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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.
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Units, Aircraft and Services
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Andrew Mynarski, VC

We Shall Remember Them.
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Second World War Training

BCATP Training Schools BCATP Casualties 1939-45 Worldwide Training Casualties 1939-45

Second World War Operations

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Bomber Command
Bomber Squadrons RCAF Bomb Tonnage 1941-45

Cold War

Maps to come.

Other

Maps to come.
History

Education & History
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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."
Contact

Kimmerly, Merle Faxon (Corporal)

Killed in Action 1944-June-07

Corporal Merle Faxon Kimmerly RCAF

Birth Date: 1923

Born:

Parents: Son of Herbert Percy and Ila M. Kimmerly, of Napanee, Ontario, Canada.

Spouse:

Home: Selby, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

127 Wing- Wing (RAF)

Base

Rank

Corporal

Position

Service Numbers

R/96447

Home

Google Map

Selby, Ontario

Memorial Location

Google Map

Runnymede Memorial Surrey
Panel 256

Landing Craft Tank (MkIV) LCT (611t-640 tons) - able to carry 6-40t or 9-30t tanks:

No. 524, 715, 750, 809, 886, 947 (total 6), lost in Operation Neptune, Normandy Landings, N France, June 1944

Unvetted Source U-Boat.net

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

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

Crew or Other Personnel

Ship LCTVessel715

Corporal Harry Wilfred Boyd RCAF

Corporal Boyd, Harry Wilfred (RCAF)

Killed in Action
1944-June-07
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Sergeant Marshall William Card RCAF

Sergeant Card, Marshall William (RCAF)
driver
Killed in Action
1944-June-07
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Corporal Merle Faxon Kimmerly RCAF

Corporal Kimmerly, Merle Faxon (RCAF)

Killed in Action
1944-June-07
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Leading Aircraftman Nicholas Somolenko RCAF

Leading Aircraftman Somolenko, Nicholas (RCAF)

Killed in Action
1944-June-07
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Ship serial: LCTVessel715

Unit Desciption

127 Wing (No. 127 (RCAF) Wing RAF)

No. 127 Wing, Royal Air Force, the 'Kenley Wing' of Nos 403, 416 and 443 (later 421) Squadrons RCAF: based at Kenley, led by Wing Commander J E Johnson from spring to September 1943; at Tangmere on 5 June 1944 (Wikipedia, No. 127 Wing RAF).