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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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Davies, John Robert (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Action 1942-November-01

Pilot Officer John Robert Davies RCAF

Birth Date: 1917-May-04

Born:

Parents: Son of Robert H. Davies and J. Agnes Davies, of Victoria, British Columbia.

Spouse:

Home: Victoria, British Columbia

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

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

Base

RCAF Stn. Torbay, Newfoundland

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

J/10249

Home

Google Map

Victoria, British Columbia

Memorial Location

Google Map

Ottawa War Memorial
Panel 1 Column 4

145 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Furor Non Sine Frenis). Hudson aircraft lost.

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 BW449

Sergeant Harry Cameron Beattie RCAF

Sergeant Beattie, Harry Cameron (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-November-01
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Pilot Officer John Robert Davies RCAF

Pilot Officer Davies, John Robert (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1942-November-01
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Flight Sergeant Leonard Feldman RCAF

Flight Sergeant Feldman, Leonard (RCAF)
Observer
Killed in Action
1942-November-01
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Flight Sergeant Lewis Gerald Robinson RCAF

Flight Sergeant Robinson, Lewis Gerald (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-November-01
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Accident Card - Lockheed Hudson Mk. III serial:BW449

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-November-01. Hudson III s/n BW449.

This accident involved 4 people. Beattie HC, Davies JR, Feldman L, Robinson LG

This accident had 4 fatalities. Flight Sergeant Leonard Feldman RCAF Killed in Action service no:R/109627 Hudson BW449, Pilot Officer John Robert Davies RCAF Killed in Action service no:J/10249 Hudson BW449, Sergeant Harry Cameron Beattie RCAF Killed in Action service no:R/108299 Hudson BW449, Flight Sergeant Lewis Gerald Robinson RCAF Killed in Action service no:R/86901 Hudson BW449