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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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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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Glasgow, Theodore Linscott (Flight Sub-Lieutenant)

Killed in Action 1917-August-19

Flight Sub-Lieutenant Theodore Linscott Glasgow RNAS

Birth Date: 1898-May-25

Born: Montreal, Quebec

Parents: Louise Campbell Glasgow & the late Robert Glasgow

Spouse: unmarried

Home: Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment: Toronro, Ontario: RNAS enlistment

Enlistment Date: 1916-December-07

Service

RNAS

Unit

10 (F) Sqn- Squadron (RNAS)

Base

France

Rank

Flight Sub-Lieutenant

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

Home

Toronto, Ontario

Final Burial

Mendinghem Military Cemetery
IV F 18

1917-08-19: Glasgow died in Sopwith Triplane, N-5464; aircraft crashed on return from patrol near Proven. FltSubLt Glasgow killed in crash. Memorial at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario Canada Plot 1473

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

CASPIR Resources

External Resources

Glasgow, Theodore Linscott (Flight Sub-Lieutenant)

Killed in Action 1917-August-19

Home

Final Burial

Specifications

Serial Groups