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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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Johnston, Howard Robert Franklin (Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1941-August-19

Sergeant Howard Robert Franklin Johnston RCAF

Birth Date: 1921

Born:

Parents:

Spouse:

Home: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

51 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Swift And Sure

Base

RAF Dishforth

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Air Gunner

Service Numbers

R/75095

Home

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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Target

Google Map

Cologne Germany

Final Burial

Google Map

Uden War Cemetery
Plot 5 Row D Grave 7

Took off from Dishforth at 21:18 in Whitley Mk V (Sqn code MH-D Bomber Command) on an operation to Cologne Germany.

Coned by searchlights and shot down by a night fighter and crashed west of the Maas-Waalkanaal canal at Heumen, Gelderland, Holland.

Killed includes Johnston: Sergeant John Alexander Barrie Jamieson RAF pilot KIA Uden War Cemetery, Holland. Sergeant Angus Milne RAAF KIA Uden War Cemetery, Holland.

POWs: Pilot Officer Frederick Walter Shorrock RCAF J/4873 POW Stalag Luft L3 Sagan. Sergeant Frank William Coles RAF POW Stalag 357, POW# 23619.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

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

Crew or Other Personnel

Whitley Z6811

Sergeant Howard Robert Franklin Johnston RCAF

Sergeant Johnston, Howard Robert Franklin (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1941-August-19
Uden War Cemetery, North Brabant, Netherlands

Flight Lieutenant Frederick Walter Shorrock RCAF

Flight Lieutenant Shorrock, Frederick Walter (RCAF)
pilot
Prisoner of War
1941-August-19
cemetery unknown