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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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Campbell, Eric William (Sergeant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1943-January-27

Male Head

Birth Date: 1921

Born:

Parents: George & Marion Campbell, of St. Helens.

Spouse:

Home:

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAFVR

Unit

57 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Corpus Non Animum Muto I change my body, not my spirit

Base

RAF Scampton

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Service Numbers

1147377

Final Burial

Google Map

Christ Church Churchyard
Sec E Grave 62

Aircraft crashed 2 miles NE of Caistor Lincolnshire. Sergeant N Long RAF baled out and landed safely before the crash.

Killed includes Campbell: Flying Officer Thomas Henry Anthony RAF KIA St. Michael Churchyard Clyro Powys Wales North of church. Sergeant Snowdon Cawood Bradley RAF KIA Haworth Cemetery Sec. B. Grave 95. Sergeant Eric William Campbell RAF KIA Christ Church Churchyard Eccleston Lancashire, England Sec. E. Grave 62. Flight Sergeant Robert Alfred Chapman RCAF R/88749 KIA Brigg Cemetery Plot B. Uncons. Grave 89. Sergeant Ronald Bainbridge Wetherell (575378) Flight Engi Lancaster B.I W4267 IBCC [RAF] 1943-01-27 57 Sqdn AIR27 United Kingdom Harton Cemetery South Shields Tyne & Wear Sec. R. Grave 8007. Sergeant William Haseltine Wood RAF pilot KIA Burnley Cemetery Grave A. 10300.

RAF Commands Database

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Crew or Other Personnel

Lancaster W4267

Flying Officer Thomas Henry Anthony RAFVR

Flying Officer Anthony, Thomas Henry (RAFVR)

Killed in Flying Accident
1943-January-27
St Michael Churchyard, Clyro, Radnorshire, UK

Sergeant Eric William Campbell RAFVR

Sergeant Campbell, Eric William (RAFVR)

Killed in Flying Accident
1943-January-27
Christ Church Churchyard, Lancashire, UK

Flight Sergeant Robert Alfred Chapman RCAF

Flight Sergeant Chapman, Robert Alfred (RCAF)
Navigator Bomb Aimer
Killed in Action
1943-January-27
Brigg Cemetery, Wrawby Road, Brigg, UK

Sergeant Ronald Bainbridge Wetherell RAF

Sergeant Wetherell, Ronald Bainbridge (RAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1943-January-27
Harton Cemetery, South Shields, Durham, UK

Sergeant William Haseltine Wood RAFVR

Sergeant Wood, William Haseltine (RAFVR)

Killed in Flying Accident
1943-January-27
Burnley Cemetery, Burnley, Lancashire, UK