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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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McRae, G S (Flying Officer)

Prisoner of War 1944-July-26

Male Head

Birth Date: unkown date

Born:

Parents:

Spouse:

Home: Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

619 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Ad Altiora To higher things

Base

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Bomb Aimer

Service Numbers

J/25517
PoW: 7163

Home

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Toronto, Ontario

Target

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Stuttgart Germany

Took off from Dunholme Lodge at 21:06 in Lancaster Mark III (Sqn code: PG-K Bomber Command) on an operation to Stuttgart.

Shot down by night Fighter over France and crashed in the Cluny-Cormatin Region of France

Killed: Sergeant John Harper RAF KIA Choloy War Cemetery Collective grave 2A. B. 14-16. Pilot Officer John Reid Kellum RCAF J/90307 KIA Choloy War Cemetery Collective grave 2A. B. 14-16. Pilot Officer Herbert Parrott RAF KIA Choloy War Cemetery Coll. grave 2A. B. 14-16.

POWs: W/Cdr James Richard Maling RAF POW Stalag Luft L3 Sagan and Belaria. Flying Officer G S McRae RCAF J/number POW camp not listed. Flying Officer B Murray Fait RCAF J/number POW camp not listed. Sergeant J D White RCAF R/number POW camp not listed.

Crew or Other Personnel

Lancaster ND935

Pilot Officer John Reid Kellum RCAF

Pilot Officer Kellum, John Reid (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1944-July-26
Choloy War Cemetery, Meurthe-Etmoselle, France

Flying Officer G S McRae RCAF

Flying Officer McRae, G S (RCAF)
Bomb Aimer
Prisoner of War
1944-July-26
cemetery unknown