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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.
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RCAF Accident Cards (1939-1945) JA Griffin Documents 1968 and 2005 Obtaining a World War II Service File

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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.
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Andrew Mynarski, VC

We Shall Remember Them.
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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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Stapleford, Ernest Bunting (Flight Lieutenant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1943-March-26

Flight Lieutenant Ernest Bunting Stapleford RCAF

Birth Date: 1908-September-14

Born:

Parents: Son of Dr. Ernest W. Stapleford and Maude E. Stapleford, of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan; husband of Evelyn Stapleford, of Moose Jaw.

Spouse: Husband of Evelyn Stapleford, of Moose Jaw.

Home: Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

115 Sqn- Squadron
Beware

Base

Rank

Flight Lieutenant

Position

Passenger

Service Numbers

C/3386

Home

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Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

Final Burial

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Victoria Lawn Cemetery
Sec A Plot 249 Grave 1

115 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Annette Island, Alaska. Norseman aircraft crashed.

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

Norseman 2481

Squadron Leader Fred Burpee Curry RCAF

Squadron Leader Curry, Fred Burpee (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-March-26
Ashes Scattered On Tamgas Mountain, Annette Island, Alaska, USA

Flight Lieutenant Ian Macmillan Dowling RCAF

Flight Lieutenant Dowling, Ian Macmillan (RCAF)
Passenger
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-March-26
Greenwood Cemetery, Brantford, Ontario, Canada

Civilian Maxine Gloeckner USO

Civilian Gloeckner, Maxine (USO)
Passenger
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-March-26
Oak Grove Cemetery, St Louis, Missouri, USA

Civilian Adelaide J Kaiser USO

Civilian Kaiser, Adelaide J (USO)
Passenger
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-March-26
cemetery unknown

Leading Aircraftman Edward Kitchener McMichael RCAF

Leading Aircraftman McMichael, Edward Kitchener (RCAF)
OC
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-March-26
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Flight Lieutenant Ernest Bunting Stapleford RCAF

Flight Lieutenant Stapleford, Ernest Bunting (RCAF)
Passenger
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-March-26
Victoria Lawn Cemetery, St Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Civilian Christine Street USO

Civilian Street, Christine (USO)
Passenger
Killed in Flying Accident
1943-March-26
cemetery unknown

Accident Card - Noorduyn Norseman Mk. IV serial:2481

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1943-March-26. Norseman IV s/n 2481.

This accident involved 7 people. Stapleford EB, Gloeckner MM, Street C, Curry FB, Mcmichael EK, Dowling IM, Kaiser AJ

This accident had 7 fatalities. Flight Lieutenant Ian Macmillan Dowling RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:C/3240 Norseman 2481, Flight Lieutenant Ernest Bunting Stapleford RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:C/3386 Norseman 2481, Squadron Leader Fred Burpee Curry RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:C/993 Norseman 2481, Leading Aircraftman Edward Kitchener McMichael RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/78654 Norseman 2481, Civilian Adelaide J Kaiser USO Killed in Flying Accident service no: Norseman 2481, Civilian Christine Street USO Killed in Flying Accident service no: Norseman 2481, Civilian Maxine Gloeckner USO Killed in Flying Accident service no: Norseman 2481