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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

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War Status Search Catastrophic Losses (Ships Hotels Aircraft) Choose Specific Military Cemeteries (WW1 WW2 and Beyond)

Andrew Mynarski, VC

We Shall Remember Them.
History

Start Here Glossary Canada and World War II Combatants & First Airmen Casualties Air Force Operations Battle of Britain Women in War War Artists

"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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Thompson, William Crang

Killed in Flying Accident 1917-10-16

Male Head

Birth Date: unkown date

Born: Woodstock, Ontario

Alfred Thompson, widower & the late Maggie Jane Thompson.

Home: Woodstock, Ontario

Enlistment: England, UK

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RFC

Unit

52 (OT) TS- Training Squadron (RFC)

Base

Montrose Scotland

Rank

2nd Lieutenant

Position

2nd Lieutenant

Service Numbers

Home

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Woodstock, Ontario

First Burial

Google Map

Sleepyhillock Cemetery, Montrose, Angus, Scotland

When his CEF unit reached England Thompson transferred to the RFC as an Observer. After training he was assigned to 34 Sqn in France in 1917-08-03 flying RE-8s. In November, 1917 he applied for pilot training and was sent to the 72TS Montrose, Scotland. He took off and was climbing away when the engine lost power. He tried to turn back but the aircraft stalled and nose-dived to the ground at Charleton Rd. Lt. Thompson was killed in the crash.

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