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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

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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.
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Andrew Mynarski, VC

We Shall Remember Them.
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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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Guthrie, Archibald John (Squadron Leader)

Killed in Action 1939-December-18

Squadron Leader Archibald John Guthrie RAF

Birth Date: 1911

Born:

Parents: Son of deceased parents William John and Annie Maud (nee Craig) Guthrie.

Spouse: Husband of Barbara Alice Guthrie, of Tamworth, Staffordshire, England. Brother of Reginald, Anne, Donald, Douglas and Blanche.

Home: Reston, Manitoba

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAF

Unit

9 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Per Noctem Volamus Through out the night we fly

Base

Rank

Squadron Leader

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

34155

Home

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Reston, Manitoba

Target

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Heligoland Germany

Memorial Location

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Runnymede Memorial Surrey
Panel 1

9 Squadron (Per Noctem Volamus) RAF Honington. Squadron Leader AJ Guthrie (RAF)(Can) led his squadron of Wellington aircraft in an attack on Heligoland but the weather cleared and they were spotted by the enemy.

6 Squadrons of German ME-109 and ME-110 aircraft attacked and shot down 12 of the 22 Allied aircraft engaged in the operation. Squadron Leader Guthrie was shot down by Helmet Lent a German Major. Lent had 8 day victories and 102 night victories; he was killed in October of 1944 Flying Officer JT ChaIles (RAF)(Can) and Pilot Officer RM Ross were pilots of other aircraft and were also killed.

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