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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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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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Coulter, Robert Earl (Sergeant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1944-May-13

Sergeant Robert Earl Coulter RCAF

Birth Date: 1923-April-04

Born:

Parents: William & Mary Helen Cou]ter

Spouse:

Home: New Westminster, British Columbia (parents)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

4 WS- Wireless School

Base

RCAF Stn. Guelph, Ontario

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

R/197855

Home

Google Map

New Westminster, British Columbia (parents)

Final Burial

Google Map

Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Timberland Sec Lot 301 Grave 1

Took off from Guelph on an instrument flying training flight for Coulter.

Aircraft was seen to go into a spin and crash vertically to the ground, with no survivors.

Killed: Flying Officer A M Miller RCAF J/36566 KIFA. No information found as to burial.

link,canadaprimary,https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c12360/571?r=0&s=2,School Daily Diary Entry ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ 1944-05-13

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

Yale 3433

Sergeant Robert Earl Coulter RCAF

Sergeant Coulter, Robert Earl (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1944-May-13
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Flying Officer Arthur Mclaughlin Miller RCAF

Flying Officer Miller, Arthur Mclaughlin (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1944-May-13
Beechmount Cemetery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Accident Card - North American Yale serial:3433

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1944-May-13. Yale s/n 3433.

This accident involved 2 people. Coulter RE, Miller AM

This accident had 2 fatalities. Flying Officer Arthur Mclaughlin Miller RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/36566 Yale 3433, Sergeant Robert Earl Coulter RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/197855 Yale 3433

Unit Desciption

4 WS (4 Wireless School)

Trainees in the "Wireless Air Gunner" (WAG) stream spent 24 weeks at a Wireless Schoo learning the theory and application of wireless communications. This included signalling with lights and flags as well as radio. Their "WAG" training was completed with four weeks at a Bombing & Gunnery School.

NO4 WS Guelph

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station Guelph ON - 4 WS

Unvetted Source Guelph Historical Society

Project 44 BCATP

Unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP

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