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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.
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CASPIR Resources

RCAF Accident Cards (1939-1945) JA Griffin Documents 1968 and 2005 Obtaining a World War II Service File

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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.
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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.
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Andrew Mynarski, VC

We Shall Remember Them.
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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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Clements, Hugh (Flight Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1945-January-01

Flight Sergeant Hugh Clements RCAF

Birth Date: 1909-September-24

Born: Glasgow, Scotland

Parents: Hugh & the late Margaret (nee Cumming) Clements of West Vancouver, BC

Spouse:

Home: Vancouver, British Columbia

Enlistment: Hamilton, Ontario

Enlistment Date: 1942-August-10

Service

RCAF

Unit

218 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
In Time

Base

RAF Chedburgh

Rank

Flight Sergeant

Position

Navigator

Service Numbers

R/186020

Home

Vancouver, British Columbia

Temporary Burial

Flight Sergeant Navigator Clements Was Buried Fosses, Belgium

Remains were later exhumed from this location and reburied

Final Burial

Militaire begraafplaats leopoldsburg
grave VIII D 16

Took off from Chedburgh at 16:06 in Lancaster Mk I (Sqn code XH-B Bomber Command) on an operation to bomb the railway yards at Vohwinkel Belgium.

Aircraft was hit by flak over the target and later shot down by US Army AA fire on the return trip from Vohwinkel, Germany.

Killed includes Clements: Sergeant Kenneth Bennett RAF KIA Leopoldsburg War Cemetery Belgium Grave VIII. D. 15. Sergeant Edward Percival Buttrum-Gardiner RAF KIA Leopoldsburg War Cemetery grave VIII. D. 18. Flying Officer Robert Garfield Grivell RAAF KIA Leopoldsburg War Cemetery Joint grave VIII. D. 19-20. Sergeant Royston Elvin Keel RAF KIA Leopoldsburg War Cemetery grave VIII. D. 17. Sergeant Leslie Peckett RAF KIA Leopoldsburg War Cemetery Joint grave VIII. D. 19-20.

Flying Officer G R Ingram RCAF J/37809 survived.

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