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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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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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Bestwick, Frank (Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1943-March-09

Male Head

Birth Date: 1919-July-24

Born: Mansfield, England

George Bestwick & Clara Bestwick (nÃ©e Sutton)

Home: Surgeys Lane, Arnold, Notttingham, England

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RAF

Unit

61 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Per Purum Tonantes Thundering through the clear air

Base

RAF Syerston

Rank

Sergeant

Position

W/Op=AG

Service Numbers

1245321

Home

Surgeys Lane, Arnold, Notttingham, England

Target

Munich Germany

Temporary Burial

Fuerstenfeldbrueck

Took off from Syerston at 20:25 in Lancaster Mk I (Sqn code QR-? Bomber Command) on an operation to Munich Germany.

Aircraft exploded in the air and crashed near Furstenfeldbruck, Germany.

Killed includes Bestwick: Warrant Officer 2 Charles Francis Daley RCAF R/126429 KIA Durnbach War Cemetery, Germany Plot 6 Row G Grave 18 Sergeant Arthur Briggs RAF 1546261 KIA Durnbach War Cemetery, Germany Sergeant Henry McCullough RAF 645957 KIA Durnbach War Cemetery, Germany Sergeant Arthur Raymond Spencer RAF 1079010 KIA Durnbach War Cemetery, Germany Sergeant Francis Llewellyn D'oyly Walters RAF 1253897 KIA Durnbach War Cemetery, Germany Pilot Officer Gerald Arthur Young RCAF J/19577 KIA Durnbach War Cemetery, Germany.

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

CASPIR Resources

External Resources

Bestwick, Frank (Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1943-March-09

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Target

Temporary Burial

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