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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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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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Lippi, James Raymond (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Flying Accident 1942-September-21

Pilot Officer James Raymond Lippi RCAF

Birth Date: 1913-January-19

Born: Santa Cruz

Parents: Son of Paul and Elvira (nee Fava) Lippi of Oakland, California, United States.

Spouse: Husband of Amy (nee Toll) Lippi of Oakland, California, United States. Brother of Rose, Reg and Ledino.

Home: Oakland, California, USA

Enlistment: Vancouver, British Columbia

Enlistment Date: 1941-August-18

Service

RCAF

Unit

2 FIS- Flying Instructor School

Base

Vulcan, Alberta, Canada

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

J/12498

Home

Google Map

Oakland, California, USA

Final Burial

Google Map

Mountain View Memorial Park
Lot 65 Grave 2740

2 Flying Instructor School, Vulcan, Alberta. Cessna Crane aircraft crashed.

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

Crane FJ283

Pilot Officer James Raymond Lippi RCAF

Pilot Officer Lippi, James Raymond (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-September-21
Mountain View Memorial Park, Oakland, California, USA

Flying Officer Almond Maynard Vandre RCAF

Flying Officer Vandre, Almond Maynard (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-September-21
Krogville Cemetery, Lake Mills, Wisconsin, USA

Accident Card - Cessna Crane Mk. IA serial:FJ283

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-September-21. Cessna Crane s/n FJ283.

This accident involved 3 people. Lippi RJ, Vandre AM, Wells WK

This accident had 2 fatalities. Pilot Officer James Raymond Lippi RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/12498 Crane FJ283, Flying Officer Almond Maynard Vandre RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:C/3883 Crane FJ283

Unit Desciption

2 FIS (2 Flying Instructors School)

Formed as a sub-unit of No 15 Service Flying Training School at Claresholm, Alberta on 27 April 1942

NO2 FIS Pearce

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station Claresholm AB

Formed as an Independent Unit at Vulcan, Alberta on 3 August 1942.

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station Vulcan AB

Moved to Pearce, Alberta on 3 May 1943

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station Pearce AB

Became inactive on 29 December 1944 disbanded on 20 January 1945

Project 44 BCATP

Unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP

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