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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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Smith, Harold Vincent

Killed in Action 1940-06-17

Male Head

Birth Date: 1914

Born:

Son of Harold Vincent and Mary Smith.

Home: Westmount, Quebec

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RAF

Unit

BAFF

Base

Rank

Leading Aircraftman

Position

Leading Aircraftman

Service Numbers

654382

Home

Westmount, Quebec

First Burial

Runnymede Memorial Surrey, Uk

LAC HV Smith (RAF)(Can) was one of over five thousand service personnel and civilians lost when the SS Lancastria was dive-bombed and sunk by the German Luftwaffe during the evacuation of France. Leading Aircraftman Smith has no known grave and is commemorated on the Runnymede War Memorial. Please see Hills, GGS for more detail on the sinking.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

CASPIR Resources

External Resources

Smith, Harold Vincent

Killed in Action 1940-06-17

Home

First Burial

Specifications

Serial Groups