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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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Combaz, Alfred Joseph (Flying Officer)

Killed in Action 1945-February-21

Flying Officer Alfred Joseph Combaz RCAF

Birth Date: 1920-September-26

Born:

Parents: Alfred & Augustine Combaz

Spouse:

Home: Norwood, Manitoba (parents)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

578 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Accuracy

Base

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Bomb Aimer

Service Numbers

J/29388
Prev: R/110026

Home

Google Map

Norwood, Manitoba (parents)

Target

Google Map

Worms Germany

Memorial Location

Google Map

Runnymede Memorial Surrey
Panel 278

Took off from Burn at 16:30 in Halifax Mk III (Sqn code LK-E Bomber Command) on an operation to Worms Germany.

Shot down by flak and crashed at Oberslzen 3 km ENE from the small town of Grunstadt Germany.

Killed includes Combaz: Flying Officer Gordon Theodore McCauley RCAF J/36312 KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 279. F/Lt Philip Brown RAF pilot KIA Rheinberg War Cemetery grave 9. D. 25. Sergeant James Grindlay RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 275. Pilot Officer William John Hunter RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 268. Flight Sergeant Harold Mann RAF KIA Rheinberg War Cemetery grave 9. E. 25. Flight Sergeant Christopher James Taggart Watt RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 273.

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 RG353

Flying Officer Alfred Joseph Combaz RCAF

Flying Officer Combaz, Alfred Joseph (RCAF)
Bomb Aimer
Killed in Action
1945-February-21
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Flying Officer Gordon Theodore McCauley RCAF

Flying Officer McCauley, Gordon Theodore (RCAF)
Navigator
Killed in Action
1945-February-21
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK