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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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Kaviza, Joseph Frank (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Action 1945-January-29

Pilot Officer Joseph Frank Kaviza RCAF

Birth Date: 1925

Born:

Parents:

Spouse:

Home: Hamilton, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

156 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
We Light The Way

Base

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Air Gunner

Service Numbers

J/95377
Prev: R/224705

Home

Google Map

Hamilton, Ontario

Target

Google Map

Stuttgart Germany

Final Burial

Google Map

Durnbach War Cemetery
Plot 4 Row K Grave 28

156 Squadron (We Light The Way), Pathfinder Force. Target - Stuttgart, Germany. Pilot Officer Kaviza had completed one tour of operations and had begun his second tour when he was killed.

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 PB186

Flight Lieutenant James Harold Freeman RCAF

Flight Lieutenant Freeman, James Harold (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1945-January-29
Durnbach War Cemetery, Gmund am Tegernsee, Germany

Pilot Officer Joseph Frank Kaviza RCAF

Pilot Officer Kaviza, Joseph Frank (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1945-January-29
Durnbach War Cemetery, Gmund am Tegernsee, Germany

Flying Officer David Watson RCAF

Flying Officer Watson, David (RCAF)
Navigator
Killed in Action
1945-January-29
Durnbach War Cemetery, Gmund am Tegernsee, Germany