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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

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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Dean, Cyril Armstrong (Warrant Officer 2)

Died 1943-November-14

Warrant Officer 2 Cyril Armstrong Dean RCAF

Birth Date: 1923-February-15

Born: Mount Dennis Ontario

Parents: Joseph Armstrong Dean & Florence Elizebeth Louise Dean

Spouse:

Home: Toronto, Ontario (parents)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Decorations: MiD

Mentioned in Dispatches

Service

RCAF

Unit

82 OTU- Operational Training Unit (RAF)

Base

RAF Ossington

Rank

Warrant Officer 2

Position

Air Gunner

Service Numbers

R/108725

Home

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Toronto, Ontario (parents)

Final Burial

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Peel Green Cemetery
Sec G Grave 18147

Trained at No.4 BGS (graduated 28 September 1942). 82 Operational Training Unit. Death by natural causes (Diptheria) while in the Osgodsby Isolation Hospital, Mark Rasen, Lincolnshire, England. Addendum: - Mention in Despatches - No.46 Squadron (deceased) - Award effective 1 January 1945 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 721/45 dated 27 April 1945. Home in Toronto; enlisted there 11 June 1941. Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)