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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

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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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Payne, William Andrew Boyd (Flying Officer)

Killed in Action 1945-March-26

Flying Officer William Andrew Boyd Payne RCAF

Birth Date: 1920

Born:

Parents: Son of Etherly Eaton Payne and Lona Irene Payne; husband of Betty Ellen Payne, of Lacombe, Alberta.

Spouse: Husband of Betty Ellen Payne, of Lacombe, Alberta.

Home: Lacombe, Alberta

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

354 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
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Base

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

J/41431
Prev: R/221904

Home

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Lacombe, Alberta

Memorial Location

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Singapore War Memorial
Column 456

354 Squadron. Liberator aircraft EW 319 had a wing break off during an anti-shipping strike over the Andaman Island, Bay of Bengal. FSs A. Peter, J.S. McWar, Alexander P. Campbell, Flight Lieutenant W.G. McRae, F/Os E.W. Pollard, H.J. Parker, and I. Lindzon were also killed.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

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

Crew or Other Personnel

Liberator EW319

Flight Sergeant Alexander Peter Campbell RCAF

Flight Sergeant Campbell, Alexander Peter (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1945-March-26
Singapore War Memorial, Singapore

Flying Officer Irving Lindzon RCAF

Flying Officer Lindzon, Irving (RCAF)
Navigator
Killed in Action
1945-March-26
Singapore War Memorial, Singapore

Flight Sergeant Jack Samuel McIver RCAF

Flight Sergeant McIver, Jack Samuel (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1945-March-26
Singapore War Memorial, Singapore

Flight Lieutenant William Gordon McRae RCAF

Flight Lieutenant McRae, William Gordon (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1945-March-26
Singapore War Memorial, Singapore

Flying Officer Harry Parker RCAF

Flying Officer Parker, Harry (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1945-March-26
Singapore War Memorial, Singapore

Flying Officer William Andrew Boyd Payne RCAF

Flying Officer Payne, William Andrew Boyd (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1945-March-26
Singapore War Memorial, Singapore

Flying Officer Edward Walter Pollard RCAF

Flying Officer Pollard, Edward Walter (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1945-March-26
Singapore War Memorial, Singapore