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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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Lea, Roland William

Killed in Action 1943-04-02

Male Head

Birth Date: unkown date

Born:

Home:

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RAF

Unit

57 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Corpus Non Animum Muto I change my body, not my spirit

Base

RAF Scampton

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Sergeant

Service Numbers

577749

Target

Google Map

Saint-Nazaire France

First Burial

Google Map

Pont-Du-Cens Communal Cemetery, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France

Took off from Scampton at 20:07 in Lancaster Mk I (Sqn code DX-O Bomber Command) on an operation to Saint-Nazaire France.

Aircraft coned by searchlights and shot down by flak, during a raid on the Saint-Nazaire, France U-Boat pens.

Killed includes Lea:Flight Sergeant Calvin Warren Dahl RCAF R/102105 KIA Pont-Du-Cens Communal Cemetery, Plot L Row B Coll Grave 16-18.Sergeant Arthur Eddie Bagley RAFVR 1236213 KIA Pont-Du-Cens Communal Cemetery, Plot L Row B Coll Grave 16-18.Sergeant Henry Philip Hunter RAFVR 1332920 KIA Pont-Du-Cens Communal Cemetery, Plot L Row B Coll Grave 16-18. Sergeant William Geoffrey Barnes RAFVR 1379802 KIA Pont-Du-Cens Communal Cemetery, Plot L Row B Coll Grave 16-18.Sergeant Kenneth Arthur Tester RAFVR 1397311 KIA Pont-Du-Cens Communal Cemetery, Plot L Row B Coll Grave 16-18.

General Aviation Safety Network

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)