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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."
Contact

Chase, Robert Fleming (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Action 1942-September-17

Pilot Officer Robert Fleming Chase RCAF

Birth Date: 1922-September-09

Born:

Parents:

Spouse:

Home: Fredericton, New Brunswick

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

106 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Pro Libertate For freedom

Base

RAF Coningsby

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

J/9349

Home

Google Map

Fredericton, New Brunswick

Target

Google Map

Essen Germany

Memorial Location

Google Map

Runnymede Memorial Surrey
Panel 100

Took off from Coningsby at 20:20 in Lancaster Mk I (Sqn code ZN-P Bomber Command) on an operation to Essen Germany.

Aircraft crashed in the North Sea west of Zandvoort, Noord-Holland.

Killed includes Chase: Flight Sergeant Hubert Clodomir Johnston RCAF R/92229 KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 104. Sergeant Richard Bell RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 78. Sergeant Lennox Ashton Crossley RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 81. Sergeant Francis Arthur Digby RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 81. Pilot Officer Desmond James Downer RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 69. Sergeant Alcwyn Williams RAF KIA Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery Plot 69. Row D. Joint grave 17.

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

Lancaster W4178

Pilot Officer Robert Fleming Chase RCAF

Pilot Officer Chase, Robert Fleming (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1942-September-17
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Flight Sergeant Hubert Clodomir Johnston RCAF

Flight Sergeant Johnston, Hubert Clodomir (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-September-17
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK