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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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Bennett, Ronald Stanley (Flying Officer)

Prisoner of War 1944-August-13

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Birth Date: unkown date

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Service

RCAF

Unit

626 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
To Strive And Not To Yield To strive and not to yeild

Base

RAF Wickenby

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

J/85517
PoW: 7336

Target

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Brunswick Germany

Took off from Wickenby at 21:39 in Lancaster Mk III (Sqn code: UM-A2 Bomber Command) on an operation to Brunswick Germany.

Aircraft was shot down by a night fighter and crashed at Westercelle Celle Niedersachsen Germany.

Killed: Sergeant Kenneth William Molyneux RAF KIA Hanover War Cemetery Collective grave 1. B. 1-4. Flight Sergeant James Mercer Reid RAF KIA Hanover War Cemetery Coll. grave 1. B. 1-4. Sergeant Joseph Kitchener Slack RAF KIA Hanover War Cemetery Coll. grave 1. B. 1-4.

POWs includes Bennett: Flying Officer Arnold Victor Clifford RAF POW camp not listed. Flight Sergeant Leslie Eric Paradise RAF POW Stalag Luft L7 Bankau near Kreuzburg, Upper Silesia. Flight Sergeant James Purdie Slattery RAF POW Stalag Luft L7 Bankau near Kreuzburg, Upper Silesia.

Crew or Other Personnel

Lancaster LM599

Flying Officer Ronald Stanley Bennett RCAF

Flying Officer Bennett, Ronald Stanley (RCAF)
Pilot
Prisoner of War
1944-August-13
cemetery unknown

Flying Officer Arnold Victor Clifford RAF

Flying Officer Clifford, Arnold Victor (RAF)

Prisoner of War
1944-August-13
cemetery unknown

Sergeant Kenneth Willam Molyneux RAF

Sergeant Molyneux, Kenneth Willam (RAF)
W/Op-AG
Killed in Action
1944-August-13
cemetery unknown

Flt Sergeant Leslie Eric Paradise RAF

Flt Sergeant Paradise, Leslie Eric (RAF)

Prisoner of War
1944-August-13
cemetery unknown

Flt Sergeant James Mercer Reid RAF

Flt Sergeant Reid, James Mercer (RAF)
Bomb Aimer
Killed in Action
1944-August-13
cemetery unknown

Sergeant Joseph Kitchener Slack RAF

Sergeant Slack, Joseph Kitchener (RAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1944-August-13
cemetery unknown

Flt Sergeant James Purdie Slatery RAF

Flt Sergeant Slatery, James Purdie (RAF)

Prisoner of War
1944-August-13
cemetery unknown