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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.
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RCAF Accident Cards (1939-1945) JA Griffin Documents 1968 and 2005 Obtaining a World War II Service File

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Griffin Library, 17 Wing Winnipeg

John Griffin was a significant historian, documenting Canada's Military aircraft.
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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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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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Hastie, Jack Renwick (Flight Lieutenant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1943-July-09

Flight Lieutenant Jack Renwick Hastie RCAF

Birth Date: 1919-June-21

Born: Webb, Swift Current Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada

Parents: Son of Arthur B. Hastie and Victoria Ethel Hastie, of Webb.

Spouse:

Home: Swift Current, Saskatchewan

Enlistment: Regina, Saskatchewan

Enlistment Date: 1941-March-11

Service

RCAF

Unit

145 (BR) Sqn- Squadron
Furor Non Sine Frenis Fury with balance

Base

Dartmouth Nova Scotia

Rank

Flight Lieutenant

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

J/9248

Home

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Swift Current, Saskatchewan

Final Burial

Google Map

Webb Cemetery
Block 38 Lot 1

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial

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

Accident Card - Lockheed Hudson I serial:762

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-July-09. Hudson I s/n 762.

This accident involved 6 people. Doods JR, Moir CS, Hastie JR, Hall J, Campbell OT, Tinsley TR

This accident had 1 fatality. Flight Lieutenant Jack Renwick Hastie RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/9248 Hudson 762

Mission

Hudson I 762

Operational 1943-July-09 to 1943-July-09

145 (BR) Sqn (RCAF) RCAF Station Dartmouth

145 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Furor Non Sine Frenis) Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Hudson I aircraft 762 had the starboard engine fail and clipped some trees while the pilot attempted an emergency landing. The aircraft crashed and caught fire outside the south-west perimeter of the aerodrome at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Five of the six personnel aboard survived with minor injuries, but the pilot, Flight Lieutenant JR Hastie (RCAF) was killed in this flying accident

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