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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."
Contact

Usher, Moses Lewis (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Action 1942-March-31

Pilot Officer Moses Lewis Usher RCAF

Birth Date: 1917

Born:

Parents: Max & Leah Usher.

Spouse:

Home: Montreal, Quebec

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

35 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Uno Anima Agimus We Act with One Accord

Base

RAF Kinloss

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Wireless Air Gunner

Service Numbers

R/54979
Prev: R/54979

Home

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Montreal, Quebec

Target

Google Map

Tirpitz Battleship Norway

Final Burial

Google Map

Lerwick cemetery
Terrace 7B Grave 5

Took off from Kinloss on a bombing raid on the battleship 'Tirpitz', anchored at Asenfjord off the Norwegian coast.

Aircraft crashed into 1000 foot high cliff at Fitful Head, Shetland while approaching RAF Sumburgh, Shetland, to land.

Killed includes Usher: Flight Sergeant John Peter Burton Richard Buckley KIA Lerwick New Cemetery, Terrace 7B. Grave 7. Shetland Islands, Scotland. Flight Sergeant Joseph Bryan Bushby RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial, Panel 73. Sergeant Ronald Meredith RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial, Panel 89. Sergeant Anthony John Peach RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial, Panel 91. Sergeant Geoffrey Noel Edward Powell RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial, Panel 91. Sergeant John Allen Wood RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial, Panel 97.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

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

Crew or Other Personnel

Halifax R9438

Flight Sergeant John Peter Burton Richard Buckley RCAF

Flight Sergeant Buckley, John Peter Burton Richard (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-March-31
Lerwick cemetery, Knab Road, Lerwick, Shetland, UK

Pilot Officer Moses Lewis Usher RCAF

Pilot Officer Usher, Moses Lewis (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-March-31
Lerwick cemetery, Knab Road, Lerwick, Shetland, UK