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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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Jones, W F (Flying Officer)

Evader 1944-August-18

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Birth Date: unkown date

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Enlistment:

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Service

RCAF

Unit

630 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Nocturna Mors Death by night

Base

RAF East Kirby

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Service Numbers

J/26302

Target

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L'Isle Adam France (near Paris)

Took off from East Kirkby at 12:08 in Lancaster Mk III (Sqn code LE-N Bomber Command) on an operation to attack a supply depot at L'Isle Adam, near Paris.

Aircraft hit by flak crossing the Normandy coast and crashed at Rouvray-Catillon, France.

Killed: Pilot Officer George Cameron RCAF J/92129 KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 249. Flying Officer William Joseph Shearstone RCAF J/25872 KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 248.

POWs: Sergeant Gerald Edward Benson RAF POW Stalag Luft L7 Bankau near Kreuzburg, Upper Silesia.

Evaders includes Jones: Flying Officer Arthur Frederick Kemp RCAF J/25975 Evader. Sergeant J W Stirling RCAF R/211027 Evader. Sergeant R D Larritt RAF Evader.

Crew or Other Personnel

Lancaster PB244

Flying Officer George Cameron RCAF

Flying Officer Cameron, George (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1944-August-18
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Flying Officer W F Jones RCAF

Flying Officer Jones, W F (RCAF)

Evader
1944-August-18
cemetery unknown

Flying Officer Arthur Frederick Kemp RCAF

Flying Officer Kemp, Arthur Frederick (RCAF)

Evader
1944-August-18
cemetery unknown

Flying Officer William Joseph Shearstone RCAF

Flying Officer Shearstone, William Joseph (RCAF)
Navigator
Killed in Action
1944-August-18
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Sergeant J W Stirling RCAF

Sergeant Stirling, J W (RCAF)

Evader
1944-August-18
cemetery unknown