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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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Currie, Thomas Hugh (Warrant Officer 2)

Killed in Flying Accident 1942-November-08

Warrant Officer 2 Thomas Hugh Currie RCAF

Birth Date: 1919-July-25

Born: Bropburn Scotland

Parents: Hugh & Mary Currie

Spouse: Jane Gwladys Currie, of High River, Alberta.

Home: High River, Alberta

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

233 (MP) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Fortis et Fidelis Strong and fiathful

Base

RAF Ymlaen, Algeria

Rank

Warrant Officer 2

Position

Wireless Air Gunner

Service Numbers

R/91244

Home

Google Map

High River, Alberta

Final Burial

Google Map

Tetuan Cemetery
Plot 59A Row A Grave 2

Took off from Ymlaen on a routine patrol.

Hudson Mk III V-8985 crashed at Sierra Del Haus, Spanish Morocco, circumstances not found.

Killed includes Currie: Sergeant Edwin Maurice Bowery RCAF R/99736 KIFA Tetuan Cemetery, La Sierre, Morocco - Plot 59A. Row 2. Grave 1. Flying Officer Alexander Currie McCrady RCAF J/10505 pilot KIFA Tetuan Cemetery, La Sierre, Morocco - Plot 59A. Row 2. Grave 3. Sergeant Kenneth Dean Rawson RCAF R/105634 KIFA Tetuan Cemetery, La Sierre, Morocco - Plot 59A Row 2 Grave 4.

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

Hudson V8985

Sergeant Edwin Maurice Bowery RCAF

Sergeant Bowery, Edwin Maurice (RCAF)
Navigator
Killed in Action
1942-November-08
Tetuan Cemetery, La Sierre, Morocco

Warrant Officer 2 Thomas Hugh Currie RCAF

Warrant Officer 2 Currie, Thomas Hugh (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-November-08
Tetuan Cemetery, La Sierre, Morocco

Flying Officer Alexander Curtis McCrady RCAF

Flying Officer McCrady, Alexander Curtis (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1942-November-08
Tetuan Cemetery, La Sierre, Morocco

Sergeant Kenneth Dean Rawson RCAF

Sergeant Rawson, Kenneth Dean (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-November-08
Tetuan Cemetery, La Sierre, Morocco