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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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Church, Thomas Henry Louis (Flying Officer)

Prisoner of War 1943-February-02

Male Head

Birth Date: unkown date

Born:

Parents:

Spouse:

Home: St Catharines, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

50 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Sic Fidem Servamus Thus we keep faith

Base

RAF Skellingthorpe

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Navigator

Service Numbers

J/10062
PoW: 156

Home

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St Catharines, Ontario

Target

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Cologne Germany

Took off from Skellingthorpe at 18:26 in Lancaster Mark III (Sqn code: VN-N Bomber Command) on an operation to Cologne Germany.

Shot down by a night fighter and crashed near Hamont, Belgium

Killed: Flying Officer David Allan Power RCAF J/9418 pilot KIA Heverlee War Cemetery Belgium grave 7. J. 2. Sergeant Stanley David Beadon RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 142 F/Lt Jack Matthew Bousfield RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 119.

POWs includes Church: Sergeant David Norman Clark RAF POW Stalag 344 Lamsdorf. Sergeant Ronald Arthur Holland RAF POW Stalag 344 Lamsdorf. Sergeant V J Mitchell RAF POW camp not listed.

Crew or Other Personnel

Lancaster ED488

Flying Officer Thomas Henry Louis Church RCAF

Flying Officer Church, Thomas Henry Louis (RCAF)
Navigator
Prisoner of War
1943-February-02
cemetery unknown

Flying Officer David Allan Power RCAF

Flying Officer Power, David Allan (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1943-February-02
CWG Cemetery, Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium