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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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Runshe, L D (Lieutenant)

Prisoner of War 1944-January-29

Male Head

Birth Date: unkown date

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Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

USAAF

Unit

77 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Esse Potius Quam Videri To be, rather than to seem

Base

Elvington

Rank

Lieutenant

Position

Service Numbers

Target

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Berlin Germany

Took off from Elvington at 00:06 in Halifax Mk V (Sqn code: KN-V Bomber Command)on an operation to Germany.

Shot down from 18000 feet by flak over the target and abandoned.

Killed: Sergeant Leslie Gordon Sandilands RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 237.

POWs: Sergeant John Edward Connor RAF POW Stalag Luft L6 Heydekrug. Sergeant Albert Hague RCAF R/190715 RCAF POW Stalag Luft L6 Heydekrug. Flying Officer Alec Pawluk RCAF J/20073 POW Stalag Luft L3 Sagan and Belaria. FSgt. John Keith Pettigrew RCAF R/142440 POW Stalag Luft L6 Heydekrug. Sergeant Eric Yates RAF POW camp not listed. Ll L D Runshe RCAF POW camp not listed.

Crew or Other Personnel

Halifax LK711

Pilot Officer Albert Hague RCAF

Pilot Officer Hague, Albert (RCAF)
Mid Upper Gunner
Prisoner of War
1944-January-29
cemetery unknown

Flying Officer Alec Pawliuk RCAF

Flying Officer Pawliuk, Alec (RCAF)
Navigator
Prisoner of War
1944-January-29
cemetery unknown

Warrant Officer 1st Class J Keith Pettigrew RCAF

Warrant Officer 1st Class Pettigrew, J Keith (RCAF)

Prisoner of War
1944-January-29
cemetery unknown

Lieutenant L D Runshe USAAF

Lieutenant Runshe, L D (USAAF)

Prisoner of War
1944-January-29
cemetery unknown