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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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Eyolfson, Kristjan Marteinn (Flight Lieutenant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1953-November-10

Flight Lieutenant Kristjan Marteinn Eyolfson RCAF

Birth Date: 1917-May-18

Born: Leslie, Saskatchewan

Son of Andres Helgi and Olive (ne Borgford) Eyolfson of Leslie, Saskatchewan.

Home: Leslie, Saskatchewan

Enlistment: Regina, Saskatchewan

Enlistment Date: 1941-02-13

Decorations: DFC

Distinguished Service Cross

Service

RCAF

Unit

445 Sqn- Squadron

Base

Rank

Flight Lieutenant

Position

Flight Lieutenant

Service Numbers

121967

Home

Google Map

Leslie, Saskatchewan

Final Burial

Google Map

Leslie Cemetery
Block 4 Plot 24 Grave 1

W/C G.E. Nickerson (DFC) also killed.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

www.findagrave.com

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Crew or Other Personnel

Canuck 18367

Flight Lieutenant Kristjan Marteinn Eyolfson RCAF

Flight Lieutenant Eyolfson, Kristjan Marteinn (RCAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1953-November-10
Leslie Cemetery, Leslie, Saskatchewan, Canada

Canuck serial: 18367

(RCAF Photo) Avro CF-100 Canuck Mk. 4B (Serial No. 18330), and (Serial No. 18364), No. 423 Squadron, based at No. 2 (F) Wing, RCAF Station Grostenquin, France, 9 Oct 1962.

The Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck (affectionately known as the "Clunk") was a Canadian jet interceptor/fighter in service during the Cold War both in NATO bases in Europe and as part of NORAD. The CF-100 was the only Canadian-designed fighter to enter mass production, serving primarily with the RCAF and the Canadian Armed Forces, and also in small numbers in Belgium. For its day, the CF-100 featured a short takeoff run and high climb rate, making it well suited to its role as an interceptor.

Production consisted of 5 pre-production CF-100 Mk. 2 aircraft, 74 machine gun armed CF-100 Mk. 3 aircraft, 280 CF-100 Mk. 4 aircraft armed with both machine guns and rocket pods, and 331 CF-100 Mk. 5 aircraft armed only with rocket pods. Harold Skaarup web page

YouTube Avro Canuck CF-100

Wikipedia Avro Canuck

unvetted Source Harold A. Skaarup Web Page