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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 World War II 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."
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Ahearn, Donald Algernon Joseph (Flt Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1944-June-19

Male Head

Birth Date: 1921-June-27

Born: Kingsford, New South Wales, Australia

Parents: Harold Algernon Joseph and Ivy Vine Ahearn (nee Stockdale)

Spouse:

Home: Kingsford, New South Wales, Australia

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAAF

Unit

226 (MB) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Non Sibi Sed Patriae For country not for self

Base

RAF B.50 Vitry-en-Artois, France

Rank

Flt Sergeant

Position

W/Op-AG

Service Numbers

423032

Home

Google Map

Kingsford, New South Wales, Australia

Target

Google Map

Flare drop, Le Haye De Puit, France.

Bayeux War Cemetery, France Mitchell II FL192 'L' Shot down on the return trip, near Isle of Guernsey during a flare-dropping sortie to Le Haye De Puit, France.

Crew or Other Personnel

Mitchell FL192

Flt Sergeant Donald Algernon Joseph Ahearn RAAF

Flt Sergeant Ahearn, Donald Algernon Joseph (RAAF)
W/Op-AG
Killed in Action
1944-June-19
cemetery unknown

Flt Sergeant David George Badgery RAAF

Flt Sergeant Badgery, David George (RAAF)

Killed in Action
1944-June-19
cemetery unknown

Flight Sergeant Conrad Peter Vivian Biddlecombe RCAF

Flight Sergeant Biddlecombe, Conrad Peter Vivian (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1944-June-19
Fort George Military Cemetery, St Peter Port, Guernsey, UK

Flight Sergeant Rayburn William Thomas Ulens RCAF

Flight Sergeant Ulens, Rayburn William Thomas (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1944-June-19
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK