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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 Canada's First Military Aeroplane 1917

"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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Close, Leslie (Leading Aircraftman)

Killed in Action 1940-March-19

Male Head

Birth Date: 1920

Born:

Parents: Henry Seymour Close and Barbara Close

Spouse:

Home: Burnhope, Co. Durham, England (parents)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAF

Unit

51 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Swift And Sure

Base

RAF Dishforth

Rank

Leading Aircraftman

Position

W/Op-AG

Service Numbers

548536

Home

Burnhope, Co. Durham, England (parents)

Target

Hornum Seapalne Base, Germany.

Kiel War Cemetery, Germany Whitley Mk V N1405 Took off at 20.35 hrs from Dishforth in the first attack of the war on the German mainland at Hornum, island of Sylt. Aircraft was shot down by flak just off the northern tip of Sylt Island, Germany.

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

CASPIR Resources

External Resources

Close, Leslie (Leading Aircraftman)

Killed in Action 1940-March-19

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Target

Specifications

Serial Groups