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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.
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Griffin Library, 17 Wing Winnipeg

John Griffin was a significant historian, documenting Canada's Military aircraft.
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Lancaster FM213

CWHM flies one of the two airworthy Lancasters in the world. FM213 is usually marked as KB726 honouring Andrew Mynarski, VC.
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Andrew Mynarski, VC

We Shall Remember Them.
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"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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Maclellan, Donald Angus (Flight Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1945-February-19

Male Head

Birth Date: 1913-December-20

Born:

Parents: son of Angus D. MacLellan and Mary (ne Gillis) MacLellan. He was the brother of: Reverend Alexander, John, James, Peter, Mary Jessie, Catherine, Betty and Ann.

Spouse: Husband of Agnes MacLellan, of Pleasant

Home: Pleasant Valley, Antigonish County, Nova Scotia

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

11 (BR) Sqn- Squadron

Base

Rank

Flight Sergeant

Position

Flight Engineer

Service Numbers

R/65487

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Pleasant Valley, Antigonish County, Nova Scotia

Memorial Location

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Ottawa War Memorial
Panel 4 Column 3

11 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Liberator aircraft missing.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

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Crew or Other Personnel

Liberator 3715

Flight Lieutenant Geoffrey Frank Rowe Apps RCAF

Flight Lieutenant Apps, Geoffrey Frank Rowe (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1945-February-19
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Pilot Officer Walter Robert Grant RCAF

Pilot Officer Grant, Walter Robert (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1945-February-19
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Flight Lieutenant Deryck Hogan RCAF

Flight Lieutenant Hogan, Deryck (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1945-February-19
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Flight Lieutenant Earl Clifford Ireland RCAF

Flight Lieutenant Ireland, Earl Clifford (RCAF)
Navigator
Killed in Action
1945-February-19
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Flight Sergeant Donald Angus Maclellan RCAF

Flight Sergeant Maclellan, Donald Angus (RCAF)
Flight Engineer
Killed in Action
1945-February-19
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Flight Lieutenant Daniel Joseph Murphy RCAF

Flight Lieutenant Murphy, Daniel Joseph (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1945-February-19
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Warrant Officer Harry Leo Teasdale RCAF

Warrant Officer Teasdale, Harry Leo (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1945-February-19
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Accident Card - Consolidated Liberator GR Mk. VI serial:3715

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1945-February-19. Liberator VI s/n 3715.

This accident involved 7 people. Apps GFR, Grant WR, Hogan D, Ireland EC, Mclellan DA, Murphy D, Teasdale HL

This accident had 7 fatalities. Flight Lieutenant Earl Clifford Ireland RCAF Killed in Action service no:J/20873 Liberator 3715, Flight Sergeant Donald Angus Maclellan RCAF Killed in Action service no:R/65487 Liberator 3715, Flight Lieutenant Geoffrey Frank Rowe Apps RCAF Killed in Action service no:J/20673 Liberator 3715, Flight Lieutenant Deryck Hogan RCAF Killed in Action service no:J/9122 Liberator 3715, Pilot Officer Walter Robert Grant RCAF Killed in Action service no:J/53002 Liberator 3715, Flight Lieutenant Daniel Joseph Murphy RCAF Killed in Action service no:J/22857 Liberator 3715, Warrant Officer Harry Leo Teasdale RCAF Killed in Action service no:R/140182 Liberator 3715

Unit Desciption

11 (BR) Sqn ()