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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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Etienne, Francis (Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1944-April-25

Sergeant Francis Etienne RCAF

Birth Date: 1924-February-15

Born: Toronto Ontario

Parents:

Spouse:

Home: Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

192 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Dare to Discover

Base

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Air Gunner

Service Numbers

R/203265

Home

Toronto, Ontario

Target

Karlsruhe Germany

Final Burial

Schoonselhof Cemetery
IVa D 41

192 Squadron. Target - Karlsruhe,Germany.

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

Halifax LW622

Flying Officer Charles William Cyril Crowdy RCAF

Flying Officer Crowdy, Charles William Cyril (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1944-April-25
Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium

Pilot Officer Thomas Harold Elliott RCAF

Pilot Officer Elliott, Thomas Harold (RCAF)
Bomb Aimer
Killed in Action
1944-April-25
Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium

Sergeant Francis Etienne RCAF

Sergeant Etienne, Francis (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1944-April-25
Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium

Pilot Officer Frederick William Morris RCAF

Pilot Officer Morris, Frederick William (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1944-April-25
Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium

Flying Officer Leslie Lloyd Mortimer RCAF

Flying Officer Mortimer, Leslie Lloyd (RCAF)
Navigator
Killed in Action
1944-April-25
Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium

Flight Sergeant Peter Horace Gordon Vincent RCAF

Flight Sergeant Vincent, Peter Horace Gordon (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1944-April-25
Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium

CASPIR Resources

External Resources

Education & History

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