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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.
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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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Waddell, Donald Ross (Pilot Officer)

Prisoner of War 1944-April-27

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RCAF

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

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Pilot Officer

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3812
PoW: 3812

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Schweinfurt Germany

Took off from East Kirkby at 21:14 in Lancaster Mark I (Sqn code: DX-K Bomber Command).

Collided with 44 Sqn Lancaster I LL920 KM-V and crashed near Oberkirchen

Seven of the crew were killed. All were buried in Durnbach War Cemetery: Squadron Leader Michael Innes Boyle RAF POW 89389 Pilot Durnbach War Cemetery Coll. grave 8. H. 12-19. Flight Sergeant Maurice Percival Butler RAF KIA 1811369 Durnbach War Cemetery Coll. grave 8. H. 12-19. Pilot Officer Alwyn Trevor Cox RAF KIA 175483 Durnbach War Cemetery Coll. grave 8. H. 12-19. Pilot Officer Harold Dixon RAF KIA 172882 Durnbach War Cemetery Coll. grave 8. H. 12-19. Sergeant Joseph William Higdon RAF KIA 1522515 Durnbach War Cemetery [Ref : Coll. grave 8. H. 12-19. Pilot Officer Gordon John Leslie Smith RAF KIA 172976 Pilot Durnbach War Cemetery Coll. grave 8. H. 12-19. Sergeant Maurice Webb RAF KIA 1393974 Durnbach War Cemetery

One crewman survived as a POW: Pilot Officer Donald Ross Waddell RCAF J/85918 Stalag Luft L3 Sagan and Belaria