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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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McKillop, Robert Henry (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Action 1942-March-21

Pilot Officer Robert Henry McKillop RCAF

Birth Date: 1921

Born:

Parents: Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. McKillop, of Brampton, Ontario.

Spouse:

Home: Brampton, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

94 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Avenge

Base

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

J/6967

Home

Brampton, Ontario

Memorial Location

Alamein War Memorial
Column 263

94 Squadron (Avenge). Pilot Officer McKillop was killed when his Kittyhawk aircraft AK 748 went down twenty-five miles west of Tobruk.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Canada Primary Source Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

CASPIR Resources

External Resources

Education & History

Blogs & Articles

McKillop, Robert Henry (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Action 1942-March-21

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Memorial Location

Specifications

Serial Groups