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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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Rennie, John Douglas (Pilot Officer)

Prisoner of War 1944-January-28

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Birth Date: unkown date

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Service

RCAF

Unit

57 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Corpus Non Animum Muto I change my body, not my spirit

Base

East Kirkby

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Bomb Aimer

Service Numbers

J/88702
PoW: 1178

Target

Google Map

Berlin Germany

Shot down in the target area

Pilot Officer Rennie was captured and sent to Stalag Luft lV in Tychowo (formerly Gross-Tychow) Poland.

Killed: Sergeant Richard Anderson RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 224. Flight Sergeant Ronald Anthony Cook RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 260. Pilot Officer Antony Oliver Wright RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 213.

POWs: Sergeant Jack K English RAF POW Stalag Luft L6 Heydekrug. Sergeant Gerald James Huxtable RAF POW Stalag Luft L6 Heydekrug. Flight Sergeant Douglas Norman Marsh RAF POW Stalag 357 Kopernikus. Flight Sergeant D W McPhee RCAF R/number POW camp not listed.

Mission

Lancaster Mk.III JB366

Bombing Berlin Germany 1944-January-28 to 1944-January-28

57 (B) Sqn (RAF) East Kirkby

Battle of Berlin

They took off from East Kirkby in Lincolnshire on a bombing mission to Berlin. That night they were one of 677 aircraft (432 Lancasters) on the raid. 180,000 people were bombed out, together with many buildings. The damage was substantial.