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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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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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McBurney, Wilbert Richard (Pilot Officer)

Prisoner of War 1944-April-01

Male Head

Birth Date: unkown date

Born:

Parents:

Spouse:

Home: Gull Lake, Saskatchewan

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

138 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
For Freedom

Base

RAF Tempsford

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Service Numbers

J/86786
PoW: 86

Home

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Gull Lake, Saskatchewan

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SIS/SOE

Took off from Tempsford at 21:00 in Halifiax Mk V (Sqn code: NF-K Bomber Command) on a SOE operation in France.

Hit by flak and crash landed at Vallee-de-Cousse,Indre-et-Loire,France

Killed: Sergeant Eric Macdonald Keep SOE Operative RAF KIA Nantes (Pont-Du-Cens) Communal Cemetery Ref : Plot L. Row B. Grave 23. Sergeant Ronald Granville Thompson RAF KIA Nantes (Pont-Du-Cens) Communal Cemetery Ref : Plot L. Row B. Grave 24.

POWs: Sergeant David Walter Lloyd Brown RCAF R/186516 POW Stalag Luft L7 Bankau near Kreuzburg, Upper Silesia. Flying Officer Robert John Carson RCAF J/24230 POW Stalag Luft L1 Barth Vogelsang. Flying Officer Frederick Bartlett Clark RAF POW camp not listed. Sergeant Wilbert Richard McBurney RCAF R/132139 POW Stalag Luft L7 Bankau near Kreuzburg, Upper Silesia.

Crew or Other Personnel

Halifax LL252

Pilot Officer David Walter Lloyd Brown RCAF

Pilot Officer Brown, David Walter Lloyd (RCAF)

Prisoner of War
1944-April-01
cemetery unknown

Flying Officer Robet John Carson RCAF

Flying Officer Carson, Robet John (RCAF)

Prisoner of War
1944-April-01
cemetery unknown

Pilot Officer Wilbert Richard McBurney RCAF

Pilot Officer McBurney, Wilbert Richard (RCAF)

Prisoner of War
1944-April-01
cemetery unknown