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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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King, Francis Edward (Flight Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1942-December-06

Flight Sergeant Francis Edward King RCAF

Birth Date: 1920

Born:

Parents: Son of Frank and Jean King, of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Spouse:

Home: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

487 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RNZAF)
Ki Te Mutunga Through to the end

Base

Rank

Flight Sergeant

Position

Wireless Operator / Air Gunner

Service Numbers

R/106627

Home

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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Target

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Eindhoven Netherlands

Final Burial

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Canadian War Cemetery
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487 New Zealand Squadron (Ki Te Mutunga). Ventura aircraft AJ 196 was part of "Operation Oyster", a pin-point daylight raid on the Philips electrical works at Eindhoven, Netherlands. Aircraft was hit by flak and crashed over enemy-held territory. Flying Officer J.A. Withers was also killed. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

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

Crew or Other Personnel

Ventura AJ196

Flight Sergeant Francis Edward King RCAF

Flight Sergeant King, Francis Edward (RCAF)
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-December-06
Canadian War Cemetery, Bergen-op-Zoom War Cemetery, Ruytershoveweg, Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands

Sergeant Thomas Montague Richings RAFVR

Sergeant Richings, Thomas Montague (RAFVR)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-December-06
Canadian War Cemetery, Bergen-op-Zoom War Cemetery, Ruytershoveweg, Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands

Wing Commander Francis Cecil Seavill RAF

Wing Commander Seavill, Francis Cecil (RAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1942-December-06
Canadian War Cemetery, Bergen-op-Zoom War Cemetery, Ruytershoveweg, Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands

Flying Officer Joseph Allan William Withers RCAF

Flying Officer Withers, Joseph Allan William (RCAF)
Navigator / Bomb Aimer
Killed in Action
1942-December-06
Canadian War Cemetery, Bergen-op-Zoom War Cemetery, Ruytershoveweg, Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands

Mission

Ventura Mk. II AJ196

Bombing Eindhoven Netherlands 1942-December-06 to 1942-December-06

487 (B) Sqn (RNZAF) Feltwell

Operation Oyster

487 New Zealand Squadron (Ki Te Mutunga). Ventura aircraft AJ 196 was part of "Operation Oyster", a pin-point daylight raid on the Philips electrical works at Eindhoven, Netherlands. Aircraft was hit by flak and crashed over enemy-held territory. Flying Officer J.A. Withers was also killed. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed.