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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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Gordon, James Lindsay (Air Vice Marshall, RCAF)

Survived 1917-May-29

Air Vice Marshall, RCAF James Lindsay Gordon RAF

Birth Date: 1892-December-11

Born: Montreal, Quebec

Parents: Edward Percy Gordon & Helen Lindsay Tait

Spouse: Maude Isobel Rebeccah Pearson

Home: Barrie, Ontario

Enlistment: Ottawa, Ontario: enlisted in the new RCAF

Enlistment Date: 1924-April-01

Decorations: DFC, MiD, Sea Gallantry Medal(silver)

Distinguished Service Cross

Mentioned in Dispatches

Service

RAF

Unit

(MP) (RNAS)

Base

Great Yarmouth Air Station, RNAS

Rank

Air Vice Marshall, RCAF

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

C13, RCAF

Home

Google Map

Barrie, Ontario

Temporary Burial

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CimetiÃ¨re Mont-Royal Outremont, Montreal, Quebec

Final Burial

Google Map

Barrie Union Cemetery

1917-05-29: Gordon and his co-pilot Flt. Lt George Hodgson flying a Curtiss H.12 Flying Boat found the crew of a damaged Short Seaplane, who had been adrift for five days in the North Sea. They landed, rescued the two men and then taxied until picked up by a ship and towed to Great Yarmouth Air Station

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)