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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.
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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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Kane, John Francis Aloysius (Captain)

Killed in Flying Accident 1915-March-22

Male Head

Birth Date: 1880-June-27

Born: Leeson Park House, Dublin, Ireland

Parents: John Kane & Mary Kane O'Connor

Spouse: appears to be unmarried, no spouse found

Home: Saunderscourt, County Wexford, Ireland Ireland

Enlistment: 2nd Batallion, Devonshire Regiment,

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RFC

Unit

2 Reserve Aircraft Squadron (RFC)

Base

Rank

Captain

Position

pilot trainee

Service Numbers

2927

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Saunderscourt, County Wexford, Ireland Ireland

Kane was born in 1880 at, County Wexford, Ireland. He never married and he kept the family home in Ireland as his residence. He enlisted in the army in the early 1900s and transferred to the RFC in late 1914. He was killed in a flying accident on 1915-03-22 while at 24 Reserve Aircraft Squadron, Brooklands Aerodrome, Surry. His Bleriot Parasol was caught by a gust of wind which caused it to side slip and nose-dive into the ground.