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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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Cartmell, Robert Joseph (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Action 1942-September-14

Pilot Officer Robert Joseph Cartmell RCAF

Birth Date: 1918-April-21

Born: Lincoln County Ontario

Parents:

Spouse:

Home: Thorold, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

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

Base

RAF Stradishall

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

J/15883
Prev: R/74865

Home

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Thorold, Ontario

Temporary Burial

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Vechta

Remains were later exhumed from this location and reburied

Final Burial

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Sage War Cemetery
14 B 12

Took off from Stradishall at 00:37 in Stirling Mk I (Sqn code BU-H Bomber Command) on an operation to Bremmen Germany.

Stirling MK I R-9166 BU-H was shot down at Vechta, thirty five miles south-west of Bremen.

Killed includes Cartmell: Sergeant Ronald Dicks RAF KIA Rheinberg War Cemetery grave 17. H. 22. Pilot Officer Harry Edward Orr RCAF J/15865 KIA Rheinberg War Cemetery Joint grave 17. G. 20-20A. Sergeant Roy Frederick Reynolds RAF KIA Rheinberg War Cemetery Joint grave 17. G. 20-20A. Flight Sergeant Joseph George Spouler RCAF R/71030 KIA Rheinberg War Cemetery grave 17. H. 23. Sergeant Stanley Watson RAF KIA Rheinberg War Cemetery Joint grave 17. G. 21-22.

POWs: Flying Officer Philip Fussey RAF POW Stalag Luft L3 Sagan and Belaria.

Royal Air Force No.214 Squadron RAF

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

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

Crew or Other Personnel

Stirling R9166

Pilot Officer Robert Joseph Cartmell RCAF

Pilot Officer Cartmell, Robert Joseph (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1942-September-14
Sage War Cemetery, Oldenburg, Land Niedersachsen, Germany

Pilot Officer Harry Edward Orr RCAF

Pilot Officer Orr, Harry Edward (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-September-14
Soldaten Friedhof Alliierte Piloten 2WK, Am Englischen Friedhof, Kamp-Lintfort, Germany

Flight Sergeant Joseph George Spouler RCAF

Flight Sergeant Spouler, Joseph George (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-September-14
Soldaten Friedhof Alliierte Piloten 2WK, Am Englischen Friedhof, Kamp-Lintfort, Germany