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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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Petrashenko, William (Flying Officer)

Prisoner of War 1945-March-06

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Birth Date: unkown date

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RCAF

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625 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
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Flying Officer

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pilot

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Chemnitz

Took off from Kelstern at 16:39 in Lancaster Mark I (Sqn code: CF-F2 Bomber Command) on an operation to Chemnitz Germany.

Believed crashed on the Island of Rogen at Presnitz 11 km NW of Bergen. All crewmen survived the crash

POWs: Flying Officer James William Alexander RCAF J/41173 pilot POW camp not listed. Sergeant Clifford Cooper Lear RAF POW camp not listed. Flying Officer Floyd R Chapman RCAF J/40407 POW camp not listed. Flight Sergeant Graham Wynford Morgan RAF POW camp not listed. Sergeant Robert Pyette RAF POW camp not listed. Sergeant Joseph Vivian Williams RAF POW camp not listed.

Crew or Other Personnel

Lancaster NG240

Flying Officer James William Alexander RCAF

Flying Officer Alexander, James William (RCAF)
Pilot
Prisoner of War
1945-March-06
cemetery unknown

Flying Officer Floyd R Chapman RCAF

Flying Officer Chapman, Floyd R (RCAF)
Bomb Aimer
Prisoner of War
1945-March-06
cemetery unknown

Flying Officer William Petrashenko RCAF

Flying Officer Petrashenko, William (RCAF)
pilot
Prisoner of War
1945-March-06
cemetery unknown