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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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Lysons, Ronald Cecil (Flight Sergeant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1944-February-20

Male Head

Birth Date: 1921

Born:

Parents: Adopted son of Ernest Edward and Cecilia Lysons, of Burntwood, Staffordshire

Spouse:

Home: Burntwood, Staffordshire, England

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAFVR

Unit

196 (T) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Sic Fidem Servamus Thus we keep faith

Base

RAF Tarrant Rushton

Rank

Flight Sergeant

Position

Navigator

Service Numbers

1180195

Home

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Burntwood, Staffordshire, England

Final Burial

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Burntwood (Christchurch) Churchyard
Section B Grave 1089

196 Squadron RAF (Sic Fidem Servamus) RAF Tarrant Rushton. The crew of Stirling III aircraft EF 468 on approach to land at Tarrant Rushton, crashed at Bussy Stool Farm six miles north of Tarrant, Rushton, Dorset, England. Cause of loss of this aircraft and crew was not established

FS RC Lysons (RAFVR) was killed in this flying accident

Crew or Other Personnel

Stirling EF468

Warrant Officer 1st Class Calvert Hamilton Hunter RCAF

Warrant Officer 1st Class Hunter, Calvert Hamilton (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1944-February-20
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, UK

Flight Sergeant Ronald Cecil Lysons RAFVR

Flight Sergeant Lysons, Ronald Cecil (RAFVR)
Navigator
Killed in Flying Accident
1944-February-20
Burntwood (Christchurch) Churchyard, Staffordshire, UK

Sergeant Duncan Malcolm McCannell RAFVR

Sergeant McCannell, Duncan Malcolm (RAFVR)
Flight Engineer
Killed in Flying Accident
1944-February-20
New Kilpatrick Cemetery, Bearsden, Glasgow, UK

Sergeant John Edward Sawford RAFVR

Sergeant Sawford, John Edward (RAFVR)

Killed in Flying Accident
1944-February-20
Irchester Cemetery, Northamptonshire, UK

Warrant Officer 2nd Class Charles Arthur Simpson RCAF

Warrant Officer 2nd Class Simpson, Charles Arthur (RCAF)
Bomb Aimer
Killed in Flying Accident
1944-February-20
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, UK

Flight Sergeant Patrick William Sullivan RCAF

Flight Sergeant Sullivan, Patrick William (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Flying Accident
1944-February-20
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, UK