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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

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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White, Joseph James

Died 1942-10-22

Birth Date: unkown date

Born:

James and Sally White; husband of Bertha Emily White, of Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Home: Regina, Saskatchewan

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

2 TC- Training Command

Base

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Rank

Squadron Leader

Position

Squadron Leader

Service Numbers

C/2402

Home

Regina, Saskatchewan

First Burial

Regina Cemetery, Regina, Saskatchewan

2 Training Command, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Death by natural causes while in the General Hospital at Winnipeg.Commonwealth War Graves has his date of death as 1942/10/23.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

www.findagrave.com

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Findagrave.com

2 TC (2 Training Command)

Project 44 BCATP

General Project 44 BCATP

CASPIR Resources

External Resources

White, Joseph James

Died 1942-10-22

Home

First Burial

2 TC (2 Training Command)

Specifications

Serial Groups