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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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Bouchie, Wallace Clarence

Killed in Vehicle Accident 1955-02-26

Male Head

Birth Date: 1934

Born:

Home:

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

3 AFS- Advanced Flying School

Base

Gimli, Manitoba, Canada

Rank

Aircraftman 1st Class

Position

Aircraftman 1st Class

Service Numbers

219671

First Burial

Google Map

St Agnes Cemetery, Dover, Nova Scotia, Canada

1955-02-26 - A private motor car accident occured at the CPR level crossing at the enterance to the town of Gimli, resulting in the death of two airmen. The car driven by a civilian employee of RCAF Station Gimli, was in collision with a moving train at the crossing.

The Station historical record does not list the airmen's names. The Winnipeg Free Press however does list AC Charles Fanning and AC Clarence Bouchie.

Find a Grave does have matching RCAF headstones for a 219671 AC1 Wallace C. Bouchie and a 216694 Leading Aircraftman Charles E. Fanning.

www.findagrave.com

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

3 AFS (3 Advanced Flying School)

Canada Primary Source RCAF.info - RCAF Station Gimli Manitoba