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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

Start Here Glossary Canada and World War II Combatants & First Airmen Casualties Air Force Operations Battle of Britain Women in War War Artists

"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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Lewis, David Earl Kitchener

Died 1945-04-19

Male Head

Birth Date: 1915

Born:

Son of David L. Lewis and Margaret Lewis. of Morden; husband of Elsie Marie Lewis, of Manitou.

Home: Morden, Manitoba

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

17 SFTS- Service Flying Training School

Base

Souris, Manitoba, Canada

Rank

Leading Aircraftman

Position

Leading Aircraftman

Service Numbers

R/181754

Home

Google Map

Morden, Manitoba

First Burial

Google Map

Archibald Cemetery, Manitou, Manitoba

Death due to anesthesia while in the Station Hospital at Souris, Manitoba.
BROTHER to James Fred Lewis.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

www.findagrave.com

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

17 SFTS (17 Service Flying Training School)

Graduates of the EFTS "learn-to-fly" program went on a Service Flying Training School (SFTS) for 16 weeks. For the first 8 weeks the trainee was part of an intermediate training squadron; for the next 6 weeks an advanced training squadron and for the final 2 weeks training was conducted at a Bombing & Gunnery School. The Service schools were military establishments run by the RCAF or the RAF.

There were two different types of Service Flying Training Schools. Trainees in the fighter pilot stream went to an SFTS like No. 14 Aylmer, where they trained in the North American Harvard or North American Yale. Trainees in the bomber, coastal or transport pilot stream went to an SFTS like No. 5 Brantford where they learned multi-engine technique in an Airspeed Oxford, Avro Anson or Cessna Crane

For More Information on RCAF Station Souris see here

Canada Primary Source RCAF.info - RCAF Station Souris MB

Canada Primary Source RCAF.info - Relief Landing Field Hartney MB

Canada Primary Source RCAF.info - Relief Landing Field Elgin MB

General Manitoba Historical Society - 17 SFTS

General Hillmanweb.com - 17 SFTS History

Project 44 BCATP

General Project 44 BCATP

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