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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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Holton, Jack

Killed in Action 2025-03-10

Male Head

Birth Date: unkown date

Born:

Home: Olney, Buckinghamshire, England

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RAF

Unit

625 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
We Avenge

Base

RAF Waddington

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Pilot Officer

Service Numbers

183746

Home

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Olney, Buckinghamshire, England

Target

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Wanne-Eickel Germany

First Burial

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Gelsenkirchen, Germany

Took off from Kelstern at 08:24 in Lancaster Mk I (Sqn code CF-A Bomber Command) on an operation to Wanne-Eickel Germany.

Aircraft shot down by flak at Herten Scherlebeck, two miles north of Gelsenkirchen, Germany.

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Killed includes Holton:Flying Officer Edward John Brown RCAF J/37886 KIA Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Plot 20. Row B. Grave 4.Flying Officer Allan Bruce RCAF J/27531 pilot KIA Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Plot 17. Row G. Grave 4.Pilot Officer Vincent Daniel Campbell RCAF J/95217 KIA Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Plot 20. Row B. Grave 9.Flying Officer Lindsay Leonard Guthrie RCAF J/29986 KIA Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Plot 20. Row B. Grave 6.Pilot Officer Norman Gordon Marler RCAF J/95392 KIA Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Plot 20. Row B. Grave 14.Pilot Officer Earl Duncan Wilmot RCAF J/95499 KIA Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Plot 20. Row B. Grave 5.

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)