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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

Name or Home Town Search Unit (Squadron) Search Aircraft Type or Serial Search Browse by Letter This Day in History

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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Daunt, Acton Farquhar (Flying Officer)

Killed in Action 1943-October-02

Flying Officer Acton Farquhar Daunt RCAF

Birth Date: 1918-July-23

Born: Lillooet, British Columbia

Parents: Son of Acton O'Neill Daunt and Elizabeth Daunt, of New Westminster, British Columbia; husband of Marjorie Daunt, of Sydenham, Ontario. Brother of Henry Thomas, Mary Dorthea, Florence Elizabeth and Mar

Spouse: Husband of Marjorie Daunt, of Sydenham, Ontario. Brother of Henry Thomas, Mary Dorthea, Florence Elizabeth and Mar

Home: New Westminster, British Columbia

Enlistment: Vancouver, British Columbia

Enlistment Date: 1941-May-09

Service

RCAF

Unit

145 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Diu Noctuque Pugnamus We fight by day and night

Base

RAF Gioia del Cola, Italy

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

J/9199

Home

Google Map

New Westminster, British Columbia

Final Burial

Google Map

CWG Cemetery
Plot 1 Row 1 Grave 4

145 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Furor Non Sine Frenis). Ventura aircraft crashed.

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

Ventura 2160

Flying Officer Acton Farquhar Daunt RCAF

Flying Officer Daunt, Acton Farquhar (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1943-October-02
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

Squadron Leader Richard Le Roy Lee RCAF

Squadron Leader Lee, Richard Le Roy (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1943-October-02
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

Flight Lieutenant Edward Lapage Robinson RCAF

Flight Lieutenant Robinson, Edward Lapage (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1943-October-02
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

Accident Card - Lockheed Ventura G.R. Mk. V serial:2160

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-October-02. Ventura V s/n 2160.

This accident involved 3 people. Daunt AF, Lee RL, Robinson EL

This accident had 3 fatalities. Flight Lieutenant Edward Lapage Robinson RCAF Killed in Action service no:J/9200 Ventura 2160, Flying Officer Acton Farquhar Daunt RCAF Killed in Action service no:J/9199 Ventura 2160, Squadron Leader Richard Le Roy Lee RCAF Killed in Action service no:C/493 Ventura 2160