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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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Andrew Mynarski, VC

We Shall Remember Them.
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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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Clive, Reginald Dennis

Killed in Flying Accident 1917-11-10

Male Head

Birth Date: unkown date

Born: Cheltenham, Warwickshire, England

Herbert Reginald Clive & Lydia Emily Clive

Home: Fieldgate Lawn, Kenilworth, Warwickshire

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RNAS

Unit

(RNAS)

Base

RNAS East Fortune

Rank

sub Lieutenant

Position

sub Lieutenant

Service Numbers

Home

Fieldgate Lawn, Kenilworth, Warwickshire

First Burial

Kenilworth (St. Nicholas) Churchyard, Kenilworth, Warwickshire,England

Clive died piloting a BE2c with Petty Officer T.C.M. Reardon in the second seat in a crash near Edinburgh, Scotland. Clive was killed when he swerved his aeroplane to avoid some boys playing in a field, when he had to make a forced landing because of engine trouble. He had joined the RNAS while still a student at Caius College, Cambridge. He was stationed at RNAS East Fortune near Edinburgh.

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Clive, Reginald Dennis

Killed in Flying Accident 1917-11-10

Home

First Burial

Specifications

Serial Groups