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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

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."
Contact

Holseth, Garnet Carlysle (Flying Officer)

Killed in Action 1944-August-30

Flying Officer Garnet Carlysle Holseth RCAF

Birth Date: 1917-March-11

Born: Barnhart, Ontario

Parents: Son of Inar and Harriet I. Holseth of Port Arthur, Ontario.

Spouse: Husband of Mona Eleanor Holseth, of Alliston, Ontario.

Home: Port Arthur, Ontario

Enlistment: Winnipeg, Manitoba

Enlistment Date: 1937-November-11

Service

RCAF

Unit

50 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Sic Fidem Servamus Thus we keep faith

Base

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

J/25929

Home

Google Map

Port Arthur, Ontario

Target

Google Map

Konigsberg Germany

Memorial Location

Google Map

Runnymede Memorial Surrey
Panel 246

50 Squadron (From Defence To Attack). Target - Konigsberg, Germany.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

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

Crew or Other Personnel

Lancaster NF921

Flight Sergeant John Louis De Vere Conolly RCAF

Flight Sergeant Conolly, John Louis De Vere (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1944-August-30
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Flight Sergeant Stanley Robert Frith RCAF

Flight Sergeant Frith, Stanley Robert (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1944-August-30
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Flying Officer Garnet Carlysle Holseth RCAF

Flying Officer Holseth, Garnet Carlysle (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1944-August-30
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Pilot Officer Eugene Clifford Van Blarcom RCAF

Pilot Officer Van Blarcom, Eugene Clifford (RCAF)
Bomb Aimer
Killed in Action
1944-August-30
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK