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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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Diss, Michael John (Flying Officer)

Killed in Flying Accident 1965-July-27

Flying Officer Michael John Diss RCAF

Birth Date: 1938-December-31

Born: Winnipeg, Manitoba

Parents: Cecil & Dorothy Diss

Spouse: Elizabeth Anne Diss, Winnipeg

Home: Winnipeg, Manitoba

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: 1958-July-21

Service

RCAF

Unit

2 FTS- Flying Training School

Base

RCAF Stn. Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

53390

Home

Google Map

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Final Burial

Google Map

St Peter's Cemetery
Diss Family Plot Grave 3

OCdt J.K. Lomax was also killed.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

Crew or Other Personnel

Chipmunk 18062

Flying Officer Michael John Diss RCAF

Flying Officer Diss, Michael John (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1965-July-27
St Peter's Cemetery, Erindale, Ontario, Canada

Officer Cadet John Kenneth Lomax RCAF

Officer Cadet Lomax, John Kenneth (RCAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1965-July-27
Woodland Cemetery, London, Ontario, Canada

Unit Desciption

2 FTS (2 Flight Training School)

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station Moose Jaw SK

YouTube YouTube - Abandoned Saskatchewan

Harvard Crew

Project 44 BCATP

Unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP

YouTube YouTube - Valour Canada Aerodrome of Democracy