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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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Perkin, Lesley Louise (Corporal)

Died 1945-October-09

Corporal Lesley Louise Perkin RCAFWD

Birth Date: 1912-October-14

Born: Hardisty, Alberta

Parents: Daughter of John Henry Charles and Mabel Perkin, of Hardisty.

Spouse:

Home: Hardisty, Alberta

Enlistment: Winnipeg, Manitoba

Enlistment Date: 1942-June-11

Service

RCAFWD

Unit

8 RD- Repair Depot

Base

Rank

Corporal

Position

Service Numbers

W/304099
Prev: W304099

Home

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Hardisty, Alberta

Final Burial

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St Marks Anglican Cemetery
Plot 12 Row D Grave 12

Died of complications of Cancer at The Dear Lodge Center in Winnipeg, Manitoba. From the Service file she was a telephone operator at No 18 SFTS, Gimli when she was placed on the Dangerously ill list. No 18 SFTS was then moved to Souris and she was posted to 1 P.C.S. in Gimli the No 8 Repair Depot and No 8 Release Center as she was in Hospital over her final days.

Canada Primary Source Ancestry.ca - Service File of War Dead 1939-47

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

www.findagrave.com

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)