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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

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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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Copp, William Edwin (Flying Officer)

Killed in Flying Accident 1942-November-04

Flying Officer William Edwin Copp RAFVR

Birth Date: 1914-November-14

Born:

Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Frederic Edwin Copp, of Orillia

Spouse:

Home: Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAFVR

Unit

1 OTU- Operational Training Unit

Base

RCAF Stn Bagotville, Quebec

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Service Numbers

118420

Home

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Toronto, Ontario

Final Burial

Google Map

Mount Pleasant Cemetery
grave Plot 12 Lot 126

No.1 Operational Training Unit, RCAF Bagotville, Quebec.

Harvard Mk IIb FE-397 crashed near Jonquiere, Quebec in a flying accident while on an instrument check flight.

Killed includes Copp: Flying Officer Douglas Cameron Sutherland RCAF J/9860 KIFA St. Philip's Anglican Church, Weston Plot 16.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

Crew or Other Personnel

Harvard FE397

Flying Officer William Edwin Copp RAFVR

Flying Officer Copp, William Edwin (RAFVR)

Killed in Flying Accident
1942-November-04
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Pilot Officer Douglas Cameron Sutherland RCAF

Pilot Officer Sutherland, Douglas Cameron (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-November-04
St Phillip's Cemetery, Weston, Ontario, Canada

Accident Card - North American Harvard Mk. IIB serial:FE397

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-November-04. Harvard IIB s/n FE397.

This accident involved 2 people. Copp WE, Sutherland DC

This accident had 2 fatalities. Pilot Officer Douglas Cameron Sutherland RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/9860 Harvard FE397, Flying Officer William Edwin Copp RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:118420 Harvard FE397

Unit Desciption

1 OTU (1 Operational Training Unit)

The Operational Training Unit (OTU) was the last stop for aircrew trainees. They spent 8 to 14 weeks learning to fly operational aircraft (Hawker Hurricane or Fairey Swordfish, e.g.). The instructors had experience in actual operations, and often were posted to OTUs after their operational tour.

NO1 OTU Bagotville

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station Bagotville QC

Project 44 BCATP

Unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP

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