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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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Courtney, James Boyd (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Action 1943-March-05

Pilot Officer James Boyd Courtney RCAF

Birth Date: 1920-February-23

Born:

Parents: Alex & Margaret Courtney

Spouse: Edna May Courtney, of Hornchurch, Essex.

Home: Lawton, North Dakota, USA

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

90 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Celer Swift

Base

RAF Ridgewell

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Air Gunner

Service Numbers

J/16713
Prev: R/95441

Home

Lawton, North Dakota, USA

Target

Essen Germany

Temporary Burial

Unknown

Memorial Location

Runnymede Memorial Surrey
Panel 175

Took off from Ridgewell at 19:05 in Stirling Mk I (Sqn code WP-Q Bomber Command) on an operation to Essen Germany.

Shot down (means not found) near Sankt Peter Germany during a night raid.

Killed includes Courtney: Flying Officer William Alexander Fowlie RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 124. Sergeant Angus Mckay Mollison RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 159.

POWs: Sergeant John Eccles RAF POW Stalag 344 Lamsdorf. Sergeant Eric Edward Garnett RAF POW Stalag 344 Lamsdorf. Sergeant Narcel Renaut RAF POW Stalag 344 Lamsdorf. Sergeant William Maurice Werkenham RAF POW Stalag 344 Lamsdorf.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

Canada Primary Source Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

CASPIR Resources

External Resources

Education & History

Blogs & Articles