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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

Start Here Glossary Canada and World War II Combatants & First Airmen Casualties Air Force Operations Battle of Britain Women in War War Artists

"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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Collishaw, Raymond (Air Vice Marshall)

Survived 1917-July-06

Male Head

Birth Date: 1893-November-22

Born: Nanaimo, British Columbia

Parents: John Edward Collishaw & Sarah Jones

Spouse: Juaneita Eliza Trapp

Home: Vancouver, B.C.

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: 1916-January-10

Decorations: DSC, DSO & bar, DFC & bar, CB, OBE, CDGF

Companion of the Order of the Bath

Order of the British Empire

Distinguished Service Order Bar

Distinguished Service Cross Bar

Croix de Guerre France

Distinguished Service Cross

Service

RAF

Unit

3 (F) Wing- Wing (RFC)

Base

Rank

Air Vice Marshall

Position

pilot

Service Numbers

Home

Google Map

Vancouver, B.C.

Final Burial

Google Map

Capilano View Cemetery
M-05-h

Second highest scoring Canadian Ace of WWI with 60 victories. At age 15, Raymond Collishaw joined the Canadian Fisheries Protection Service where he worked his way up from Cabin Boy to First Officer over 7 years of service. He left to enlist in the RNAS in 1916. In 1919 Collishaw led 47 Sqn RAF with White Russian Forces against the Red Russians. The Nanaimo Airport Terminal Building was named in honour of World War 1 flying Ace Air Vice Marshall Raymond Collishaw in October of 1999.

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