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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

"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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1 Squadron (RAF) (12)

Canada

Flying Officer

Bolster, Cyril Leslie

Killed in Action

1943-03-29

Typhoon (R7876)

Cupar, Saskatchewan

Canada

Flying Officer

Chalifour, Joseph Maurice

Killed in Flying Accident

1943-07-15

Typhoon (EK228)

Limoilou, Quebec (parents)

Canada

Flying Officer

Cotter, John James

Killed in Flying Accident

1940-06-10

Hudson (770)

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Canada

Flying Officer

Dobie, Paul Nelson

Killed in Flying Accident

1942-10-21

Typhoon (R7867)

Regina, Saskatchewan

Canada

Flying Officer

Edwards, Robert Lesley

Killed in Action

1940-08-26

Hurricane (P3874)

Cobourg, Ontario

Canada

Flight Sergeant

English, George Cornwall

Killed in Action

1942-06-03

Hurricane (Z3897)

Pipestone, Manitoba

Canada

Pilot Officer

Fairbairn, James Duncan

Killed in Action

1943-12-07

Typhoon (EK113)

Windsor, Ontario

USA

Flight Lieutenant

Maranz, Nathaniel

Prisoner of War

1941-06-21

Hurricane (Z3461)

Canada

Sergeant

Parsons, Ernest Godfrey

Killed in Action

1942-02-11

Hurricane (BD945)

Vancouver, British Columbia

Corporal

Sargeant, Frederick William

Killed in Action

1944-09-24

Dakota (KG653)

Wimbledon South, London, England (parents)

Canada

Flying Officer

Whitmore, George Carson

Killed in Action

1943-03-06

Typhoon (DN615)

Fort Frances, Ontario

Canada

Flying Officer

Wiley, James Wilson

Killed in Action

1943-11-25

Typhoon (JP592)

Viscount, Saskatchewan