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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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Sawyer, Charles Gordon (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Action 1942-September-25

Pilot Officer Charles Gordon Sawyer RCAF

Birth Date: 1923-January-06

Born:

Parents: Son of Frank W. Sawyer and Mary C. Sawyer, of Victoria, British Columbia.

Spouse:

Home: Victoria, British Columbia

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

11 (BR) Sqn- Squadron

Base

RCAF Stn. Dartmouth Nova Scotia

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Wireless Air Gunner

Service Numbers

J/12896

Home

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Victoria, British Columbia

Memorial Location

Google Map

Ottawa War Memorial
Panel 1 Column 5

11 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Hudson aircraft missing.

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

Hudson BW454

Flight Lieutenant Arthur Roland Booth RCAF

Flight Lieutenant Booth, Arthur Roland (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1942-September-25
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Pilot Officer Walter Lawrence Junge RAAF

Pilot Officer Junge, Walter Lawrence (RAAF)

Killed in Action
1942-September-25
cemetery unknown

Pilot Officer David Mcgillivray Knowles RCAF

Pilot Officer Knowles, David Mcgillivray (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1942-September-25
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Pilot Officer Charles Gordon Sawyer RCAF

Pilot Officer Sawyer, Charles Gordon (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-September-25
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Flight Sergeant John Douglas Selig RCAF

Flight Sergeant Selig, John Douglas (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-September-25
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Accident Card - Lockheed Hudson Mk. III serial:BW454

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-September-25. Hudson III s/n BW454.

This accident involved 5 people. Booth AR, Junge WL, Knowles DM, Sawyer CG, Selig JD

This accident had 5 fatalities. Pilot Officer David Mcgillivray Knowles RCAF Killed in Action service no:J/8822 Hudson BW454, Flight Lieutenant Arthur Roland Booth RCAF Killed in Action service no:C/1446 Hudson BW454, Pilot Officer Charles Gordon Sawyer RCAF Killed in Action service no:J/12896 Hudson BW454, Flight Sergeant John Douglas Selig RCAF Killed in Action service no:R/76126 Hudson BW454, Pilot Officer Walter Lawrence Junge RAAF Killed in Action service no: Hudson BW454

Unit Desciption

11 (BR) Sqn ()