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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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Knighton, Francis Sale

Killed in Action 1943-03-07

Male Head

Birth Date: 1922

Born:

George Francis & Ethel Eardley Knighton

Home: Allestree, Derby, England (parents)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RAF

Unit

500 (MP) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Quo Fata Vocent Whither the fates may call

Base

RAF La Senia, Sicily.

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Flying Officer

Service Numbers

126455

Home

Google Map

Allestree, Derby, England (parents)

First Burial

Google Map

Malta Memorial, Malta

Took off from La Senia, Sicily in Ventura Mk V FP-546 on a Maritime patrol of the Western Mediterranean.

Crashed in the sea and exploded twenty miles north of Cape de Laiguille, Algeria off the city of Oran.

Killed includes Knighton:Pilot Officer Neil Donald Campbell RCAF J/88405 KIA Malta Memorial Panel 16, Column 1.Pilot Officer Gerald Alexandre Arthur A. Caron RCAF J/88406 KIA Malta Memorial Panel 16, Column 1.Sergeant Charles Stewart McGregor Averill RAF KIFA Malta Memorial Panel 14, Column 2.Sergeant Edward Kenneth John Potter RAF KIA Malta Memorial Panel 15, Column 2.

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)