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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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Murphy, David Matthew (Flight Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1944-July-25

Flight Sergeant David Matthew Murphy RCAF

Birth Date: 1924-February-25

Born: Glace Bay, Nova Scotia

Parents: Son of James and Mary Murphy of Glace Bay, Nova Scotia.

Spouse:

Home: Glace Bay, Nova Scotia

Enlistment: Sydney, Nova Scotia

Enlistment Date: 1942-July-14

Service

RCAF

Unit

619 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Ad Altiora To higher things

Base

Dunholme Lodge

Rank

Flight Sergeant

Position

Bomb Aimer

Service Numbers

R/176578

Home

Google Map

Glace Bay, Nova Scotia

Target

Google Map

Donges France

Final Burial

Google Map

Communal Cemetery

619 Squadron. Lancaster aircraft LM 643 was lost during a night operation against the oil depot at Donges France, F/Os J.J. Kommes, R.W. Orbell (RAF), Sergeants G.H. Lucas (RAF), J.R. Scott (RAF), S. Sinclair (RAF), and Flying Officer R.W. Orbell (RAF) were also killed. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing presumed killed.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

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

Crew or Other Personnel

Lancaster LM643

Flying Officer John Joseph Kommes RCAF

Flying Officer Kommes, John Joseph (RCAF)
Navigator
Killed in Action
1944-July-25
War Cemetery, Escoublac-La-Baule, France

Sergeant George Henry Lucas RAFVR

Sergeant Lucas, George Henry (RAFVR)
Wireless Operator
Killed in Action
1944-July-25
War Cemetery, Escoublac-La-Baule, France

Flight Sergeant David Matthew Murphy RCAF

Flight Sergeant Murphy, David Matthew (RCAF)
Bomb Aimer
Killed in Action
1944-July-25
Communal Cemetery, Montoir-De-Bretagne, Loire-Atlantique, France

Flying Officer Ronald William Orbell RAFVR

Flying Officer Orbell, Ronald William (RAFVR)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1944-July-25
War Cemetery, Escoublac-La-Baule, France

Sergeant James Rattray Scott RAFVR

Sergeant Scott, James Rattray (RAFVR)
Air Gunner
Killed
1944-July-25
War Cemetery, Escoublac-La-Baule, France

Sergeant Stephen Sinclair RAFVR

Sergeant Sinclair, Stephen (RAFVR)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1944-July-25
War Cemetery, Escoublac-La-Baule, France

Sergeant John Ronald Ward RAF

Sergeant Ward, John Ronald (RAF)
Navigator
Killed in Action
1944-July-25
Pornic War Cemetery, Loire-Atlantique, France

Mission

Lancaster Mk.I/III LM643

Bombing 1944-July-25 to 1944-July-25

619 (B) Sqn (RAF) Dunholme Lodge

Royal Air Force Maps and Reports of the Crash of Lancaster LM 643 (Source Edgard Fuss)

Unvetted Source Article in Cape Breton Post (Source Edgard Fuss)

Royal Air Force Lancaster LM643 Memorial Flight.pdf (Source Edgard Fuss)