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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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Purdy, Phillip Hannah (Flying Officer)

Killed in Action 1940-June-08

Flying Officer Phillip Hannah Purdy RAF

Birth Date: 1918

Born:

Parents: Son of James O. and Effie C. Purdy, of St. Stephen, New Brunswick.

Spouse:

Home: St Stephen, New Brunswick

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Decorations: DFC, MiD

Service

RAF

Unit

263 Sqn- Squadron

Base

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

41738

Home

St Stephen, New Brunswick

Memorial Location

Runnymede Memorial Surrey
Panel 9

263 Squadron (Ex Ungue Leonem). Lost at sea when the aircraft carrier H.M.S. Glorious was sunk off Norway on June 8, 1940. Flight Lieutenant A.T. Williams was also killed.

unvetted Source Uboat.net

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

CASPIR Resources

External Resources

Purdy, Phillip Hannah (Flying Officer)

Killed in Action 1940-June-08

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Memorial Location

Specifications

Serial Groups