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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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Cardinal, Barrie Phillip (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Action 1942-June-07

Pilot Officer Barrie Phillip Cardinal RCAF

Birth Date: 1921

Born:

Parents: Louis Arthur & Dorothy Margaret Cardinal

Spouse:

Home: Toronto, Ontario (parents)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

214 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Ultor In Umbris Avenging in the shadows

Base

RAF Stradishall

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Air Gunner

Service Numbers

J/7197

Home

Toronto, Ontario (parents)

Target

Emden Germany

Final Burial

Terschelling General Cemetery
Grave 41

Took off from Stradishall in Stirling Mk I (Sqn code BU-E Bomber Command) on an operation to Emden, Germany.

Shot down by night fighter and crashed in the North Sea West of Terschelling, Friesland, Holland.

Killed: Pilot Officer Barrie Phillip Cardinal RCAF J/7197 KIA West-Terschelling Cemetery Grave 41. Pilot Officer Edward Michael Marks RCAF J/15139 KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 101. Flight Sergeant Wilfred Barham RAF KIA West-Terschelling Cemetery Grave 42. F/Lt Norman Harrison RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 65. Pilot Officer John Barry Holdsworth RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 70. Sergeant Allan Randall Scott RAF KIA Vlieland General Cemetery Grave 51. Pilot Officer Leonard Treppass RAF KIA Vlieland General Cemetery Grave 50. F/Lt Reginald William Arthur Turtle RAF KIA Vredenhof Cemetery Schiermonnikoog Grave 69.

Royal Air Force No.214 Squadron RAF