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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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Delaney, Edmund James (Aircraftman 1)

Killed in Action 1942-July-07

Aircraftman 1 Edmund James Delaney RCAF

Birth Date: 1910-November-16

Born:

Parents: John Joseph & Mabel Delaney

Spouse: Monica M. Delaney, of Toronto.

Home: Toronto, Ontario (parents)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

147 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Assidue Portamus We carry with regularity

Base

RCAF Stn. Sea Island BC

Rank

Aircraftman 1

Position

Service Numbers

R/160055

Home

Google Map

Toronto, Ontario (parents)

Final Burial

Google Map

Our Lady Of Victory Cemetery
Row 7 Grave 35

147 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Sea Island, British Columbia. Cessna Crane 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

Crane 8671

Aircraftman 1 Edmund James Delaney RCAF

Aircraftman 1 Delaney, Edmund James (RCAF)

Killed in Action
1942-July-07
Our Lady Of Victory Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Sergeant Harold Milton Miners RCAF

Sergeant Miners, Harold Milton (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1942-July-07
Woodlawn Cemetery Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Pilot Officer Donald John Sterling RCAF

Pilot Officer Sterling, Donald John (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1942-July-07
Pinecrest Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Accident Card - Cessna Crane Mk. I serial:8671

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-July-07. Cessna Crane s/n 8671.

This accident involved 3 people. Delaney EJ, Miners HM, Sterling DJ

This accident had 3 fatalities. Sergeant Harold Milton Miners RCAF Killed in Action service no:R/107187 Crane 8671, Pilot Officer Donald John Sterling RCAF Killed in Action service no:J/9487 Crane 8671, Aircraftman 1 Edmund James Delaney RCAF Killed in Action service no:R/160055 Crane 8671