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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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Marshall, Thomas (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Flying Accident 1942-December-27

Pilot Officer Thomas Marshall RCAF

Birth Date: 1918-April-03

Born:

Parents: Louis and Rose Marshall, of Glace Bay.

Spouse:

Home: Glace Bay, Nova Scotia

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

1 FIS- Flying Instructor School

Base

Trenton, Ontario, Canada

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

C/12590

Home

Google Map

Glace Bay, Nova Scotia

Final Burial

Google Map

Hebrew Cemetery
N/A

1 Flying Instructor School, Trenton, Ontario. Harvard aircraft 2916 came into contact with a high tension wire tearing off the wing and the rudder while low-flying near Thurlow, Ontario. The accident occurred on December 27 1942 killing P/O. T. Marshall, AC. Lee succumbed to his injuries 4 days later.

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

Harvard 2916

Aircraftman 1st Class Frederick John Lee RCAF

Aircraftman 1st Class Lee, Frederick John (RCAF)
aero engine mechanic
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-December-27
Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Pilot Officer Thomas Marshall RCAF

Pilot Officer Marshall, Thomas (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-December-27
Hebrew Cemetery, Passchendaele, Nova Scotia, Canada

Accident Card - North American Harvard Mk.II serial:2916

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-December-27. Harvard I s/n 2916.

This accident involved 2 people. Lee FJ, Marshall T

This accident had 2 fatalities. Aircraftman 1st Class Frederick John Lee RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/172591 Harvard 2916, Pilot Officer Thomas Marshall RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:C/12590 Harvard 2916

Unit Desciption

1 FIS (1 Flying Instructors School)

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station Trenton ON

NO1 FIS Trenton

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - Course List NO1 FIS Trenton ON

Project 44 BCATP

Unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP

YouTube YouTube - Valour Canada Aerodrome of Democracy