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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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Clarke, David Aubrey (Sergeant)

Prisoner of War 1943-June-22

Male Head

Birth Date: unkown date

Born:

Parents:

Spouse:

Home: Vancouver, British Columbia

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

77 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Esse Potius Quam Videri To be, rather than to seem

Base

RAF Elvington

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Wireless Operator

Service Numbers

R/101355
PoW: 97

Home

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Vancouver, British Columbia

Target

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Krefeld Germany

Took off from Elvington at 23:50 in Halifax M II (Sqn code KN-Y Bomber Command) on an operation to Krefeld Germany.

Aircraft shot down by a night fighter and crashed at Den Eikenhorst Estate, Boxtel, Noord-Holland, Holland.

Killed: Flight Sergeant Alfred Ross Currie RCAF R/113684 KIA Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Holland grave XV. F. 7. WO Rolph Henry King RCAF R/109695 KIA Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery grave XV. F. 6.

POWs includes Clarke: Sergeant Dennis Antony Clark RCAF POW Stalag Luft L3 Sagan and Belaria. Sergeant Jack Gardner RAF POW Stalag 357 Kopernikus. Sergeant Frederick George Hawthorne RAF POW Stalag 4B Muhlberg (Elbe). Sergeant Sidney Henry Alfred Nicholson RAF POW Stalag 357 Kopernikus.

Crew or Other Personnel

Halifax JD205

Sergeant David Aubrey Clarke RCAF

Sergeant Clarke, David Aubrey (RCAF)
Wireless Operator
Prisoner of War
1943-June-22
cemetery unknown

Flight Sergeant Alfred Ross Currie RCAF

Flight Sergeant Currie, Alfred Ross (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1943-June-22
Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Netherlands

Warrant Officer 2nd Class Ralph Henry King RCAF

Warrant Officer 2nd Class King, Ralph Henry (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1943-June-22
Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Netherlands