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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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Coffey, Lester Clinton (Flight Lieutenant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1950-October-24

Male Head

Birth Date: 1918-July-27

Born: Berlin, Maryland

Parents: John Richard & Myrtle Fern (nee Barbour) Coffey of Edmonton, Alberta.

Spouse: Anne Kathleen (nee McKenzie) Coffey, Edmonton, Alberta

Home: Berlin, Maryland

Enlistment: Edmonton, Alberta

Enlistment Date: 1941-December-08

Service

RCAF

Unit

WEE- Winter Experimental Establishment

Base

Rank

Flight Lieutenant

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

20276

Home

Google Map

Berlin, Maryland

Final Burial

Google Map

Edmonton Cemetery
No 1 Sub-Division M Plot 166

Flying Officer Albert Bruce Dalmon also killed.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

Crew or Other Personnel

Harvard AJ977

Flight Lieutenant Lester Clinton Coffey RCAF

Flight Lieutenant Coffey, Lester Clinton (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1950-October-24
Edmonton Cemetery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Flying Officer Albert Bruce Dalman RCAF

Flying Officer Dalman, Albert Bruce (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1950-October-24
Cataraqui Cemetery, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Unit Desciption

WEE (Winter Experimental Establishment)

Museum History WEE Archive Association Of Ontario

The Winter Experimental Establishment (WEE) was established in 1947 at Edmonton. It had advanced bases at Watson Lake and Churchill. It main focus was to provide guidance in the design of new equipment for cold weather use and in improving existing technology. The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) carried test for Canadian forces and for British and American air forces.