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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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Backhouse, Francis Langhorne

Killed in Action 1943-07-28

Male Head

Birth Date: 1920

Born:

Joseph Backhouse & Blanche Backhouse (nÃ©e Jones)

Home: Concepcion, Chile, South America (parents)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: 1941-07-11

Service

RAF

Unit

106 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Pro Libertate For freedom

Base

RAF Syerston

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Sergeant

Service Numbers

1393720

Home

Google Map

Concepcion, Chile, South America (parents)

First Burial

Google Map

Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England.

Took off from RAF Syerston at 23:00 in Lancaster Mk I (Sqn code ZN-J Bomber Command) on an operation to Hamburg Germany.

Outbound from the target the aircraft disappeared without trace.

Killed includes RobertsonFlying Officer Donald Allister Campbell RCAF J/22215 KIA Runnymede Memorial, Panel173.Flight Sergeant Ellis George McLeod RCAF R/119526 KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 184.Sergeant Vernon Russell Jacob RAF 1384790 Runnymede Memorial, Panel154.Sergeant Ian George Armet RAF 1561872 KIA Runnymede Memorial, Panel140. Sergeant Francis Langhorne Backhouse RAF 1393720 KIA Runnymede Memorial, Panel141.Sergeant Douglas Allen Barnfather RAF 1432057 Runnymede Memorial, Panel141.

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)