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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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Young, Hedley De La Broquerie (Pilot Officer)

Prisoner of War Died 1944-August-23

Pilot Officer Hedley De La Broquerie Young RCAF

Birth Date: 1922-July-18

Born: Toronto, Ontario

Parents: Son of Ralph W. and Adine T. Young, of Plymouth, New Hampshire, United States.

Spouse:

Home: Plymouth, New Hampshire, USA

Enlistment: Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment Date: 1941-June-27

Service

RCAF

Unit

13 (MB) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Adjuvamus Tuendo We assist by watching

Base

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Navigator

Service Numbers

J/86518

Home

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Plymouth, New Hampshire, USA

Temporary Burial

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Mantua

Remains were later exhumed from this location and reburied

Final Burial

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Padua War Cemetery
III B 4

13 Squadron (Adjuvamus Tuendo). Baltimore aircraft lost on August 27, 1944. Pilot Officer Young was wounded, taken Prisoner of War and died while in an Italian Hospital near Mantus, Italy which is 122 miles south-east of Milan.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

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

Crew or Other Personnel

Baltimore FW535

Pilot Officer Raymond Wilson RCAF

Pilot Officer Wilson, Raymond (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1944-August-23
War Cemetery, Milan, Italy

Pilot Officer Hedley De La Broquerie Young RCAF

Pilot Officer Young, Hedley De La Broquerie (RCAF)
Navigator
Prisoner of War Died
1944-August-23
Padua War Cemetery, Padua, Italy