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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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Jackson, Harry Vincent

Prisoner of War 1942-06-02

Male Head

Birth Date: unkown date

Born:

Home:

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RAF

Unit

1652 HCU- Heavy Conversion Unit (RAF)

Base

RAF Marston Moor

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Sergeant

Service Numbers

966224
PoW: 424

Target

Google Map

Essen Germany

Took off from Marston Moor at 00:08 in Halifax Mark II (Sqn code: GV-K Bomber Command) on an operation to Essen Germany.

Lost power in one engine over the target, coned by searchlights over Holland and shot down by flak, crashing in the dunes 1 km SW of Ijmuiden, Noord-Holland. All seven crewmen were made POW.

POWs includes Jackson:Sergeant Henry Jasper Daly RCAF R/77008 A-G POW Stalag Luft L6, Heydekrug, POW# 403.Sergeant Frank Edward Gostling RAF 1385898 Nav POW Stalag 357, Kopernikus, POW# 568.Sergeant Charles Richard Read RAF 994359 bomber POW Stalag 357, Kopernikus, POW# 439.Sergeant Harry Aston Williams RAF 116901 pilot POW Stalag Luft L3, Sagan & Belaria, POW# 386.Sergeant John Williams RAF 1054950 WOp POW Stalag 357, Kopernikus, POW# 457.

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)