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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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Hitchen, Gilbert James (Acting Sergeant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1931-September-28

Male Head

Birth Date: unkown date

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Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

Base

Rank

Acting Sergeant

Position

Service Numbers

5230

Mid-air collision with a RCAF DH-60M serial 79 piloted by Sergeant F.B. Brisco who was able to bale out safely over Borden.

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Crew or Other Personnel

Avian 97

Acting Sergeant Gilbert James Hitchen RCAF

Acting Sergeant Hitchen, Gilbert James (RCAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1931-September-28
cemetery unknown

Avian serial: 97

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3545898) Avro Avian Mk. IVM, CF-CEW, Ottawa Flying Club, 1938.

The Avro Avian was a series of British light aircraft designed and built by Avro in the 1920s and 1930s Wikipedia

Wikipedia Avro Avian

unvetted Source Harold A Skaarup Web Page

CASPIR Resources

External Resources

Hitchen, Gilbert James (Acting Sergeant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1931-September-28

Crew or Other Personnel

Avian 97

Avian serial: 97

Specifications

Serial Groups