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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.
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RCAF Accident Cards (1939-1945) JA Griffin Documents 1968 and 2005 Obtaining a World War II Service File

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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.
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Lancaster FM213

CWHM flies one of the two airworthy Lancasters in the world. FM213 is usually marked as KB726 honouring Andrew Mynarski, VC.
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Andrew Mynarski, VC

We Shall Remember Them.
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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

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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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O'Bryan, Charles Herbert (Leading Aircraftman)

Killed in Flying Accident 1942-May-08

Male Head

Birth Date: 1922

Born:

Parents: Son of Herbert Cecil and Mary Elizabeth O'Bryan, of Barmouth, Merionethshire, Wales

Spouse:

Home:

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAFVR

Unit

39 SFTS- Service Flying Training School (RAF)

Base

Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada

Rank

Leading Aircraftman

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

1432172

Final Burial

Google Map

Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Block 1 Grave 38

39 SFTS, Swift Current, Sask.

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Accident Card - North American Harvard Mk. II serial:AJ826

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-May-08. Harvard II s/n AJ826.

This accident involved 1 person. O'Bryan CH

This accident had 1 fatality. Leading Aircraftman Charles Herbert O'Bryan RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1432172 Harvard AJ826

Unit Desciption

39 SFTS (39 Service Flying Training School)

Graduates of the EFTS "learn-to-fly" program went on a Service Flying Training School (SFTS) for 16 weeks. For the first 8 weeks the trainee was part of an intermediate training squadron; for the next 6 weeks an advanced training squadron and for the final 2 weeks training was conducted at a Bombing & Gunnery School. The Service schools were military establishments run by the RCAF or the RAF.

There were two different types of Service Flying Training Schools. Trainees in the fighter pilot stream went to an SFTS like No. 14 Aylmer, where they trained in the North American Harvard or North American Yale. Trainees in the bomber, coastal or transport pilot stream went to an SFTS like No. 5 Brantford where they learned multi-engine technique in an Airspeed Oxford, Avro Anson or Cessna Crane.

Airspeed Oxfords of SFTS39 S

For More Information on RCAF Station Swift Current see here

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.Info - RCAF Station Swift Current SK

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.Info - Relief Landing Field St Aldwyn SK

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.Info - Relief Landing Field Wymark SK

Museum Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial - Swift Current Base History

Museum Vintage Wings - Ghosts Of Saskatchewan

YouTube YouTube - Abandoned Saskatchewan

Project 44 BCATP

Unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP

YouTube YouTube - Valour Canada Aerodrome of Democracy