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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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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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Edmondson, Norman Thomson (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Action 1944-March-31

Pilot Officer Norman Thomson Edmondson RCAF

Birth Date: 1923-July-26

Born:

Parents: Son of Wilfred A. and Louise B. Edmondson, of Brantford, Ontario, Canada.

Spouse:

Home: Brantford, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Distinguished Service Order

Service

RCAF

Unit

156 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
We Light The Way

Base

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Air Gunner

Service Numbers

J/87276
Prev: R/193066

Home

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Brantford, Ontario

Target

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Nuremberg Germany

Temporary Burial

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Left Rear Corner Of The Evangelist Church Cemetery At Brinback

Remains were later exhumed from this location and reburied

Final Burial

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Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
Coll grave 27 A 1-6

156 Squadron (We Light The Way), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft ND 492 was shot down by a German night fighter aircraft and crashed at Brinback, Germany during a night trip to Nuremberg, Germany. Six of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. This was P/O. Edmonson's 19th operation and his was one of 108 Allied aircraft lost this night. addendum 2: See page 208. Five RAF members of the crew, Sgt.s R. T. Harper, B. B. Vivour, J. E. Bates, D. B. Bloomfield, and F/O. J. W. Henry were also killed, P/O. L. Lindley (RAF) was taken Prisoner Of War.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

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