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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

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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Magonet, Manson

Died 1942-09-18

Birth Date: 1918-June-29

Born:

Son of Naphtale and Sarah Magonet, of Sydney.

Home: Sydney, Nova Scotia

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

Base

Rank

Aircraftman 2nd Class

Position

Aircraftman 2nd Class

Service Numbers

R/174580

Home

Google Map

Sydney, Nova Scotia

First Burial

Google Map

Hebrew Cemetery, Sydney, Nova Scotia

5 Manning Depot. AC2 Magonet accidentally drowned at Lachine, Quebec.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

www.findagrave.com

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

This incident involved multiple aircraft:

Harvard Mk.II Serial: 2804

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

Harvard 2804

Harvard Mk.II 2804

Category B damage on 10 June 1941 while with No. 32 Service Flying Training School at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. With No. 41 Service Flying Training School in Weyburn, Saskatchewan in late 1943. Also served with No. 33 SFTS at Carberry, Manitoba and No. 34 SFTS at Medicine Hat, Alberta. Used post war at RCAF Stations Penhold, Alberta and Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Also with No. 401 Squadron (Auxiliary) at RCAF Station St. Hubert, Quebec. With No. 1 (F) Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Chatham, NB 1951/1952.

1941-01-25 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
1941-March-18 Accident: 33 Service Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Doig | Trotter
1941-April-17 Accident: 33 Service Flying Training School Loc: Carberry Manitoba Names: Shepherd
1941-June-10 Accident: 32 Service Flying Training School Loc: Moose Jaw Saskatchewan Names: Duff | Flower
1941-August-01 Accident: 32 Service Flying Training School Loc: Moose Jaw Aerodrome Names: Drangsholt
1942-September-18 Accident: 41 Service Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Phillips
1943-March-05 Accident: 41 Service Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Higgins | Hoy
1960-12-14 Struck off Strength Struck off, to Crown Assets Disposal Corporation for sale. 2019-08-20