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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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Platz, Martin Johann (Flight Sergeant)

Prisoner of War 1941-July-08

Male Head

Birth Date: unkown date

Born:

Parents:

Spouse:

Home: Winnipeg, Manitoba

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

99 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Quisque Tenax Each tenacious

Base

Rank

Flight Sergeant

Position

Service Numbers

R/70760
PoW: 39246

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Winnipeg, Manitoba

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Cologne Germany

Took off from Waterbeach at 23:23 in Wellington Mk Ic (Sqn code: LN- Bomber Command)on an operation to KÃ¶ln, Germany.

Crashed / crash-landed under unknown circumstances on 'Strabrechtse heide' heath, Heeze, Noord-Brabant Holland. All crewmen survived.

POWs includes Platz: Pilot Officer John Douglas Agrell RAF POW Stalag Luft L3 Sagan and Belaria. Pilot Officer Donald Allan Elliott RCAF J/3758 POW Stalag Luft L3 Sagan and Belaria. Sergeant Frederick Alwyn Hard RAF POW Stalag Luft L6 Heydekrug. Sergeant Walter Kershaw RAF POW Stalag 357 Kopernikus. Pilot Officer Eric Arthur Masters RAF POW Stalag Luft L3 Sagan and Belaria.

Crew or Other Personnel

Wellington T2880

Pilot Officer Donald Allan Elliott RCAF

Pilot Officer Elliott, Donald Allan (RCAF)

Prisoner of War
1941-July-08
cemetery unknown

Flight Sergeant Martin Johann Platz RCAF

Flight Sergeant Platz, Martin Johann (RCAF)

Prisoner of War
1941-July-08
cemetery unknown