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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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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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Hosford, Horatio Charles Hamilton (Sergeant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1942-July-22

Sergeant Horatio Charles Hamilton Hosford RCAF

Birth Date: 1919-November-12

Born: Armstrong British Columbia

Parents: Son of Emily Grace Ulrickson, of North Vancouver.

Spouse:

Home: Vancouver, British Columbia

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

1 CNS- Central Navigation School

Base

Rivers, Manitoba, Canada

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Wireless Air Gunner

Service Numbers

R/110122

Home

Google Map

Vancouver, British Columbia

Final Burial

Google Map

Ocean View Burial Park
Pine Sec Plot 375 Grave 1

1 Central Navigation School, Rivers, Manitoba. Sergeants Hosford, I.G. Taylor (RAF), LACs H. Dutton (RAF), and W.H. Symons (RAF) were on a navigation exercise and were all killed when Anson aircraft 6189 crashed six miles north-west of Emerson, Manitoba.

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

Anson 6189

Leading Aircraftman Harry Dutton RAFVR

Leading Aircraftman Dutton, Harry (RAFVR)

Killed in Flying Accident
1942-July-22
Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Sergeant Horatio Charles Hamilton Hosford RCAF

Sergeant Hosford, Horatio Charles Hamilton (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-July-22
Ocean View Burial Park, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Leading Aircraftman William Henry Symons RAFVR

Leading Aircraftman Symons, William Henry (RAFVR)

Killed in Flying Accident
1942-July-22
Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Sergeant Ian Gordon Taylor RAFVR

Sergeant Taylor, Ian Gordon (RAFVR)

Killed in Flying Accident
1942-July-22
Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Accident Card - Avro Anson Mk. I serial:6189

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-July-22. Anson I s/n 6189.

This accident involved 4 people. Dutton H, Hosford HCH, Symons WH, Taylor IG

This accident had 4 fatalities. Sergeant Ian Gordon Taylor RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1335905 Anson 6189, Leading Aircraftman Harry Dutton RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1147866 Anson 6189, Leading Aircraftman William Henry Symons RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1316636 Anson 6189, Sergeant Horatio Charles Hamilton Hosford RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/110122 Anson 6189

Unit Desciption

1 CNS (1 Central Navigation School)

NO1 ANS Ansons Rivers MB

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station Rivers MB

NO 1 ANS was redesignated NO1 Central Navigation School after an amalgamation with NO 2 ANS from Pennfield Ridge, NB May 11 1942

Unvetted Source Virtual Manitoba - Rivers History

Project 44 BCATP

Unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP

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