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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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Ripley, Jack Graham (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Action 1943-March-08

Pilot Officer Jack Graham Ripley RCAF

Birth Date: 1922

Born:

Parents: Son of Edward and Irene Ripley. Allied

Spouse:

Home: Spruce Grove, Alberta

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

15 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Aim Sure

Base

RAF Mildenhall

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

J/16519
Prev: R/105699

Home

Google Map

Spruce Grove, Alberta

Target

Google Map

Nuremberg Germany

Final Burial

Google Map

Faubourg Pave French National Cemetery
Allied Plot Grave 3

15 Squadron (Aim Sure) Aircraft crashed at Champneuville, France, with both starboard engines on fire. FSs A.J. Bagg, E.K. Matlock, Flying Officer L.M. Wadman, FS C. Burkill (RAF), and Sergeant J.F. Farrelly (RAF) were also killed. One Canadian, Sergeant Reid was either an Evader or was taken Prisoner of War.

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

Stirling BK697

Flight Sergeant Arthur James Bagg RCAF

Flight Sergeant Bagg, Arthur James (RCAF)
Bomb Aimer
Killed in Action
1943-March-08
Faubourg Pave French National Cemetery, Verdun-Sur-Meuse, Meuse, France

Flight Sergeant Elmer Keith Matlock RCAF

Flight Sergeant Matlock, Elmer Keith (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1943-March-08
Faubourg Pave French National Cemetery, Verdun-Sur-Meuse, Meuse, France

Warrant Officer 2 Archie Melrose Reid RCAF

Warrant Officer 2 Reid, Archie Melrose (RCAF)

Prisoner of War
1943-March-08
cemetery unknown

Pilot Officer Jack Graham Ripley RCAF

Pilot Officer Ripley, Jack Graham (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1943-March-08
Faubourg Pave French National Cemetery, Verdun-Sur-Meuse, Meuse, France

Flying Officer Lester Mcbride Wadman RCAF

Flying Officer Wadman, Lester Mcbride (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1943-March-08
Verdunsur-Meuse, France