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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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Baird, Rodney Haslam

Prisoner of War 1942-04-20

Male Head

Birth Date: unkown date

Born:

Home: Calgary, Alberta

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

76 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Resolute

Base

RAF Middleton St. George

Rank

WO2

Position

Sergeant

Service Numbers

R/60568
PoW: 791

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Calgary, Alberta

1942-04-20, 01:09 hrs, took off from RAF Middleton St George on an operation to Mannheim Germany.

Outward bound aircraft was shot down by night fighter(s) and crashed near near Marche-en-Famenne, Belgium.

All seven crew members were made POW includes Baird:Flight Sergeant Frank Willis Anderson RAF pilot, POW camp not listed.Sergeant Edward Kerr Southward RAF POW Stalag 357 KopernikusSergeant Cyril Ilian RAF POW Stalag Luft III Sagan & Belaria.Sergeant Gerrard Bert Gowers RAF POW Stalag 357 Kopernikus.Sergeant Antony Edward Redding RAF POW Stalag 357 KopernikusSergeant Ray Arsene La Franchise RCAF R/60719 POW Stalag Luft VI Heydekrug.

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)