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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

Blogs & Articles
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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Gates, Fenwick Doug (Aircraftman 1st Class)

Died 1942-October-07

Aircraftman 1st Class Fenwick Doug Gates RCAF

Birth Date: 1920-July-18

Born: Belandford Nova Scotia

Parents: Son of Daniel and Margaret Gates, of Chester.

Spouse:

Home: Vancouver, British Columbia

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

Base

Patricia Bay, British Columbia, Canada

Rank

Aircraftman 1st Class

Position

Motor Boat Crewman

Service Numbers

R/76468

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Vancouver, British Columbia

RCAF Station Patricia Bay, British Columbia. Was employed as a Motor Boat Crewman, Was Posted to No 7 Service Flying Training School but was on Temporary Duty to RCAF Station Patricia Bay, British Columbia at the time of his illness. Death by natural causes (Brain Abscess) while in the Shaughnessy Hospital, Vancouver.

Canada Primary Source Library and Archives of Canada - Service File of War Dead 1939-47 (pdf download)

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)