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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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Fullerton, Bernard (Flight Sergeant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1941-October-20

Flight Sergeant Bernard Fullerton RCAF

Birth Date: 1914

Born:

Parents: Son of Starr W. Fullerton and Ethel A. Fullerton, of Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada. B.A., B.Ed.

Spouse:

Home: Wolfville, King's County, Nova Scotia

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

88 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
En Garde Be on you guard

Base

Rank

Flight Sergeant

Position

Observer

Service Numbers

R/65032

Home

Google Map

Wolfville, King's County, Nova Scotia

Final Burial

Google Map

All Saint's Churchyard
Grave 3

88 Hong Kong Squadron (En Garde). Blenheim aircraft crashed.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

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

Crew or Other Personnel

Blenheim L9020

Flight Sergeant Bernard Fullerton RCAF

Flight Sergeant Fullerton, Bernard (RCAF)
Observer
Killed in Flying Accident
1941-October-20
All Saint's Churchyard, Swanton Morley, Norfolk, UK

Sergeant Ian Alistair MacDonald RCAF

Sergeant MacDonald, Ian Alistair (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Flying Accident
1941-October-20
All Saint's Churchyard, Swanton Morley, Norfolk, UK