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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

Start Here Glossary Canada and World War II Combatants & First Airmen Casualties Air Force Operations Battle of Britain Women in War War Artists

"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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McKinley, William Archibald (Flying Officer)

Prisoner of War 1944-April-22

Male Head

Birth Date: unkown date

Born:

Home: Vancouver, British Columbia

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

142 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Determination

Base

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Pilot Officer

Service Numbers

J/85011
PoW: 5123

Home

Vancouver, British Columbia

Took off from ????? at ??:?? on a raid to Genoa Italy.

the aircraft failed to return

POW: Sergeant James Paterson Chapman RAF POW Stalag 357 Kopernikus. Pilot Officer William Archibald McKinley RCAF J/85011 POW Stalag Luft L3 Sagan and Belaria. Sergeant John Edward Parker RAF POW Stalag 357 Kopernikus.

Flight Sergeant J Spencer RAF Evaded returned to England. Sergeant J Bissey RAF. It isn't clear whether Bissey also evaded as we have no records of RAF personnel.

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

McKinley, William Archibald (Flying Officer)

Prisoner of War 1944-April-22

Home

Crew or Other Personnel

Mission

unknown serial: LN848

CASPIR Resources

External Resources

McKinley, William Archibald (Flying Officer)

Prisoner of War 1944-April-22

Home

Crew or Other Personnel

Mission

unknown serial: LN848

Specifications

Serial Groups