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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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Leeder, Vernon Victor Russell (Flt Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1944-August-04

Male Head

Birth Date: 1916-April-27

Born:

Parents: Victor Sandford Leeder & the late Ruby Ida Leeder

Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Leeder, of Windsor

Home: Windsor, Victoria, Australi

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAAF

Unit

635 (PFF) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Nos Ducimus Ceteri Secunter We lead, others follow

Base

RAF Downham Market

Rank

Flt Sergeant

Position

M-U Gunner

Service Numbers

419272

Home

Windsor, Victoria, Australi

Target

Trossy St Maximin France

Marissel French National Cemetery, France Lancaster Mk III ND811 After droppings markers and bombs the aircraft was hit in starboard wing by flak, knocking out both engines and setting fire to the fuel tanks. Hibbert and Flight Sergeant Leeder RAAF had both been injured by flak shrapnel. Pilot Bazalgette ordered the remaining crew to bail out, which they did, landing safely and being made POW. He then turned the aircraft away from the village and attempted to land the stricken bomber, awash in leaked fuel. The moment it touched the ground it exploded, killing Bazalgette, Hibbert and Leeder.

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

CASPIR Resources

External Resources

Leeder, Vernon Victor Russell (Flt Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1944-August-04

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