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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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Cleland, Calder Leper (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Action 1943-July-03

Pilot Officer Calder Leper Cleland RCAF

Birth Date: 1922-July-14

Born: Hamilton Ontario

Parents: William Brown Cleland & Mabel Johnston Cleland.

Spouse:

Home: Hamilton, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

21 (MB) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Viribus Vincimus By strength with conquer

Base

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

J/19406
Prev: R/72066

Home

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Hamilton, Ontario

Memorial Location

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Alamein War Memorial
Column 271

21 Squadron SAAF Baltimore aircraft AG-877 was shot down by a German ME-109 fighter aircraft and crashed in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Favigana Island.

Killed: Pilot Officer Calder Leper Cleland RCAF J/19406 KIA Alamein Memorial Column 271. Warrant Officer Class 1 James Earl Morrison RCAF R/80309 KIA Alamein Memorial Column 272. Lt Allan George Tufnell Oakes RAF KIA Alamein Memorial Column 278.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

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

Crew or Other Personnel

Baltimore AG877

Pilot Officer Calder Leper Cleland RCAF

Pilot Officer Cleland, Calder Leper (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1943-July-03
Alamein War Memorial, Egypt

Warrant Officer 1st Class James Earl Morrison RCAF

Warrant Officer 1st Class Morrison, James Earl (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1943-July-03
Alamein War Memorial, Egypt