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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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Rich, Donald Robert (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Action 1943-June-22

Male Head

Birth Date: 1922-January-10

Born: Richmond, Queensland, Australia

Parents: Son of Cecil Frederick and Mary Rich

Spouse: Husband of Alice Rich, of St Kilda, Victoria, Australia

Home: Richmond, Queensland, Australia

Enlistment: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Enlistment Date: 1941-July-20

Service

RAAF

Unit

218 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
In Time

Base

RAF Downham Market

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

414083

Home

Google Map

Richmond, Queensland, Australia

Target

Google Map

Krefeld Germany

Final Burial

Google Map

Woensel Cemetery
Plot EE Grave 73

#218 Gold Coast Squadron (In Time) RAF Downham Market. Stirling III aircraft BK 722 HA-G was shot down by a night fighter while on an operation against targets in Krefeld, Germany. The Stirling crashed along Chijnsgoed Road, Sterksel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

Pilot Officer DR Rich (RAAF) was killed in action

Unvetted Source RICH Donald Robert 414083 I Aviation Heritage Museum

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Commonwealth War Grave Commission International Bomber Command Centre

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

Unvetted Source nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au

Crew or Other Personnel

Stirling BK722

Flight Sergeant Stanley Herbert Burrows RAFVR

Flight Sergeant Burrows, Stanley Herbert (RAFVR)
Air Gunner (Rear)
Killed in Action
1943-June-22
Woensel Cemetery, Eindhoven, Netherlands

Flight Sergeant Fred Fawcett RAFVR

Flight Sergeant Fawcett, Fred (RAFVR)
Navigator
Prisoner of War
1943-June-22
cemetery unknown

Flight Sergeant Herbert Hill RAF

Flight Sergeant Hill, Herbert (RAF)
Flight Engineer
Prisoner of War
1943-June-22
cemetery unknown

Flight Sergeant Brian Kermode RAF

Flight Sergeant Kermode, Brian (RAF)
Bomb Aimer
Killed in Action
1943-June-22
Woensel Cemetery, Eindhoven, Netherlands

Warrant Officer 1 John Swan McDonald RCAF

Warrant Officer 1 McDonald, John Swan (RCAF)
Air Gunner (Mid-Upper)
Prisoner of War Died
1943-June-22
Becklingen War Cemetery, Soltau, Germany

Pilot Officer Donald Robert Rich RAAF

Pilot Officer Rich, Donald Robert (RAAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1943-June-22
Woensel Cemetery, Eindhoven, Netherlands

Flight Sergeant Anthony James Small RAF

Flight Sergeant Small, Anthony James (RAF)
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Prisoner of War
1943-June-22
cemetery unknown