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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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Carlson, Robert Brownlee

Killed in Action 1943-01-30

Birth Date: 1921

Born:

Henry Alof Carlson & Linda Maud Carlson

Home: New Liskeard, Ontario (parents)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

40 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Hostem A Coelo Expellere To drive the enemy from the sky

Base

RAF Gardabia East, Tunisia

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Pilot Officer

Service Numbers

J/17311
Prev: R/90676

Home

Google Map

New Liskeard, Ontario (parents)

First Burial

Google Map

Alamein War Memorial, Egypt

40 Sqn RAF Gardabia East, Tunisia, Wellington aircraft HX-494 failed to return from an operational flight to Catania Aerodrome, Sicily. Crew was missing in the Mediterranean and presumed dead. Allare listed on the Alamein War Memorial in Egypt

Killed:Pilot Officer R B Carlson RCAF pilotSergeant J H P Evans RAFSergeant C S Carroll RAFSergeant T Patterson RAFSergeant R B Smith RAFSergeant R Stansfield RAF

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)