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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

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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Hodges, Oswald William Douglas (Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1943-October-18

Male Head

Birth Date: 1921

Born:

Parents: Son of William Henry and Constance Eveline Hodges, of South Croydon, Surrey

Spouse:

Home: South Croydon, Surrey, England

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAFVR

Unit

9 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Per Noctem Volamus Through out the night we fly

Base

RAF Bardney

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Navigator

Service Numbers

1332624

Home

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South Croydon, Surrey, England

Target

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Hanover Germany

Temporary Burial

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Hannover Civil Cemetery, Hannover, Germany

Remains were later exhumed from this location and reburied

Final Burial

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CWG Cemetery
5 A 3

9 Squadron RAF (Per Noctem Volamus) RAF Bardney. Lancaster BIII aircraft ED 499 WS-X missing during an operation over Hanover, Germany, shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Werner Hoffmann of the Stab I/NJG 5, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Stendal airfield, Germany

Sergeant OWD Hodges (RAFVR) was killed in action

Commonwealth War Grave Commission International Bomber Command Centre

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

Crew or Other Personnel

Lancaster ED499

Sergeant Stanley George Barlegs RAFVR

Sergeant Barlegs, Stanley George (RAFVR)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1943-October-18
CWG Cemetery, Hanover, Germany

Sergeant Norman Beer RAFVR

Sergeant Beer, Norman (RAFVR)
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1943-October-18
CWG Cemetery, Hanover, Germany

Flying Officer Howard James Gould RCAF

Flying Officer Gould, Howard James (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1943-October-18
CWG Cemetery, Hanover, Germany

Flight Sergeant John William Grain RAFVR

Flight Sergeant Grain, John William (RAFVR)
Flight Engineer
Killed in Action
1943-October-18
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Sergeant Oswald William Douglas Hodges RAFVR

Sergeant Hodges, Oswald William Douglas (RAFVR)
Navigator
Killed in Action
1943-October-18
CWG Cemetery, Hanover, Germany

Flying Officer Stanley David Smith RAFVR

Flying Officer Smith, Stanley David (RAFVR)
Bomb Aimer
Killed in Action
1943-October-18
CWG Cemetery, Hanover, Germany

Pilot Officer Leon Abraham Titof RCAF

Pilot Officer Titof, Leon Abraham (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1943-October-18
CWG Cemetery, Hanover, Germany