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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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Milne, William George (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Action 1942-December-15

Pilot Officer William George Milne RCAF

Birth Date: 1915

Born:

Parents:

Spouse:

Home: Humber Bay, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

119 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
By Night and by Day

Base

RAF Lough Earne / Castle Archdale

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

J/17105
Prev: R/63923

Home

Google Map

Humber Bay, Ontario

Memorial Location

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Runnymede Memorial Surrey
Panel 101

Took off from Lough Erne 0n an anti-submarine patrol of the North Atlantic.

Aircraft failed to return, lost without trace.

Killed includes Milne: F/Lt Bliss Dunfield King RCAF J/16404 KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 99. Pilot Officer Raymond Ingham Law RCAF J/19326 KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 100. F/Lt Albert Robert McCallum RCAF J/7070 KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 99. Flying Officer Edward Norman Jackson RNZAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 114. Sergeant George Stewart Crossan RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 80. Sergeant Thomas Gallagher RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 83. Flight Sergeant George Hamilton RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 74. Sergeant Arthur George Shum RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 93. Corp. Hugh Rowland Watkinson RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 97. Sergeant Arthur Grosvenor Eric Wilson RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 96.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

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

Crew or Other Personnel

Sunderland DV971

Pilot Officer Bliss Dunfield King RCAF

Pilot Officer King, Bliss Dunfield (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1942-December-15
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Pilot Officer Raymond Ingham Law RCAF

Pilot Officer Law, Raymond Ingham (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-December-15
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Flight Lieutenant Albert Robert McCallum RCAF

Flight Lieutenant McCallum, Albert Robert (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1942-December-15
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Pilot Officer William George Milne RCAF

Pilot Officer Milne, William George (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1942-December-15
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK