Reconnaissance, Coding, Ship Recognition, Aerial Photography, and Visual Signals.

NO31 GRS Charlottetown

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station Charlottetown PEI

Unvetted Source Charlottetown Stories

Project 44 BCATP

Unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP

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