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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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Soden, Frank Ormond 'Mongoose'

Survived 2025-03-10

Male Head

Birth Date: unkown date

Born: Petit Codiac, New Brunswick

Frank Holland Soden & Bertha Brown Flewelling

Home: Westminster, London, England

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Decorations: DFC & bar

Distinguished Service Cross Bar

Service

RAF

Unit

41 (F) Sqn- Squadron (RFC)

Base

France

Rank

Wing Commander

Position

Captain

Service Numbers

Home

Google Map

Westminster, London, England

First Burial

Google Map

St Clement Danes Churchyard, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Soden was born in Canada but his family returned to England in 1904. In November 1914 Soden enlisted in the 8th South Staffordshire Regiment. He took private flying lessons and earned RAC certificate 3502 on 1916-09-09 and then transferred to the RFC. Between September 1916 and November 1918 he accounted for 27 enemy aircraft. He remained in the Royal Air Force when WWII ended. He received a bar to his Distinguished Flying Cross for service in Kurdistan in 1922, was promoted to Group Captain on 1 April 1939, and was commanding officer of RAF Biggin Hill from December 1940 to June 1941. When World War II ended, he went to Kenya.