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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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Reid, Robert Bruce (Warrant Officer 2nd Class)

Killed in Flying Accident 1942-August-26

Warrant Officer 2nd Class Robert Bruce Reid RCAF

Birth Date: 1918-September-13

Born:

Parents: Son of Milton Douglas and Grace Helen Reid of Drayton. North half. Lot 23. Range

Spouse:

Home: Drayton, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

12 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School

Base

Goderich, Ontario, Canada

Rank

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

R/72122

Home

Google Map

Drayton, Ontario

Final Burial

Google Map

Victoria Cemetery
North half Lot 23 Range J

Died in the crash of Tiger Moth - 8909.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

Canada Primary Source Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Crew or Other Personnel

Tiger Moth 8909

Warrant Officer 2nd Class Robert Bruce Reid RCAF

Warrant Officer 2nd Class Reid, Robert Bruce (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-August-26
Victoria Cemetery, Drayton, Ontario, Canada

Leading Aircraftman Douglas York RCAF

Leading Aircraftman York, Douglas (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-August-26
Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Accident Card - de Havilland Moth, Tiger I serial:8909

This accident involved 2 aircraft on 1942-August-26. They are: Yale s/n 3391, Tiger Moth s/n 8909.

This accident involved 4 people. Mcvicar J, Mosher JE, Reid RB, York D

This accident had 4 fatalities. Leading Aircraftman Douglas York RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/144253 Moth, Tiger 8909, Leading Aircraftman Douglas York RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/144253 Moth, Tiger 8909, Warrant Officer 2nd Class Robert Bruce Reid RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/72122 Moth, Tiger 8909, Warrant Officer 2nd Class Robert Bruce Reid RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/72122 Moth, Tiger 8909

Unit Desciption

12 EFTS (12 Elementary Flying Training School)

An Elementary Flying Training School (EFTS) gave a trainee 50 hours of basic flying instruction on a simple trainer like the De Havilland Tiger Moth, Fleet Finch, or Fairchild Cornell over 8 weeks.Elementary schools were operated by civilian flying clubs under contract to the RCAF and most of the instructors were civilians. For example, No. 12 EFTS Goderich was run by the Kitchener-Waterloo Flying Club and the County of Huron Flying Club.The next step for a pilot was the Service Flying Training School.

NO5 Class NO12 EFTS

Information on RCAF Station Goderich can be found here

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station Goderich Ontario

Information on RCAF Station Goderich Relief Field can be found here

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - Relief Landing Field Goderich South Ontario

Notable students from 12 ETFS

Flight Lieutenant Hornell, David Ernest VC and Flight Officer and Dambuster Joe McCarthy

Unvetted Source Huron County Historical Society

Museum 12 EFTS Course Photos

Unvetted Source 12 EFTS History - Blog

Project 44 BCATP

Unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP

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