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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.
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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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Callingham, John (Pilot Officer)

Prisoner of War 1944-September-11

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Birth Date: unkown date

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Home: Lambeth, Ontario

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Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

578 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Accuracy

Base

RAF Burn

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Bomb Aimer

Service Numbers

J/90377
PoW: 766

Home

Lambeth, Ontario

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Gelsenkirchen Germany

Took off from Burn at 16:04 in Halifax Mark III (Sqn code: LK-Q Bomber Command) on an operation to Gelsenkirchen Germany.

Shot down by flak and crashed at 18:30 at Kirchellen a town on the North-West fringe of the Ruhr Valley and some 7 km SSW from the centre of Dorsten.

Killed: Sergeant Albert James Ridley RAF KIA Reichswald Forest War Cemetery grave 20. F. 7.

POWs includes Callingham: Sergeant Leslie Blundell RAF POW Stalag Luft L7 Bankau near Kreuzburg, Upper Silesia. Sergeant Ronald Charles Indge RAF POW Stalag Luft L7 Bankau near Kreuzburg, Upper Silesia. Sergeant John Albert Rix RAF POW Stalag Luft L7 Bankau near Kreuzburg, Upper Silesia. Sergeant John Michell Tregoning RAF POW Stalag Luft L7 Bankau near Kreuzburg, Upper Silesia.

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Education & History

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Callingham, John (Pilot Officer)

Prisoner of War 1944-September-11

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