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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

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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.
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"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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Eckardt, Gordon Douglas

Survived 1918-06-16

Male Head

Birth Date: unkown date

Born: North Dorchester, Middlesex, Ontario

Tobias Eckardt & Mary Catherine Thirsk

Home: Mount Albert, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RAF

Unit

47 (F) Sqn- Squadron (RFC)

Base

Salonika Greece

Rank

2nd-Lieutenant

Position

2nd-Lieutenant

Service Numbers

Home

Mount Albert, Ontario

First Burial

Mount Albert Cemetery, Mount Albert, Ontario

1916-10-24: Eckardt received his RAeC certificate No. 3823. from the Curtiss School in Toronto. He was sent to Egypt where he received additional instruction at 22RS, 23RS and 57RS before being posted to 17 Sqn, Salonika for duty. He also served with 47 Sqn and 150 Sqn in Salonika before being ordered back to England. On 1918-06-16 he took ship to Egypt from Salonika. He does not appear again in the war record.

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Eckardt, Gordon Douglas

Survived 1918-06-16

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