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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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Sowter, Roy Tyldesley (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Action 1945-February-23

Pilot Officer Roy Tyldesley Sowter RCAF

Birth Date: 1923-December-19

Born:

Parents: Son of Frank and Hannah Sowter, of Mount Royal, Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada.

Spouse:

Home: Mount Royal, Quebec

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

550 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Per Ignem Vincimus Through fire we conquer

Base

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Navigator

Service Numbers

J/95495
Prev: R/185377

Home

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Mount Royal, Quebec

Target

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Pforzheim Germany

Final Burial

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Durnbach War Cemetery
Plot 8 Row B Grave 26

550 Squadron (Per lgnem Vincimus). Lancaster aircraft LM 273 did not return from a night trip to Forzheim, Germany. Two Canadians, Flying Officer Grundy and Warrant Officer McLaughlin, were either Evaders or were taken Prisoners of War. Four crew members, not Canadians, missing believed killed.

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

Lancaster LM273

Flying Officer D H Grundy RCAF

Flying Officer Grundy, D H (RCAF)

Prisoner of War
1945-February-23
cemetery unknown

Warrant Officer 2nd Class R C McLauchlan RCAF

Warrant Officer 2nd Class McLauchlan, R C (RCAF)

Prisoner of War
1945-February-23
cemetery unknown

Pilot Officer Roy Tyldesley Sowter RCAF

Pilot Officer Sowter, Roy Tyldesley (RCAF)
Navigator
Killed in Action
1945-February-23
Durnbach War Cemetery, Gmund am Tegernsee, Germany