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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

Start Here Glossary Canada and World War II Combatants & First Airmen Casualties Air Force Operations Battle of Britain Women in War War Artists

"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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Sawada, Frank Joseph (Aircraftman 1st Class)

Killed 1942-12-12

Aircraftman 1st Class Frank Joseph Sawada RCAF

Birth Date: 1921-January-09

Born:

Son of Ambrose and Josephine Sawada, of Niagara Falls, Ontario.

Home: Niagara Falls, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

Base

Rank

Aircraftman 1st Class

Position

Aircraftman 1st Class

Service Numbers

R/122973

Home

Google Map

Niagara Falls, Ontario

Final Burial

Google Map

CWG Cemetery
Plot 4 Row 6 Grave 11

One of sixteen airmen killed in a fire in the Knights of Columbus Hostel in St John's, Newfoundland. AC1 FJ Sawada (RCAF) was killed. Please see Sturgeon, JG for complete casualty list.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

www.findagrave.com

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Hostel KnightsofColumbus

Leading Aircraftman Gomer Couture Bellerive RCAF

Leading Aircraftman Bellerive, Gomer Couture (RCAF)

Died
1942-December-12
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

Aircraftman 1st Class Frank Earl Burton RCAF

Aircraftman 1st Class Burton, Frank Earl (RCAF)
air frame mechanic
Killed
1942-December-12
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

Aircraftman 1st Class Vincent Callery RCAF

Aircraftman 1st Class Callery, Vincent (RCAF)

Killed
1942-December-12
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

Aircraftman 1st Class Roy Benjamin Chapman RCAF

Aircraftman 1st Class Chapman, Roy Benjamin (RCAF)

Killed
1942-December-12
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

Corporal Roy Henry Corner RCAF

Corporal Corner, Roy Henry (RCAF)
aero engine mechanic
Killed
1942-December-12
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

Aircraftman 1 Joseph Edmund Cusack RCAF

Aircraftman 1 Cusack, Joseph Edmund (RCAF)

Killed
1942-December-12
St John (St Joseph's) Roman Catholic Cemetery, St John County, Newfoundland, Canada

Leading Aircraftman Lester Elwood Hoggard RCAF

Leading Aircraftman Hoggard, Lester Elwood (RCAF)
aero engine mechanic
Killed
1942-December-12
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

Sergeant Wallace Leslie Ibbotson RCAF

Sergeant Ibbotson, Wallace Leslie (RCAF)

Killed
1942-December-12
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

Aircraftman 1st Class Frederick Anthon Langley RCAF

Aircraftman 1st Class Langley, Frederick Anthon (RCAF)
air frame mechanic
Killed
1942-December-12
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

Leading Aircraftman James Allison Lawrence RCAF

Leading Aircraftman Lawrence, James Allison (RCAF)

Killed
1942-December-12
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

Leading Aircraftman Joseph Alphonse Irenee Roland Legris RCAF

Leading Aircraftman Legris, Joseph Alphonse Irenee Roland (RCAF)

Killed
1942-December-12
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

Aircraftman 1st Class Joseph Georgebroise Lepine RCAF

Aircraftman 1st Class Lepine, Joseph Georgebroise (RCAF)

Killed
1942-December-12
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

Aircraftman 1st Class Stuart Clugston Murray RCAF

Aircraftman 1st Class Murray, Stuart Clugston (RCAF)
wireless operator, ground
Killed
1942-December-12
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

Leading Aircraftman Joseph Francois Rene Aurele Ouellet RCAF

Leading Aircraftman Ouellet, Joseph Francois Rene Aurele (RCAF)

Killed
1942-December-12
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

Aircraftman 1st Class Frank Joseph Sawada RCAF

Aircraftman 1st Class Sawada, Frank Joseph (RCAF)

Killed
1942-December-12
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

Aircraftman 1st Class Joseph George Sturgeon RCAF

Aircraftman 1st Class Sturgeon, Joseph George (RCAF)
air frame mechanic
Killed
1942-December-12
CWG Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada