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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

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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Quarton, Gerald (Lieutenant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1948-January-17

Lieutenant Gerald Quarton RCN

Birth Date: 1920-December-24

Born: Lloydminister, Saskatchewan

Parents: Son of John and Lillian (nee Henry) Quarton of Lloydminster, Saskatchewan.

Spouse: Husband of Margery and father of Gregory and Kenneth Quarton of Lancashire, England. Brother of John, Reginald and William Qu

Home: Lloydminister, Saskatchewan

Enlistment: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Enlistment Date: 1941-January-29

Service

RCN

Unit

WEE- Winter Experimental Establishment

Base

Rank

Lieutenant

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

060642

Home

Google Map

Lloydminister, Saskatchewan

Final Burial

Google Map

Lloydminster Cemetery
D91

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

Unit Desciption

WEE (Winter Experimental Establishment)

Museum History WEE Archive Association Of Ontario

The Winter Experimental Establishment (WEE) was established in 1947 at Edmonton. It had advanced bases at Watson Lake and Churchill. It main focus was to provide guidance in the design of new equipment for cold weather use and in improving existing technology. The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) carried test for Canadian forces and for British and American air forces.