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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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Yorke, Basil Ralph (Warrant Officer)

Killed in Flight Line Accident 1942-November-03

Warrant Officer Basil Ralph Yorke RCAF

Birth Date: 1916

Born:

Parents: Son of Harry Burton and Gertrude Meria Yorke, of Wharton, Nova Scotia; husband of Martha Sophia Yorke, of Toronto, Ontario.

Spouse: Husband of Martha Sophia Yorke, of Toronto, Ontario.

Home: Fox River, Nova Scotia

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

200 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)

Base

Rank

Warrant Officer

Position

Wireless Air Gunner

Service Numbers

R/11546

Home

Google Map

Fox River, Nova Scotia

Final Burial

Google Map

Fajara War Cemetery
4 A 4

70 Operational Training Unit. Warrant Officer Yorke was killed when he walked into the propeller of a Wellington aircraft that was running up prior to take-off at Jeswang, Gambia.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

www.findagrave.com

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)