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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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Collingwood, Albert Edward (Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1945-June-25

Male Head

Birth Date: 1922-January-15

Born:

Parents: George and Ethell Collingwood

Spouse: Dorothy Collingwood, of Winterton,

Home: Collingwood, Winterton, Lincolnshire, England

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAF

Unit

62 (T) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Insperato Unexpectedly

Base

RAF Calcutta, India

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Service Numbers

1816943

Home

Google Map

Collingwood, Winterton, Lincolnshire, England

Singapore Memorial, Singapore Dakota Mk lV KJ901 'J' Lost without trace over Burma.

Crew or Other Personnel

Dakota KJ901

Flying Officer Walter Edward Besso RAFVR

Flying Officer Besso, Walter Edward (RAFVR)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1945-June-25
Singapore War Memorial, Singapore

Sergeant Albert Edward Collingwood RAF

Sergeant Collingwood, Albert Edward (RAF)

Killed in Action
1945-June-25
cemetery unknown

Flt Sergeant Grenville Firth RAF

Flt Sergeant Firth, Grenville (RAF)

Killed in Action
1945-June-25
cemetery unknown

Warrant Officer George Henry Lloyd RAF

Warrant Officer Lloyd, George Henry (RAF)

Killed in Action
1945-June-25
cemetery unknown

Sergeant Stanley John Riding RAF

Sergeant Riding, Stanley John (RAF)

Killed in Action
1945-June-25
cemetery unknown

Flt Sergeant John Charles Wilson Williamson RAF

Flt Sergeant Williamson, John Charles Wilson (RAF)

Killed in Action
1945-June-25
cemetery unknown