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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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Riley, James Gerald (Leading Aircraftman)

Killed in Flying Accident 1942-August-05

Male Head

Birth Date: 1922

Born:

Parents: James & Catherine Riley

Spouse:

Home: St. Helens, Lancashire, England.(parents)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAFVR

Unit

3 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School

Base

RCAF London, Ontario

Rank

Leading Aircraftman

Position

pilot trainee

Service Numbers

1483197

Home

Google Map

St. Helens, Lancashire, England.(parents)

Final Burial

Google Map

North Battleford City Cemetery
Plan M Block 10 Grave 1

Finch aircraft crashed 4 miles south of London, Ontario. Elmdale Memorial Park Cemetery St. Thomas, Ontario

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

Accident Card - Airspeed Oxford Mk. II serial:AS350

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-August-05. Oxford s/n AS350.

This accident involved 1 person. Riley JG

This accident had 1 fatality. Leading Aircraftman James Gerald Riley RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1483197 Oxford AS350

Unit Desciption

3 EFTS (3 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.

NO3 EFTS London 1942

The School was established at London, Ontario. The former school is now the London, Ontario International Airport.

More information on the RCAF Station at London can be found at

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.Info - RCAF Station London ON

Unvetted Source 3 EFTS History

Project 44 BCATP

Unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP

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