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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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Appleyard, James Douglas (Flight Sergeant)

Prisoner of War 1942-January-27

Male Head

Birth Date: 1913-February-07

Born:

Parents:

Spouse: Mary Helen Peckham (Appleyard)

Home: Aylmer, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

500 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Quo Fata Vocent Whither the fates may call

Base

RAF Harrowbeer

Rank

Flight Sergeant

Position

Navigator

Service Numbers

R/68131
PoW: 24833

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Aylmer, Ontario

500 Squadron RAF Coastal Command (Quo fata vocent) RAF Harrowbeer. Blenheim IV aircraft Z 6163 crash-landed near Brest, France, on the beach at Saint Efflam. The three man crew, Flight Sergeant JD Appleyard (RCAF) Pilot Officer F Reece (RNZAF) and Sergeant WH Smyth (RAFVR) all survived unharmed and successfully evaded capture for 6 weeks, before finally being arrested after a search by the Germans in Nantes France to become Prisoners of War

Unvetted Source Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database...

Unvetted Source Search for France - Crashes 39-45

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

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External Resources

Education & History

Blogs & Articles

Appleyard, James Douglas (Flight Sergeant)

Prisoner of War 1942-January-27

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