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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."
Contact

Routley, William Arthur (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Action 1945-March-21

Pilot Officer William Arthur Routley RCAF

Birth Date: 1913-September-18

Born:

Parents: Son of Frederick and Emma Maude Routley, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Spouse:

Home: Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

214 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Ultor In Umbris Avenging in the shadows

Base

RAF Oulton

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Navigator

Service Numbers

J/93926
Prev: R/179830

Home

Google Map

Toronto, Ontario

Target

Google Map

'Jostle' Duties on a raid to Bohlen Germany

Final Burial

Google Map

Durnbach War Cemetery
Plot 7 Row D Coll Grave 9-10

214 Federated Malay States Sqn (Ultor In Umbris) Fortress III aircraft HB 785 BU-A lost over Germany on a JOSTLE (radar jamming) Bomber Support night operation to Bohlen, Germany. Pilot Officer WA Routley (RCAF) was killed. Please see Pellant, JW for complete casualty list and details.

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

Flying Fortress HB785

Pilot Officer Hilton Mackay Carter RCAF

Pilot Officer Carter, Hilton Mackay (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1945-March-21
Durnbach War Cemetery, Gmund am Tegernsee, Germany

Flying Officer Douglas Nugent Donald RCAF

Flying Officer Donald, Douglas Nugent (RCAF)
Bomb Aimer
Killed in Action
1945-March-21
Durnbach War Cemetery, Gmund am Tegernsee, Germany

Flying Officer Robert Verdun Kingdon RCAF

Flying Officer Kingdon, Robert Verdun (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1945-March-21
Durnbach War Cemetery, Gmund am Tegernsee, Germany

Pilot Officer James Walter Pellant RCAF

Pilot Officer Pellant, James Walter (RCAF)
Bomb Aimer
Killed in Action
1945-March-21
Durnbach War Cemetery, Gmund am Tegernsee, Germany

Pilot Officer William Arthur Routley RCAF

Pilot Officer Routley, William Arthur (RCAF)
Navigator
Killed in Action
1945-March-21
Durnbach War Cemetery, Gmund am Tegernsee, Germany

Warrant Officer 2 Robert George Wilson RCAF

Warrant Officer 2 Wilson, Robert George (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1945-March-21
Durnbach War Cemetery, Gmund am Tegernsee, Germany