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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

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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Harris, Emerson Philip (Leading Aircraftman)

Killed in Flying Accident 1942-March-23

Leading Aircraftman Emerson Philip Harris RCAF

Birth Date: 1919-July-19

Born: Krydor, Saskatchewan

Parents: Son of Henry and Lillian May Harris, of Speers, Saskatchewan.

Spouse:

Home: Speers, Saskatchewan

Enlistment: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Enlistment Date: 1941-August-15

Service

RCAF

Unit

5 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School

Base

Dafoe, Saskatchewan, Canada

Rank

Leading Aircraftman

Position

Wireless Air Gunner

Service Numbers

R/115946

Home

Google Map

Speers, Saskatchewan

Final Burial

Google Map

New Ottawa Cemetery
Plot F Row 2

Two Fairey Battle aircraft collided 2069 and 1892

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

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

Crew or Other Personnel

Battle 2069

Leading Aircraftman Emerson Philip Harris RCAF

Leading Aircraftman Harris, Emerson Philip (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-March-23
New Ottawa Cemetery, Speers, Saskatchewan, Canada

Flight Sergeant Harry Naoum RCAF

Flight Sergeant Naoum, Harry (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-March-23
Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Accident Card - Fairey Battle Mk. I serial:2069

This accident involved 2 aircraft on 1942-March-23. They are: Fairey Battle s/n 2069, Fairey Battle s/n 1892.

This accident involved 6 people. Haggart WM, Harris CG, Harris EP, Hood DF, Hower GGJ, Naoum H

This accident had 4 fatalities. Leading Aircraftman Emerson Philip Harris RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/115946 Battle 2069, Flight Sergeant Harry Naoum RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/79114 Battle 2069,Leading Aircraftman George Gerald Joseph Hower RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/123408 Battle 1892, Leading Aircraftman Donald Francis Hood RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/122168 Battle 1892

Unit Desciption

5 BGS (5 Bomb and Gunnery School)

The Bombing and Gunnery School (B&GS) offered instruction in the techniques of bomb aiming and aerial machine gunnery to Air Observers, Bomb Aimers, and Wireless Air Gunners. These schools required large areas to accommodate their bombing and gunnery ranges, and were often located near water. The Avro Anson, Fairey Battle, Bristol Bolingbroke, and Westland Lysander were the standard aircraft used at B&GS schools.

NO5 BGS Dafoe SK Patch

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station Dafoe SK

Museum Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial - 5 BGS History

Museum Vintage Wings Ghosts Of Saskatchewan

Unvetted Source RCAF Dafoe Blog

YouTube YouTube - Abandoned Saskatchewan

Project 44 BCATP

Unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP

YouTube YouTube - Valour Canada Aerodrome of Democracy