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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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CASPIR Resources

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.
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.
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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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Powell, Walter (Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1942-February-16

Sergeant Walter Powell RAF

Birth Date: 1922

Born:

Parents: John Phillips & Frances Evelyn Powell

Spouse: E. M. Powell, of Shrewsbury. Of Canada.

Home: Dauphin, Manitoba

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAF

Unit

77 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Esse Potius Quam Videri To be, rather than to seem

Base

RAF Leeming

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Air Gunner

Service Numbers

936328

Home

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Dauphin, Manitoba

Final Burial

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Shrewsbury General Cemetery
Plot 10 Grave 34

Took off from Leeming at 18:00 in Whitley Mk V (Sqn code KN-U Bomber Command) on a bombing mission to St Nazaire, France.

Returning, aircraft diverted to RAF Colerne for an emergency landing and crashed in a slight ground mist three miles from the aerodrome.

Killed includes Powell: Flight Sergeant George Ronald Millar RCAF R/62407 KIFA St John the Baptist Churchyard, Colerne, Grave 106. Sergeant Reginald Andrew Kemp RNZAF KIFA St John The Baptist, Churchyard, Colerne, Grave 107. Sergeant George Albert Anson RAF KIFA Selby Cemetery, Yorkshire, Grave 2735. Sergeant Colin David Evander Campbell RAF KIFA Allenvale Cemetery, Aberdeen, Sec. H. Grave 25.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Crew or Other Personnel

Whitley Z9231

Flight Sergeant George Ronald Millar RCAF

Flight Sergeant Millar, George Ronald (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1942-February-16
St John The Baptist Churchyard, Colerne, Wiltshire, UK

Sergeant Walter Powell RAF

Sergeant Powell, Walter (RAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-February-16
Shrewsbury General Cemetery, Shropshire, UK