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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

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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McLean, Douglas Jack (Flight Sergeant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1943-July-27

Male Head

Birth Date: 1922-January-11

Born:

Parents: Son of Leonard McLean and of Florence McLean (nee Woods), of Herne Bay, Auckland, New Zealand.

Spouse:

Home:

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RNZAF

Unit

9 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School

Base

Mont Joli, Quebec, Canada

Rank

Flight Sergeant

Position

Service Numbers

414654

Final Burial

Google Map

Mont Joli Cemetery
Air Force Plot

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

Crew or Other Personnel

Battle 1648

Flight Sergeant Douglas Jack McLean RNZAF

Flight Sergeant McLean, Douglas Jack (RNZAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1943-July-27
Mont Joli Cemetery, Mont Joli, Quebec, Canada

Aircraftman 1st Class Hymie Revzen RCAF

Aircraftman 1st Class Revzen, Hymie (RCAF)
drogue operator
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-July-27
North End Wilkomirer Hebrew Sick Benefit Association Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Accident Card - Fairey Battle Mk. I serial:1648

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-July-27. Fairey Battle s/n 1648.

This accident involved 2 people. Mclean DJ, Revzen H

This accident had 2 fatalities. Flight Sergeant Douglas Jack McLean RNZAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:414654 Battle 1648, Aircraftman 1st Class Hymie Revzen RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/211022 Battle 1648

Unit Desciption

9 BGS (9 Bomb and Gunnery School)

The Bombing and Gunnery School (B&GS) offered instruction in the techniques of bomb aiming and aerial machine gunnery to Air Observers, Bomb Aimers, and Wireless Air Gunners. These schools required large areas to accommodate their bombing and gunnery ranges, and were often located near water. The Avro Anson, Fairey Battle, Bristol Bolingbroke, and Westland Lysander were the standard aircraft used at B&GS schools.

Class19 NO9 BGS Mont Joli

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station Mont Joli QC

Unvetted Source 9 BGS History

Unvetted Source Ted Church Tail End Charlie - 9 BGS History

Project 44 BCATP

Unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP

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