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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

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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McKeever, Andrew Edward 'Hank'

Survived 1919-12-25

Male Head

Birth Date: unkown date

Born: Listowel, Ontario

William McKeever & Anna Bella Campbell

Home: Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: 1914-11-20

Decorations: DSO, MC & bar, CDGF

Distinguished Service Order

Military Cross Bar

Croix de Guerre France

Service

RAF

Unit

1 (FB) Sqn- Squadron (RFC)

Base

France

Rank

Lieutenant Colonel

Position

Major

Service Numbers

Home

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Toronto, Ontario

First Burial

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Fairview Cemetery, Listowel, Perth County, Ontario

McKeever joined the Queen's Own Rifles, CEF in 1914. He served in the trenches of France for two years before his move to the RFC with his elevation to the rank of to 2nd Lieutenant on 1916-12-05. He joined 11 Squadron on 1917-05-28, flying Bristol Fighters.He became the most successful Brisfit pilot/gunner pair of the war with 31 confirmed victories. With the end of the war he took command of Canadian Air Force No. 1 Fighter Squadron.In 1919 he took a job at Mineola Field, Long Island, as Aerodrome Manager., but was injured in a motor accident on September 3. He lingered for some time but finally succumbed to his injuries on Christmas Day, 1919,

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