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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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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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Thomas, William Albert (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Action 1942-September-10

Male Head

Birth Date: 1921

Born:

Parents: Albert Edward & Annie Thomas

Spouse:

Home: Maesteg, Glamorgan, Wales (parents)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAFVR

Unit

158 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Strength In Unity

Base

RAF East Moor

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Navigator

Service Numbers

130101

Home

Maesteg, Glamorgan, Wales (parents)

Target

Dusseldorf Germany

Final Burial

Adegem Canadian War Cemetery
Plot 1 Row E Grave 5

158 Squadron RAF (Strength In Unity) RAF East Moor. Halifax II aircraft W 7745 NP-K was shot down by flak during a operation to Dusseldorf, Germany and crashed in the sea North Sea 20 km southwest of Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands

Pilot Officer WA Thomas (RAFVR) was killed in action

Unvetted Source 158 Squadron Association-Personnel Detail

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Commonwealth War Grave Commission International Bomber Command Centre

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

Crew or Other Personnel

Halifax W7745

Sergeant James George Edward Davis RAFVR

Sergeant Davis, James George Edward (RAFVR)
Bomb Aimer
Killed in Action
1942-September-10
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Flight Sergeant Gordon Leroy Ellsworth RCAF

Flight Sergeant Ellsworth, Gordon Leroy (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-September-10
Oostende New Communal Cemetery, Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium

Pilot Officer Arthur Howard Hanson RAF

Pilot Officer Hanson, Arthur Howard (RAF)
Rear Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-September-10
Middelkirke Communal Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

Squadron Leader Peter Bettley Robinson RAF

Squadron Leader Robinson, Peter Bettley (RAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1942-September-10
Oostende New Communal Cemetery, Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium

Flight Sergeant Phillip Silverman RAFVR

Flight Sergeant Silverman, Phillip (RAFVR)
Mid-Upper Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-September-10
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Sergeant Geoffrey Archie Smith RAF

Sergeant Smith, Geoffrey Archie (RAF)
Flt. Engineer
Killed in Action
1942-September-10
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Flight Sergeant Anthony John Sutton RAFVR

Flight Sergeant Sutton, Anthony John (RAFVR)
2nd Pilot
Killed in Action
1942-September-10
Harlingen General Cemetery, Friesland, Netherlands

Pilot Officer William Albert Thomas RAFVR

Pilot Officer Thomas, William Albert (RAFVR)
Navigator
Killed in Action
1942-September-10
Adegem Canadian War Cemetery, Maldegem, Belgium

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