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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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Collins, Keith Clayton (Flight Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1944-November-04

Flight Sergeant Keith Clayton Collins RCAF

Birth Date: 1924-April-07

Born: London, Ontario

Parents: George Farley Collins & Alice Gertrude Collins

Spouse:

Home: London, Ontario (parents)

Enlistment: Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment Date: 1942-November-16

Service

RCAF

Unit

78 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Nemo Non Paratus Nobody unprepared

Base

RAF Breighton

Rank

Flight Sergeant

Position

Wireless Air Gunner

Service Numbers

R/206087

Home

Google Map

London, Ontario (parents)

Target

Google Map

Bochum Germany

Memorial Location

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Runnymede Memorial Surrey
Panel 254

Took off from Breighton at 17:30 in Halifax Mk III (Sqn code EY-E Bomber Command) on an operation to Bochum Germany.

The aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances.

Killed includes Collins: Flying Officer Keith Bishop Brooks RCAF J/26706 KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 245. Flight Sergeant Norman Francis Jodrell RCAF R/217129 KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 255. Flying Officer Edwin Albert Love RCAF J/27205 pilot KIA Venray War Cemetery grave V. F. 8. Flight Sergeant Christmas Deiniol Evans RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 217. Sergeant George Frederick Harding RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 230.

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

Halifax LK838

Flying Officer Keith Bishop Brooks RCAF

Flying Officer Brooks, Keith Bishop (RCAF)
Bomb Aimer
Killed in Action
1944-November-04
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Flight Sergeant Keith Clayton Collins RCAF

Flight Sergeant Collins, Keith Clayton (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1944-November-04
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Flight Sergeant Norman Francis Jodrell RCAF

Flight Sergeant Jodrell, Norman Francis (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1944-November-04
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Flying Officer Edwin Albert Love RCAF

Flying Officer Love, Edwin Albert (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1944-November-04
Venray War Cemetery, Venray, Netherlands

Flight Sergeant A J Roach RCAF

Flight Sergeant Roach, A J (RCAF)
Mid Upper Gunner
Prisoner of War
1944-November-04
cemetery unknown