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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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Portman, Herbert Gordon

Died 1944-02-17

Birth Date: unkown date

Born:

Son of Wilford H. Portman and Grace Portman; husband of Margaret B. Portman, of Portage la Prairie.

Home: Portage La Prairie, Manitoba

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Decorations: MM

Military Medal

Service

RCAF

Unit

10 SFTS- Service Flying Training School

Base

Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Flying Officer

Service Numbers

C/21088

Home

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Portage La Prairie, Manitoba

First Burial

Google Map

Hillside Cemetery At Portage La Prairie, Manitoba

Flying Officer Portman had been awarded the Military Medal in the First World War. He died of natural causes while in the General Hospital at Dauphin, Manitoba.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

www.findagrave.com

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

10 SFTS (10 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.

For More Information on RCAF Station Dauphin see here

Canada Primary Source RCAF.Info - RCAF Station Dauphin Manitoba

Canada Primary Source RCAF.Info - Relief Landing Field North Junction MB

Canada Primary Source RCAF.Info - Relief Landing Field Valley River MB

General Manitoba Historical Society - 10 SFTS Dauphin

General Manitoba Historical Society - North Junction Relief Landing Field

Project 44 BCATP

General Project 44 BCATP

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