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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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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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Smollan, Joshua (Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1944-January-30

Male Head

Birth Date: 1915

Born:

Parents:

Spouse:

Home: Montreal, QC

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAFVR

Unit

608 (MP) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Omnibus Ungulis With all talons

Base

RAF Montecorvino, Italy

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Service Numbers

1109606

Home

Google Map

Montreal, QC

Memorial Location

Google Map

Malta War Memorial
Panel 15 Column 2

608 Sqn (Omnibus Ungulis) Montecorvino, Italy, Hudson IIIa aircraft FK 788 was engaged in an air-sea rescue operation for missing 608 Sqn Hudson IIIa FK 733 when it went down in the sea off Agnone, Italy

Sergeant J Smollan (RCAF) was missing, presumed killed. Sergeant Smollan has no known grave and is commemorated on the Malta War Memorial

Sergeant Smollan was BROTHER of AC1 Dennis Smollan (RAFVR) 51 Sqn RAF, killed in a vehicle accident 1943-02-07 and Private Harold Smollan, West Yorkshire (Parachute) Regiment, killed 1945-04-07

Crew or Other Personnel

Hudson FK788

Pilot Officer Joseph Aurele Roland Caron RCAF

Pilot Officer Caron, Joseph Aurele Roland (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1944-January-30
Malta War Memorial, Malta

Pilot Officer Joseph Geoffrey Doucet RCAF

Pilot Officer Doucet, Joseph Geoffrey (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1944-January-30
Malta War Memorial, Malta

Sergeant Joshua Smollan RAFVR

Sergeant Smollan, Joshua (RAFVR)

Killed in Action
1944-January-30
Malta War Memorial, Malta