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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

Start Here Glossary Canada and World War II Combatants & First Airmen Casualties Air Force Operations Battle of Britain Women in War War Artists

"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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Cook, Albert Royal Felker

Died 1944-07-16

Birth Date: 1920-March-19

Born:

Albert E. Cook & Mary Cook

Home: Vancouver, British Columbia (parents)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

Base

62 Base

Rank

Leading Aircraftman

Position

Leading Aircraftman

Service Numbers

R/110020

Home

Google Map

Vancouver, British Columbia (parents)

First Burial

Google Map

Stonefall Cemetery, Harrogate, Yorkshire

62 Base. Leading Aircraftman Cook drowned in the River Ouse at Linton, Yorkshire.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

This incident involved multiple aircraft:

Bolingbroke Mk. IVT Serial: 9909

All the above aircraft in the above list are referenced in this report.

Bolingbroke 9909

Bolingbroke Mk. IVT 9909

Transferred to No. 4 TC on 13 Jul 1942 and assigned to No. 8 B&GS in Lethbridge, AB. Cat "C" accident while there on 10 Dec 1942. Formally transferred to No. 2 AC stored reserve as of 23 Dec 1944. Awaiting disposal instructions as of 13 Oct 1945. Stored post-war at MacDonald, MB and noted with 1,019:05 airframe hours.

1942-06-26 Taken on Strength 2021-12-31
1942-December-10 Accident: 8 Bomb & Gunnery School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Hickson | Holledge | Wilson
1943-October-08 Accident: 8 Bomb & Gunnery School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Higgings | Lewis | Peach | Simpson | Ward
1944-July-16 Accident: 8 Bomb & Gunnery School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Bussutell | Fisher | Gust | Guy | Neubrand
1946-05-15 Struck off Strength To War Assets Corporation for disposal and later sold 2021-12-31