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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

Start Here Glossary Canada and World War II Combatants & First Airmen Casualties Air Force Operations Battle of Britain Women in War War Artists

"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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Paul, Francis Cecil (Captain)

unknown 2010-February-10

Captain Francis Cecil Paul RCAF

Birth Date: 1956-July-02

Born: Badger, Newfoundland and Labrador

Parents: Son of John and Madonna Paul of Badger, Newfoundland. Spouse of Jane Rose Mary "Jeannie" (nee Dugal) Paul and father of David and Marisa Paul of Nepean, Ontario. Brother of Bernadette, Joan, Carol Ann

Spouse:

Home: Badger, Newfoundland and Labrador

Enlistment: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Enlistment Date: 1976-March-10

Decorations: CD

Service

RCAF

Unit

28 Field Ambulance (Attached ISAF) (Afghanistan) (ISAF)

Base

Rank

Captain

Position

Medical Branch

Service Numbers

Home

Badger, Newfoundland and Labrador

Final Burial

Beechwood Cemetery
Grave 316

Book of Remembrance lists as Army but photo shows him as Air Force. Cause of death unknown and why he was in Canada?

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

CASPIR Resources

External Resources

Paul, Francis Cecil (Captain)

unknown 2010-February-10

Home

Final Burial

Specifications

Serial Groups