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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

Child, Charles Colby (Leading Aircraftman)

Killed in Action 1940-May-12

Male Head

Birth Date: 1920

Born:

Parents: Daniel Child & Lillian Nora Child, of Stanford Bridge, Worcestershire

Spouse:

Home: Vancouver, British Columbia

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAF

Unit

139 (MB) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Si Placet Necamus We destroy at will

Base

Plivot Aerodrome, France

Rank

Leading Aircraftman

Position

Wireless Operator/Air Gunner

Service Numbers

541344

Home

Google Map

Vancouver, British Columbia

Memorial Location

Google Map

Runnymede Memorial Surrey
Panel 22

Blenheim Mk IV P-4826 XD-M , failed to return from an operation to strafe German troop columns during the Battle of France, possibly shot down by a German fighter. Lost without trace

Seven of nine aircraft sent on this operation were lost to enemy fighters

Killed: LAC Charles Colby Child RAF (Canadian) KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 22. Sergeant Joseph Belk Keegan RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 16. F/Lt Andrew Wynyard Lee RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 4.

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Commonwealth War Grave Commission International Bomber Command Centre

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

Crew or Other Personnel

Blenheim P4826

Leading Aircraftman Charles Colby Child RAF

Leading Aircraftman Child, Charles Colby (RAF)
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1940-May-12
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Sergeant Joseph Belk Keegan RAF

Sergeant Keegan, Joseph Belk (RAF)
Observer
Killed in Action
1940-May-12
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Flight Lieutenant Andrew Wynard Lee RAF

Flight Lieutenant Lee, Andrew Wynard (RAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1940-May-12
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK