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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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Powell, William Obediah (Warrant Officer 2nd Class)

Killed in Action 1943-February-03

Warrant Officer 2nd Class William Obediah Powell RCAF

Birth Date: 1921

Born:

Parents: Son of William George and Marion Gertrude Powell, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Spouse:

Home: Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Order of the British Empire

Service

RCAF

Unit

214 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Ultor In Umbris Avenging in the shadows

Base

Rank

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Position

Wireless Air Gunner

Service Numbers

R/71536

Home

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Toronto, Ontario

Target

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Hamburg Germany

Final Burial

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Rusthof Amersfoort
Plot 13 Row 5 Grave 83

214 Federated Malay States Squadron (Ultor In Umbris). Stirling aircraft R 9197 lost over enemy territory during an operation against Hamburg, Germany. Flying Officer J.I. MacKenzie, Warrant Officer W.M. Murdoch, FSs D. O'Neill, A.H. Thiessen, P/Os D.H. Smith (RAF), D.C. De Garis (RAF), and FS A.H. Thiessen (RAF) 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

Stirling R9197

Flying Officer John Irven Mackenzie RCAF

Flying Officer Mackenzie, John Irven (RCAF)
Navigator
Killed in Action
1943-February-03
Rusthof Amersfoort, Dodeweg, Leusden, Netherlands

Warrant Officer 2nd Class William Mckenzie Murdoch RCAF

Warrant Officer 2nd Class Murdoch, William Mckenzie (RCAF)
Navigator
Killed in Action
1943-February-03
Rusthof Amersfoort, Dodeweg, Leusden, Netherlands

Flight Sergeant Daniel O'Neill RCAF

Flight Sergeant O'Neill, Daniel (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1943-February-03
Oud Leusdon General Cemetery, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands

Warrant Officer 2nd Class William Obediah Powell RCAF

Warrant Officer 2nd Class Powell, William Obediah (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1943-February-03
Rusthof Amersfoort, Dodeweg, Leusden, Netherlands

Flight Sergeant Arley Henry Thiessen RCAF

Flight Sergeant Thiessen, Arley Henry (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1943-February-03
Rusthof Amersfoort, Dodeweg, Leusden, Netherlands