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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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CASPIR Resources

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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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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Tate, John Chapple (Flying Officer)

Killed in Action 1942-October-14

Flying Officer John Chapple Tate RCAF

Birth Date: 1911

Born:

Parents: Son of George and Gertrude L. Tate, of Paris, Ontario.

Spouse: Husband of Mary Kathleen Tate, of Brantford, Ontario.

Home: Brantford, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

11 (BR) Sqn- Squadron

Base

Mont Joli, Quebec, Canada

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Wireless Air Gunner

Service Numbers

J/15351

Home

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Brantford, Ontario

Final Burial

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St James Anglican Cemetery
Plot 25 Lot A Grave 2

11 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Mont Joli, Quebec. Hudson aircraft BW685 crashed near Chandler, Quebec during an anti-sub patrol.

Flying Officer Tate had flown 43 ops. on Hampden aircraft with 407 Squadron on Coastal Command out of England prior to his return to Canada.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Canada Primary Source Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Crew or Other Personnel

Hudson BW685

Pilot Officer Frederick Eugene Davies RCAF

Pilot Officer Davies, Frederick Eugene (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1942-October-14
Fort Massey Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Pilot Officer Edward Russ Hodge RCAF

Pilot Officer Hodge, Edward Russ (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1942-October-14
Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Flight Sergeant Roy Alfred Martin RCAF

Flight Sergeant Martin, Roy Alfred (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-October-14
Victoria Lawn Cemetery, St Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Flying Officer John Chapple Tate RCAF

Flying Officer Tate, John Chapple (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-October-14
St James Anglican Cemetery, Paris, Ontario, Canada

Accident Card - Lockheed Hudson Mk. III serial:BW685

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-October-14. Hudson III s/n BW685.

This accident involved 4 people. Davies FE, Hodge ER, Martin RA, Tate F

This accident had 4 fatalities. Flight Sergeant Roy Alfred Martin RCAF Killed in Action service no:R/114405 Hudson BW685, Pilot Officer Frederick Eugene Davies RCAF Killed in Action service no:J/10717 Hudson BW685, Pilot Officer Edward Russ Hodge RCAF Killed in Action service no:J/10248 Hudson BW685, Flying Officer John Chapple Tate RCAF Killed in Action service no:J/15351 Hudson BW685

Unit Desciption

11 (BR) Sqn ()