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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

Start Here Glossary Canada and World War II Combatants & First Airmen Casualties Air Force Operations Battle of Britain Women in War War Artists

"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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De Lucia, John

Killed in Action 1944-05-12

Birth Date: 1913-September-14

Born: Italy

Rocco & Maria Mazzacone De Lucia

Home: Niagara Falls, Ontario (parents)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

SOE- Special Operations Executive (RAF)

Base

Rank

Aircraftman 2

Position

Aircraftman 2

Service Numbers

R/161336

Home

Google Map

Niagara Falls, Ontario (parents)

First Burial

Google Map

Padua War Cemetery, Italy

AC2 De Lucia was on loan to the British Secret Service at the time of his death.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

This incident involved multiple aircraft:

Lysander Mk. IIIA TT Serial: 2452

All the above aircraft in the above list are referenced in this report.

Lysander 2452

Lysander Mk. IIIA TT 2452

Assigned initially to No. 2 Training Command stored reserve. Issued as of 4 Jan 1944 and served at No. 3 Bombing & Gunnery School, RCAF Station MacDonald, Manitoba. Struck off, after Category "A" damage on 7 Sep 1944. The pilot had to execute a forced landing after an engine failure 6.5 mi NE of the aerodrome. During the attempt, the a/c struck a road and wiped off the undercarriage and the ensuing crash demolished the a/c. The pilot escaped with minor injuries.

1942-09-16 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
1944-May-12 Accident: 3 Bomb & Gunnery School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Howard | Murphy
1944-09-07 Accident Category A 2022-01-15
1944-10-20 Struck off Strength 2022-01-15