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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."
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Yates, Norman Stuart (Flight Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1944-August-22

Flight Sergeant Norman Stuart Yates RCAF

Birth Date: 1924-August-02

Born: Montral, Quebec

Parents: Son of Oswald Stuart Yates and Elizabeth Yates, of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Brother of Joan, James, William and Richard. His sister Joan de Cotret shared her memories of her brother. 'Norman was a go

Spouse:

Home: Sur le Lac, Quebec

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

614 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Codaf I Geisio Welsh

Base

Rank

Flight Sergeant

Position

Air Gunner

Service Numbers

R/224482

Home

Google Map

Sur le Lac, Quebec

Target

Google Map

Widony Hungary

Memorial Location

Google Map

Malta War Memorial
Panel 16 Column 2

614 County of Glamorgan Squadron (Coda I Geisio). Halifax aircraft JP 228 was shot down over the target Wkiony, Hungary. Pilot Officer T.B. Sparrow, FS D.J. Heath, Flying Officer S. Kwinter, and FS J.G. Evans (RAF) were also killed. One Canadian, FS Sparks, was taken Prisoner of War, one of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

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

Crew or Other Personnel

Halifax JP228

Flight Sergeant Douglas James Heath RCAF

Flight Sergeant Heath, Douglas James (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1944-August-22
Malta War Memorial, Malta

Flying Officer Samuel Noah Kwinter RCAF

Flying Officer Kwinter, Samuel Noah (RCAF)
Bomb Aimer
Killed in Action
1944-August-22
War Cemetery, Budapest, Hungary

Pilot Officer Clifford Harold Sparks RCAF

Pilot Officer Sparks, Clifford Harold (RCAF)

Prisoner of War
1944-August-22
cemetery unknown

Pilot Officer Thomas Bernard Sparrow RCAF

Pilot Officer Sparrow, Thomas Bernard (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1944-August-22
Malta War Memorial, Malta

Flight Sergeant Norman Stuart Yates RCAF

Flight Sergeant Yates, Norman Stuart (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1944-August-22
Malta War Memorial, Malta