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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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Wilson, John Pierce (Warrant Officer 2)

Prisoner of War 1942-October-16

Male Head

Birth Date: unkown date

Born:

Parents:

Spouse:

Home: Georgetown, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

106 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Pro Libertate For freedom

Base

Rank

Warrant Officer 2

Position

Wireless Operator

Service Numbers

R/91278
PoW: 864

Home

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Georgetown, Ontario

Target

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Colgne Germany

Took off from Syerston at 19:00 in Lancaster Mark I (Sqn code: ZN-W Bomber Command).

Crashed near Valburg with three casualties in the crash all buried at Uden War Cemetery, Holland: Sergeant David Douglas Garbett RAF 624296 grave 4. G. 11. Pilot Officer Raymond Keith Marshall RAF 404488 grave 2. I. 8. Sergeant Thomas Leonard Hill Piddock RAF 1429229 grave 4. G. 12.

Four POWs survived the crash: Sergeant Jack Gaffney RAF 51499 POW Stalag Luft L3 Sagan and Belaria Sergeant William Robert Piercy RCAF R/95339 POW Stalag Luft L6 Heydekrug Pilot Officer Edward Ferguson White RCAF J/7916 POW Stalag Luft L3 Sagan and Belaria Sergeant John Pierce Wilson RCAF R/91278 POW Stalag 357 Orbke

Crew or Other Personnel

Lancaster W4195

Flight Lieutenant Jack Gaffney RAF

Flight Lieutenant Gaffney, Jack (RAF)

Prisoner of War
1942-October-16
cemetery unknown

Warrant Officer 2nd Class William Robert Piercy RCAF

Warrant Officer 2nd Class Piercy, William Robert (RCAF)
Pilot
Prisoner of War
1942-October-16
cemetery unknown

Flight Lieutenant Edward Ferguson White RCAF

Flight Lieutenant White, Edward Ferguson (RCAF)
Pilot
Prisoner of War
1942-October-16
cemetery unknown

Warrant Officer 2 John Pierce Wilson RCAF

Warrant Officer 2 Wilson, John Pierce (RCAF)
Wireless Operator
Prisoner of War
1942-October-16
cemetery unknown