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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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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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Robbins, Ralph Morgan (Flying Officer)

Killed in Flying Accident 1944-March-11

Flying Officer Ralph Morgan Robbins RCAF

Birth Date: 1922-January-01

Born:

Parents: Son of John and Marjorie M. Robbins, of Brandon; husband of Doreen F. Robbins, of Rivers.

Spouse: Husband of Doreen F. Robbins, of Rivers.

Home: Brandon, Manitoba

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

1 CNS- Central Navigation School

Base

Rivers, Manitoba, Canada

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

J/26223

Home

Google Map

Brandon, Manitoba

Final Burial

Google Map

Brandon Cemetery
Lot 9 Block A Sec 27

1 Central Navigation School, Rivers, Manitoba. The crew of Anson aircraft 6205 were on a navigation exercise when they crashed eleven miles north-west of Carberry, Manitoba. Cpl. B.H. Wickware, LACs B.H. Jones (RAF), and W.B. Forsyth (RAF) were also killed.

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

Anson 6205

Leading Aircraftman William Barron Forsyth RAFVR

Leading Aircraftman Forsyth, William Barron (RAFVR)

Killed in Flying Accident
1944-March-11
Rivers Cemetery, Rivers, Manitoba, Canada

Leading Aircraftman Basil Henry Mervyn Jones RAFVR

Leading Aircraftman Jones, Basil Henry Mervyn (RAFVR)

Killed in Flying Accident
1944-March-11
Rivers Cemetery, Rivers, Manitoba, Canada

Flying Officer Ralph Morgan Robbins RCAF

Flying Officer Robbins, Ralph Morgan (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1944-March-11
Brandon Cemetery, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada

Corporal Benson Harold Wickware RCAF

Corporal Wickware, Benson Harold (RCAF)
wireless operator, ground
Killed in Flying Accident
1944-March-11
Beechmount Cemetery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Unit Desciption

1 CNS (1 Central Navigation School)

NO1 ANS Ansons Rivers MB

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station Rivers MB

NO 1 ANS was redesignated NO1 Central Navigation School after an amalgamation with NO 2 ANS from Pennfield Ridge, NB May 11 1942

Unvetted Source Virtual Manitoba - Rivers History

Project 44 BCATP

Unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP

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