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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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McKinnon, Walter Lindsay (Sergeant)

Prisoner of War 1943-August-16

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Birth Date: unkown date

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Service

RCAF

Unit

218 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
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Base

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Rear Gunner

Service Numbers

R/177950
PoW: 43271

Took off from Downham Market at 20:19 in Stirling Mark III (Sqn code: HA-X Bomber Command). Outbound, shot down by a night fighter from 14000 feet and crashed at Amberieu

Other crew members: Pilot Officer Stanley Frank Chudzik RAF KIA Sergeant Donald Deans RAF KIA Sergeant Donald Peter Jack Rawlings RAF KIA Sergeant Charles Edward Taylor RAF KIA

Crew or Other Personnel

Stirling EH884

Pilot Officer Stanley Frank Chudzik RCAF

Pilot Officer Chudzik, Stanley Frank (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1943-August-16
La Doua French National Cemetery, Lyon, Rhone, France

Sergeant Walter Lindsay McKinnon RCAF

Sergeant McKinnon, Walter Lindsay (RCAF)
Rear Gunner
Prisoner of War
1943-August-16
cemetery unknown