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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."
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Church, Eric Rodger (Flight Lieutenant)

Killed in Action 1944-August-26

Flight Lieutenant Eric Rodger Church RCAF

Birth Date: 1923

Born:

Parents:

Spouse:

Home: St Lambert, Quebec

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

61 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Per Purum Tonantes Thundering through the clear air

Base

RAF Skellingthorpe

Rank

Flight Lieutenant

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

J/24577

Home

Google Map

St Lambert, Quebec

Target

Google Map

Darmstadt Germany

Memorial Location

Google Map

Runnymede Memorial Surrey
Panel 244

Took off from Skellingthorpe at 21:01 in Lancaster Mk III (Sqn code QR-O Bomber Command) on an operation to Darmstadt Germany.

Aircraft was shot down by a night fighter and crashed at GroÃŸ-Gerau, Hessen Germany.

Killed includes Church: Pilot Officer Alexander John Anderson RCAF J/90357 KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 249. Pilot Officer Frank Kohut RCAF J/89386 KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 251. Sergeant Thomas Moffat RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 234.

POWs: W/O Daniel Dunkley RAF POW Stalag Luft L7 Bankau near Kreuzburg, Upper Silesia. Flying Officer S A Fleming RAF POW camp not listed. Warrant Officer Class 1 W E Lewis RAF POW camp not listed.

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 PA998

Pilot Officer Alexander John Anderson RCAF

Pilot Officer Anderson, Alexander John (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1944-August-26
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Flight Lieutenant Eric Rodger Church RCAF

Flight Lieutenant Church, Eric Rodger (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1944-August-26
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Flying Officer S A Fleming RCAF

Flying Officer Fleming, S A (RCAF)

Prisoner of War
1944-August-26
cemetery unknown

Pilot Officer Frank Kohut RCAF

Pilot Officer Kohut, Frank (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1944-August-26
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Pilot Officer W E Lewis RCAF

Pilot Officer Lewis, W E (RCAF)

Prisoner of War
1944-August-26
cemetery unknown