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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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MacDonald, Ian Batty (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Action 1942-February-04

Pilot Officer Ian Batty MacDonald RCAF

Birth Date: 1904-December-04

Born: Rose Bay, Nova Scotia

Parents: Dr W H MacDonald & Victoria MacDonald

Spouse: Muriel MacDonald, of Edmonton, Alberta.

Home: Edmonton, Alberta (parents)

Enlistment: Edmonton, Alberta

Enlistment Date: 1941-July-29

Service

RCAF

Unit

119 (BR) Sqn- Squadron
Noli Me Tangere Touch Me Not

Base

RCAF Stn. Yarmouth NS

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

passenger

Service Numbers

C/8889

Home

Google Map

Edmonton, Alberta (parents)

Final Burial

Google Map

Hillside Cemetery
Lot 2 Block 19 Sec B

119 City of Hamilton Squadron (Noli Me Tangere). RIO. MacDonald was a passenger in a Bolingbroke aircraft that 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

Bolingbroke 9063

Sergeant William Rees Dikeman RCAF

Sergeant Dikeman, William Rees (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1942-February-04
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle, Washington, USA

Pilot Officer Ian Batty MacDonald RCAF

Pilot Officer MacDonald, Ian Batty (RCAF)
passenger
Killed in Action
1942-February-04
Hillside Cemetery, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada

Flight Sergeant Robert Frederick Varey RCAF

Flight Sergeant Varey, Robert Frederick (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1942-February-04
Woodlawn Cemetery Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Accident Card - Bristol Bolingbroke Mk. IV serial:9063

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-February-04. Bolingbroke s/n 9063.

This accident involved 4 people. Ball FJ, Dikeman WR, MacDonald IB, Varey RF

This accident had 3 fatalities. Sergeant William Rees Dikeman RCAF Killed in Action service no:R/83139 Bolingbroke 9063, Pilot Officer Ian Batty MacDonald RCAF Killed in Action service no:C/8889 Bolingbroke 9063, Flight Sergeant Robert Frederick Varey RCAF Killed in Action service no:R/75172 Bolingbroke 9063