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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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Cooling, Charles David (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Action 1941-November-26

Pilot Officer Charles David Cooling RCAF

Birth Date: 1920

Born:

Parents: Charles A. & Beulah M. Cooling

Spouse:

Home: Dawsonville, Ratigouche County, NB (parents)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

214 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Ultor In Umbris Avenging in the shadows

Base

RAF Stradishall

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Wireless Air Gunner

Service Numbers

J/15853
Prev: R/64736

Home

Google Map

Dawsonville, Ratigouche County, NB (parents)

Target

Google Map

Emden Germany

Memorial Location

Google Map

Runnymede Memorial Surrey
Panel 59

Took off from Stradishall in Wellington Mk II (Sqn code BU- Bomber Command) on an operation to Emden Germany.

Aircraft was lost without trace

Killed includes Cooling: Flight Sergeant Norman Gilbert Hettrick RCAF R/68075 KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 60. Sergeant Harold James Cooper RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 41. Sergeant George Leonard Hall RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 44. Pilot Officer Anthony David Moore RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 33. Sergeant Mervyn Alfred Weavers RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 54.

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

Wellington Z8373

Pilot Officer Charles David Cooling RCAF

Pilot Officer Cooling, Charles David (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1941-November-26
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Flight Sergeant Norman Gilbert Hettrick RCAF

Flight Sergeant Hettrick, Norman Gilbert (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1941-November-26
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK