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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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Neil, Edric Stephen (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Action 1945-February-21

Pilot Officer Edric Stephen Neil RCAF

Birth Date: 1926

Born:

Parents: Son of E. Roy Neil and Patience May Neil, of Trenton, Ontario, Canada.

Spouse:

Home: Trenton, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

153 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Noctividus We see by night

Base

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Air Gunner

Service Numbers

J/95455
Prev: R/254989

Home

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Trenton, Ontario

Target

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Dortmund Germany

Final Burial

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Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
4 E 16

153 Squadron (Noctividus). Lancaster aircraft NN 785 missing during a night raid against Dortmund, Germany. Four Canadians, Flight Lieutenant Holman, Warrant Officer Reynolds, Flying Officer Taylor, and FS Kall were taken Prisoners of War. Three members of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

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

Crew or Other Personnel

Lancaster NN785

Flight Lieutenant W H Holman RCAF

Flight Lieutenant Holman, W H (RCAF)

Prisoner of War
1945-February-21
cemetery unknown

Flight Sergeant A D Kall RCAF

Flight Sergeant Kall, A D (RCAF)
Rear Gunner
Prisoner of War
1945-February-21
cemetery unknown

Pilot Officer Edric Stephen Neil RCAF

Pilot Officer Neil, Edric Stephen (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1945-February-21
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany

Warrant Officer 2nd Class V S Reynolds RCAF

Warrant Officer 2nd Class Reynolds, V S (RCAF)

Prisoner of War
1945-February-21
cemetery unknown

Flying Officer R C Taylor RCAF

Flying Officer Taylor, R C (RCAF)
Navigator
Prisoner of War
1945-February-21
cemetery unknown