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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

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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 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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Sherren, Percy Clark (Wing Commander)

Survived 1918-January

Male Head

Birth Date: 1893-July-20

Born: Crapaud, Queens Co., Prince Edward Island

Parents: William Douglas Sherren & Florence Amanda Carrier

Spouse: Joyce Tilden-smith

Home: Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Decorations: MC & Bar

Service

RAF

Unit

(OT) Sqn- Squadron (RFC)

Base

44Wg 90CTS Camp Mohawk Nth Toronto, Ontario

Rank

Wing Commander

Position

pilot

Service Numbers

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Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

1916-08-11: posted to 27Sqn, France. 1916-08-19: Sherren OK inMartinsyde 'Elephant', 7464; when it was shot up in combat with hostile machine during bombing Bapaume. 1917-11-00: RFC Canada, Flt Cmdr. 1918-01-00: 44Wg 90CTS Camp Mohawk, Nth Toronto; Sqn Cmdr. Sherren died in a flying accident in 1937 in the King's Cup Aircraft race.

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Sherren, Percy Clark (Wing Commander)

Survived 1918-January

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