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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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Montador, R L (Flying Officer)

Prisoner of War 1944-September-12

Male Head

Birth Date: unkown date

Born:

Parents:

Spouse:

Home: Vancouver, British Columbia

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

106 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Pro Libertate For freedom

Base

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Service Numbers

J/27126
PoW: 5475

Home

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Vancouver, British Columbia

Target

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Darmstadt Germany

Took off from Metheringham at 21:00 in Lancaster Mk III (Sqn code: ZN-M Bomber Command) .

Crashed at Darmstadt

Killed: Sergeant Frederick Thomas James RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 232. Sergeant Alfred Marlow RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 234. F/Lt Paul Raymond Murray Mavaut RCAF J/25970 KIA pilot Runnymede Memorial Panel 244. Pilot Officer Lawrence Ross Van Horne RCAF J/88845 KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 253.

POWs: Pilot Officer George Alexander Timothy RAF POW camp not listed. Flying Officer A J Kiteley RCAF J/27568 POW camp not listed. Flying Officer R L Montador RAF POW camp not listed.

Crew or Other Personnel

Lancaster PB203

Flight Lieutenant John Alfred Kiteley RCAF

Flight Lieutenant Kiteley, John Alfred (RCAF)

Prisoner of War
1944-September-12
cemetery unknown

Flight Lieutenant Paul Raymond Murray Mavaut RCAF

Flight Lieutenant Mavaut, Paul Raymond Murray (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1944-September-12
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Flying Officer R L Montador RCAF

Flying Officer Montador, R L (RCAF)

Prisoner of War
1944-September-12
cemetery unknown

Pilot Officer Lawrence Ross Van Horne RCAF

Pilot Officer Van Horne, Lawrence Ross (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1944-September-12
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK