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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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Day, John Francis (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Action 1942-July-26

Pilot Officer John Francis Day RCAF

Birth Date: 1917

Born:

Parents: John H. & Ruby I. Day

Spouse:

Home: Preston, Ontario (parents)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

35 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Uno Anima Agimus We Act with One Accord

Base

RAF Linton-on-Ouse

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

W/Op-AG

Service Numbers

J/8099

Home

Google Map

Preston, Ontario (parents)

Target

Google Map

Duisburg Germany

Final Burial

Google Map

Jonkerbos War Cemetery
Joint Grave Plot 18 Row E Grave 7

35 Madras Presidency Squadron (Uno Animo Agimus) RAF Linton-on-Ouse, Halifax Mk II W-1147 TL-J lost during a sortie to Duisburg, Germany. Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by a night fighter, claimed by pilot Oberleutnant Kurt Loos of the 1/NJG 1, crashing near Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Holland

Pilot Officer J F Day (RCAF), Flight Sergeant C E Evans (RCAF), Flight Sergeant D M Ross (RCAF) and Pilot Officer H E Bruce (RCAF), Pilot Officer J E Marple (RAFVR) and Sergeant W A Allsopp (RAAF) were killed

Sergeant J T Bennett (RAF) survived and evaded capture

Unvetted Source Aviation Safety Network

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Grave Commission International Bomber Command Centre

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

Crew or Other Personnel

Halifax W1147

Pilot Officer Haddo Eric Von Bruce RCAF

Pilot Officer Bruce, Haddo Eric Von (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-July-26
Uden War Cemetery, North Brabant, Netherlands

Pilot Officer John Francis Day RCAF

Pilot Officer Day, John Francis (RCAF)
W/Op-AG
Killed in Action
1942-July-26
Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Netherlands

Flight Sergeant Clarence Ernest Evans RCAF

Flight Sergeant Evans, Clarence Ernest (RCAF)
Observer
Killed in Action
1942-July-26
Uden War Cemetery, North Brabant, Netherlands

Flight Sergeant Douglas MacRae Ross RCAF

Flight Sergeant Ross, Douglas MacRae (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-July-26
Uden War Cemetery, North Brabant, Netherlands