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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

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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Lount, Robert Marr

Died 1942-10-21

Birth Date: 1921-May-01

Born: Toronto, Ontario

Son of Major Samuel Kenyon Lount, M.C. and Lluella Mary Lount, of Toronto, Ontario.

Home: Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment: Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment Date: 1940-11-14

Service

RCAF

Unit

1657 HCU- Heavy Conversion Unit

Base

Rank

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Position

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Service Numbers

R/80935

Home

Google Map

Toronto, Ontario

First Burial

Google Map

Ely Cemetery, Cambridgeshire, Uk

1657 Conversion Unit, Stradishall, England. Death by natural causes while in the RAF Hospital at Ely.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

This incident involved multiple aircraft:

Anson Mk. II Serial: 8381

All the above aircraft in the above list are referenced in this report.

Anson 8381

Anson Mk. II 8381

Equipped with dual control brakes. Delivered to long term storage. Issued from storage on 20 August 1942. Served with No. 8 Service Flying Training School at Moncton, NB when it was involved in a mid air collision with Harvard 3774 of the same school on 21 October 1942, at 15:00, 4 miles north of Moncton. Both occupants of Harvard parachuted with minor injuries, all 3 occupants of Anson killed. Ownership to No. 4 Repair Depot on 27 November 1942 for scrapping.

1942-05-28 Taken on Strength No. 3 Training Command 2019-08-20
1942-October-01 Accident: 8 Service Flying Training School Loc: Pugwash Junction Nova Scotia Names: Williams
1942-October-21 Accident: 8 Service Flying Training School Loc: Moncton Names: Grierson | Langdon | Lynch | Schultz | Waugh
1943-01-22 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20