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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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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."
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Willoughby, Arthur Weatherley (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Flying Accident 1942-June-09

Pilot Officer Arthur Weatherley Willoughby RCAF

Birth Date: 1914-August-03

Born:

Parents: Arthur T. Willoughby and Margaret A. Willoughby, of Vancouver.

Spouse:

Home: Vancouver, British Columbia

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

1 CNS- Central Navigation School

Base

Rivers, Manitoba, Canada

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

J/11264
Prev: R/110261

Home

Google Map

Vancouver, British Columbia

Final Burial

Google Map

Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Crescent Sec Lot 246 Grave 4

1 Central Navigation School, Rivers, Manitoba. Anson aircraft crashed.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

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

Crew or Other Personnel

Anson 6069

Sergeant John Thomas Carter RCAF

Sergeant Carter, John Thomas (RCAF)
Navigator
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-June-09
Mount Lawnxxx Cemetery, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Sergeant Joseph Charles Wilfred Gauthier dit Larouche RCAF

Sergeant Gauthier dit Larouche, Joseph Charles Wilfred (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-June-09
St Francois Xavier Roman Catholic Cemetery, Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada

Sergeant Adam John Mazur RCAF

Sergeant Mazur, Adam John (RCAF)
Observer
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-June-09
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Pilot Officer Arthur Weatherley Willoughby RCAF

Pilot Officer Willoughby, Arthur Weatherley (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-June-09
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Accident Card - Avro Anson Mk. I serial:6069

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-June-09. Anson I s/n 6069.

This accident involved 4 people. Carter JK, Gauthier Dit Larouche JCW, Mazure AJ, Willoughby AW

This accident had 4 fatalities. Pilot Officer Arthur Weatherley Willoughby RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/11264 Anson 6069, Sergeant Joseph Charles Wilfred Gauthier dit Larouche RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/55861 Anson 6069, Sergeant Adam John Mazur RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/103408 Anson 6069, Sergeant John Thomas Carter RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/123272 Anson 6069

Unit Desciption

1 CNS (1 Central Navigation School)

NO1 ANS Ansons Rivers MB

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station Rivers MB

NO 1 ANS was redesignated NO1 Central Navigation School after an amalgamation with NO 2 ANS from Pennfield Ridge, NB May 11 1942

Unvetted Source Virtual Manitoba - Rivers History

Project 44 BCATP

Unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP

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