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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

Education & History
Start Here Glossary Canada and the Second World War Combatants & First Airmen Casualties Air Force Operations Battle of Britain Women in War War Artists Canada in Korean Air War 1950-1953

Blogs & Articles
CASPIR Overview First World War Neighbourhood - Dufferin & Dupont 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."
Squadron Maps

Maps

BCATP Training Schools Second World War Fighter Squadrons Second World War Bomber Squadrons Second World War Maritime Reconnaissance Squadrons Second World War Transport Squadrons RCAF Bomber Squadrons: Bomb Tonnage 1941-45
Contact

Gross, Burton William (1st Lieutenant)

Killed in Action 1943-November-11

Male Head

Birth Date: 1916

Born: Portland, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA

Parents:

Spouse:

Home: San Fransisco, California, USA

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

USAAF

Unit

161 (SD) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Liberate

Base

RAF Tempsford

Rank

1st Lieutenant

Position

Service Numbers

O/668710

Home

San Fransisco, California, USA

Target

SOE Operation Pennyfarthing

St Desir War Cemetery, Colvados, France Halifax Mk V EB129 MA-W Lost control in cloud at 3,000 feet and crashed near Brunelles, Eure-et-Loir, France, 6km east of Nogent-le-Rotrou, France.

CASPIR Resources

External Resources

Education & History

Blogs & Articles

Maps

Gross, Burton William (1st Lieutenant)

Killed in Action 1943-November-11

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Target

Specifications

Serial Groups