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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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Killick, Ronald William Gillingham (Leading Aircraftman)

Killed in Flying Accident 1942-September-09

Leading Aircraftman Ronald William Gillingham Killick RCAF

Birth Date: 1923-March-13

Born: Lacolle, Alberta

Parents: Son of William John and the late Dorothy Edith Killick, of Lacolle, Alberta.

Spouse:

Home: LacoIle, Quebec

Enlistment: Montreal, Quebec

Enlistment Date: 1942-January-20

Service

RCAF

Unit

1 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School

Base

Jarvis, Ontario, Canada

Rank

Leading Aircraftman

Position

Bomb Aimer

Service Numbers

R/148406

Home

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LacoIle, Quebec

Final Burial

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Burtonville Cemetery

The crew of Bolingbroke aircraft 9098 were engaged on a G3 beam relative speed exercise when the aircraft crashed and completely disintegrated one mile north of Nelles Corner, ten miles north-east of the aerodrome at Jarvis. Leading Aircraftman R. Killick, Sergeant R.N. McCrank, and Sergeant F.J. Hawke were killed.

Canada Primary Source School Daily Diary Entry - 1942-09-09

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

Bolingbroke 9098

Sergeant Frederick Joseph Hawke RCAF

Sergeant Hawke, Frederick Joseph (RCAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1942-September-09
Union Cemetery, Union, Ontario, Canada

Leading Aircraftman Ronald William Gillingham Killick RCAF

Leading Aircraftman Killick, Ronald William Gillingham (RCAF)
Bomb Aimer
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-September-09
Burtonville Cemetery, Lacolle, Quebec, Canada

Sergeant Robert Neil McCrank RCAF

Sergeant McCrank, Robert Neil (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-September-09
St Theresa's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cobalt, Ontario, Canada

Accident Card - Bristol Bolingbroke Mk. IV serial:9098

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-September-09. Bolingbroke IV s/n 9098.

This accident involved 3 people. Hawke FJ, Killick RWG, McCrank RN

This accident had 3 fatalities. Sergeant Frederick Joseph Hawke RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/68296 Bolingbroke 9098, Sergeant Robert Neil McCrank RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/90813 Bolingbroke 9098, Leading Aircraftman Ronald William Gillingham Killick RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/148406 Bolingbroke 9098

Unit Desciption

1 BGS (1 Bomb and Gunnery School)

The Bombing and Gunnery School (B&GS) offered instruction in the techniques of bomb aiming and aerial machine gunnery to Air Observers, Bomb Aimers, and Wireless Air Gunners. These schools required large areas to accommodate their bombing and gunnery ranges, and were often located near water. The Avro Anson, Fairey Battle, Bristol Bolingbroke, and Westland Lysander were the standard aircraft used at B&GS schools.

NO1 BGS Jarvis

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station Jarvis Ontario

Unvetted Source RCAF Jarvis Blog

RCAF Foundation Station Jarvis

Unvetted Source RCAF Station Jarvis

Wikipedia RCAF Station Jarvis History

Unvetted Source RCAF Station Jarvis History

Project 44 BCATP

Unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP

YouTube YouTube - Valour Canada Aerodrome of Democracy