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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

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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Collett, Charles Herbert (Flight Commander)

Killed in Flying Accident 1915-August-19

Male Head

Birth Date: 1889-February-04

Born: Calcutta, West Bengal, India

Parents: James Francis Herbert Collet & Teresa Pilley

Spouse:

Home: Woodleigh, Southampton, England

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Decorations: DSO, MiD(2)

Distinguished Service Order

Mentioned in Dispatches

Service

RAF

Unit

3 (GR) Wing- Wing (RNAS)

Base

Eastern Mediterranean

Rank

Flight Commander

Position

pilot

Service Numbers

37779

Home

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Woodleigh, Southampton, England

Final Burial

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Lancashire Landing Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
K49

1913-10-21: RAeC cert.#666 from CFS Upavon. 1914-09-22: Flt. Lt Collet flew 200 miles to Dusseldorf and bombed the Zeppelin shed there. Despite being hit, he returned safely. For this act he received the Distinguished Service Order 1915-08-19: Collett died of injuries from an air crash at Imbros, Turkey.

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)