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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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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, Hugh (Flying Officer)

Killed in Flying Accident 1945-August-05

Flying Officer Hugh Campbell RCAF

Birth Date: 1922-November-12

Born: Bras d'Or, Nova Scotia

Parents: David Malcom Campbell & Mary Stephenson

Spouse: Frances Marie Dosie, of Vancouver

Home: Florencer, Nova Scotia

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

1 WS- Wireless School

Base

Mount Hope, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Air Gunner

Service Numbers

J/85420

Home

Google Map

Florencer, Nova Scotia

Final Burial

Google Map

Mountain View Cemetery
Block 3 Plot 12 Lot 14

1 Wireless School, Mount Hope, Ontario. Harvard aircraft and Norseman aircraft collided.

Detail provided by D.A. Stallard, Trenton, Nova Scotia.

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

Harvard FE515

Flying Officer Andrew Aitken RCAF

Flying Officer Aitken, Andrew (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1945-August-05
St Johns Norway Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Flying Officer Hugh Campbell RCAF

Flying Officer Campbell, Hugh (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Flying Accident
1945-August-05
Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Accident Card - North American Harvard Mk. IIB serial:FE515

This accident involved 2 aircraft on 1945-August-05. They are: Harvard IIB s/n FE515, Norseman IV s/n 2455.

This accident involved 4 people. Aitken A, Campbell , Foster , Hazelton

This accident had 4 fatalities. Flying Officer Andrew Aitken RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/41868 Harvard FE515, Flying Officer Hugh Campbell RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/85420 Harvard FE515,Pilot Officer John Elwood Foster RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/51497 Norseman 2455, Pilot Officer William Messinger Hazelton RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/51498 Norseman 2455

Unit Desciption

1 WS (1 Wireless School)

Trainees in the "Wireless Air Gunner" (WAG) stream spent 24 weeks at a Wireless Schoo learning the theory and application of wireless communications. This included signalling with lights and flags as well as radio. Their "WAG" training was completed with four weeks at a Bombing & Gunnery School.

NO1 WS Logo Montreall

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station Montreal QC - 1 WS

Unvetted Source Canada 150 Vignette

Project 44 BCATP

Unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP

YouTube YouTube - Valour Canada Aerodrome of Democracy