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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

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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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Buning, Johannes Jacobus (Flt Lieutenant)

Killed in Action 1945-February-03

Male Head

Birth Date: 1923-November-12

Born: Amsterdam, Holland

Parents: Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Buning

Spouse:

Home: Den Haag, Holland (parents)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAF

Unit

90 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Celer Swift

Base

RAF Tuddenham

Rank

Flt Lieutenant

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

171614

Home

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Den Haag, Holland (parents)

Target

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Dortmund Germany - attack the Hansa benzol facility

Temporary Burial

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Monchen-Gladbach City Cemetery

Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany Lancaster Mk I PA158 WP-S Aircraft was on a bombing mission to Dortmund when it was shot down by an enemy fighter and exploded in mid-air at approximately 21.30 hours. It crashed in the western suburbs of Monchen-Gladbach, with the loss of all seven crew

Crew or Other Personnel

Lancaster PA158

Sergeant Ernest Edward Bemrose RAF

Sergeant Bemrose, Ernest Edward (RAF)
Mid-Upper Gunner
Killed in Action
1945-February-03
cemetery unknown

Sergeant John George Brown RAF

Sergeant Brown, John George (RAF)
Rear Gunner
Killed in Action
1945-February-03
cemetery unknown

Flt Lieutenant Johannes Jacobus Buning RAF

Flt Lieutenant Buning, Johannes Jacobus (RAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1945-February-03
cemetery unknown

Flt Sergeant Alfred Henry Edwards RAF

Flt Sergeant Edwards, Alfred Henry (RAF)
W/Op-AG
Killed in Action
1945-February-03
cemetery unknown

Sergeant Mervyn John Frederick Goddard RAF

Sergeant Goddard, Mervyn John Frederick (RAF)
Flt. Engineer
Killed in Action
1945-February-03
cemetery unknown

Pilot Officer Harry Samuel Nickless RAAF

Pilot Officer Nickless, Harry Samuel (RAAF)
Navigator
Killed in Action
1945-February-03
cemetery unknown