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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

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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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Second World War Training

BCATP Training Schools BCATP Casualties 1939-45 Overseas Training Casualties 1939-45

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Bomber Command
Bomber Squadrons RCAF Bomb Tonnage 1941-45

Cold War

Maps to come.

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Maps to come.
History

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Start Here Glossary Canada and the Second World War Combatants & First Airmen Casualties Air Force Operations Battle of Britain Women in War War Artists Canada in Korean Air War 1950-1953

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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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Stewart, Robert Clyde (Corporal)

unknown 1945-June-01

Corporal Robert Clyde Stewart RCAF

Birth Date: 1896-August-29

Born:

Parents: Son of John and Helen Stewart; husband of Elizabeth Stewart, of Bridgewater.

Spouse: Husband of Elizabeth Stewart, of Bridgewater.

Home: Bridgewater, Nova Scotia

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

Base

Rank

Corporal

Position

Service Numbers

R/76499

Home

Bridgewater, Nova Scotia

Final Burial

Fort Massey Cemetery
Sec F Lot 4

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

This incident involved multiple aircraft:

Norseman Mk. IV Serial: 2486
Electra 10A Serial: 1528

All the above aircraft in the above list are referenced in this report.

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Stewart, Robert Clyde (Corporal)

unknown 1945-June-01

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Final Burial

This incident involved multiple aircraft:

Specifications

Serial Groups