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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."
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Hopkins, Frederick Randall (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Action 1944-July-08

Pilot Officer Frederick Randall Hopkins RCAF

Birth Date: 1913-January-15

Born:

Parents:

Spouse:

Home: Winnipeg, Manitoba

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

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

Base

RAF Skellingthorpe

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Navigator

Service Numbers

J/88421
Prev: R/166269

Home

Google Map

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Target

Google Map

Saint-Leu-d'Esserent France

Final Burial

Google Map

Communal Cemetery
Grave 3

50 Squadron (From Defence To Attack). Lancaster aircraft PA 996 lost whilst on a night trip to St Leu D'Esserent, France. Warrant Officer S.A. Motriuk, Pilot Officer J.D. Bishop, FS P.O. Noren, Sergeants D. Austin (RAF), and R.N. Harper (RAF) were also killed. One Canadian, Pilot Officer Laidlaw, was taken Prisoner of War.

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

Lancaster PA996

Pilot Officer James Douglas Bishop RCAF

Pilot Officer Bishop, James Douglas (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1944-July-08
Communal Cemetery, Mesnil-Mauger, Seine Maritime, France

Pilot Officer Frederick Randall Hopkins RCAF

Pilot Officer Hopkins, Frederick Randall (RCAF)
Navigator
Killed in Action
1944-July-08
Communal Cemetery, Mesnil-Mauger, Seine Maritime, France

Pilot Officer Alan Fraser Laidlaw RCAF

Pilot Officer Laidlaw, Alan Fraser (RCAF)
Pilot
Evader
1944-July-08
cemetery unknown

Warrant Officer 2 Stanley Arcadie Motriuk RCAF

Warrant Officer 2 Motriuk, Stanley Arcadie (RCAF)
Bomb Aimer
Killed in Action
1944-July-08
Communal Cemetery, Mesnilmauger, Seine Maritime, France

Flight Sergeant Peter Oliver Kenneth Noren RCAF

Flight Sergeant Noren, Peter Oliver Kenneth (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1944-July-08
Mesnil-Mauger, Seine, Maritime, France