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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."
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Smith, Robert William (Flt. Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1943-September-25

Male Head

Birth Date: 1922

Born:

Parents:

Spouse:

Home: Hamilton, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAF

Unit

179 (MP) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Delentum Deleo I destroy the destroyer

Base

RAF Gibraltar

Rank

Flt. Sergeant

Position

Air Gunner

Service Numbers

552902

Home

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Hamilton, Ontario

Target

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Anti-submarine patrol

Memorial Location

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Malta War Memorial
Panel 7 Column 1

179 Squadron (Delentum delio) Aircraft lost fifty miles west of Cape St Vincent, Portugal while on an Anti-Submarine Patrol. FS RW Smith (RAF)(Can) missing and has no known grave. Please see Beale, HF for complete casualty list and detail.

Crew or Other Personnel

Wellington MP722

Flying Officer Harold Frid Beale RCAF

Flying Officer Beale, Harold Frid (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1943-September-25
Malta War Memorial, Malta

Flying Officer Mortimer John Dowd RCAF

Flying Officer Dowd, Mortimer John (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1943-September-25
Malta War Memorial, Malta

Flt. Sergeant Robert William Smith RAF

Flt. Sergeant Smith, Robert William (RAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1943-September-25
Malta War Memorial, Malta