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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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Campbell, Donald Allister (Flying Officer)

Killed in Action 1943-July-28

Flying Officer Donald Allister Campbell RCAF

Birth Date: 1917-December-24

Born: Malagawatch, Inversess, Nova Scotia

Parents: Alexander Campbell & Barbara Rebecca MacFayden

Spouse:

Home: Malagawatch, Inverness County, Nova Scotia (parents)

Enlistment: Halifax, Nova Scotia

Enlistment Date: 1941-September-30

Service

RCAF

Unit

106 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Pro Libertate For freedom

Base

RAF Syerston

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Navigator

Service Numbers

J/22215

Home

Google Map

Malagawatch, Inverness County, Nova Scotia (parents)

Target

Google Map

Hamburg Germany

Memorial Location

Google Map

Runnymede Memorial Surrey
Panel 173

Took off from Syerston at 23:00 in Lancaster Mk I (Sqn code ZN-J Bomber Command) on an operation to Hamburg Germany.

This was one of the aircraft on the raid that were lost without a trace. The crew is remembered on the Runnymede Memorial.

Killed includes Campbell: Flight Sergeant Ellis George McLeod RCAF R/119526 KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 184. Sergeant Ian George Armet RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 140. Sergeant Francis Langhorne Backhouse RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 141. Sergeant Douglas Allen Barnfather RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 141. Sergeant Vernon Russell Jacob RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 154. Sergeant Frank Robertson RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 163.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

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

Crew or Other Personnel

Lancaster ED303

Flying Officer Donald Allister Campbell RCAF

Flying Officer Campbell, Donald Allister (RCAF)
Navigator
Killed in Action
1943-July-28
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Flight Sergeant Ellis George McLeod RCAF

Flight Sergeant McLeod, Ellis George (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1943-July-28
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK