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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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Dalglish, William Logan (Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1944-July-19

Sergeant William Logan Dalglish RCAF

Birth Date: 1924-March-16

Born:

Parents: George Dalglish & Olga Dalglish (nee Logan),

Spouse:

Home: Ottawa, Ontario (parents)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

138 (SD) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
For Freedom

Base

RAFTempsford

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Air Gunner

Service Numbers

R/223820

Home

Ottawa, Ontario (parents)

Target

SOE France

Temporary Burial

St Pair-Sur-Mer, France

Remains were later exhumed from this location and reburied

Final Burial

Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery
Plot IX Row F Grave 1

Took off from Tempsford at 22:00 in Halifax Mk V (Sqn code NF-P Bomber Command) on Operation Shipwright 9, setting course for the DZ in France

Shot down (means not found) near St-Pair-sur-Mer (Manche), France and crashed in the sea.

Killed includes Dalglish: Sergeant John Allison RAF 1593445 KIA Bayeux War Cemetery, France, Plot II. Row M. Grave 16. Flight Lieutenant Herbert Denis Binns RAF 49732 KIA Runnymede Memorial, Panel 201 Sergeant Thomas Fergus RAF 1522934 KIA Runnymede Memorial, Panel 229 Sergeant Eric Richard Hearn RAF 1867389 KIA Runnymede Memorial, Panel 231. Sergeant Raymond Leslie Lee RAF 1614168 KIA Bayeux War Cemetery, France, Plot VIII. Row C. Grave 17. Flying Officer Nigel Leslie St. George Pleasance RAF 135090 KIA Runnymede Memorial, Panel 208.

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