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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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274 Squadron (RAF) (12)

Canada

Flight Lieutenant

Almon, Daniel William

Prisoner of War

1941-12-01

Hurricane (Z2510)

Sydney, Nova Scotia

Canada

Flt. Lieutenant

Bruce, Gerald Joseph

Prisoner of War

1945-02-01

Tempest (EJ762)

Canada

Flight Lieutenant

Edy, Donald Leslie

Prisoner of War

1942-01-30

Hurricane (P3822)

Canada

Squadron Leader

Fairbanks, David Charles

Prisoner of War

1945-02-28

Tempest (NV943)

Canada

Pilot Officer

Gain, John Sarto George

Killed in Action

1941-12-07

Hurricane (Z2395)

Montreal, Quebec

Canada

Warrant Officer 1st Class

Hamilton, Thomas Bradshaw

Killed in Action

1942-08-08

Hurricane (BP440)

Winnipeg, Manitoba

USA

Flight Sergeant

Hemmer, Paul Gordon

Killed in Action

1942-08-07

Hurricane (Z5337)

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Canada

Pilot Officer

Ismay, Wilfred Herbert

Killed in Action

1942-05-31

Hurricane (BG970)

Victoria, British Columbia

USA

Pilot Officer

Lindsay, John

Killed in Action

1944-02-14

Spitfire (ES318)

Kearny, New Jersey USA

Canada

Flight Lieutenant

Malloy, John Alfred

Killed in Action

1945-01-13

Tempest (EJ639)

Ottawa, Ontario

Canada

Sergeant

Mullis, Earl Austin

Killed in Action

1942-03-21

Hurricane (Z5313)

Tyner, Saskatchewan

Canada

Pilot Officer

Wigston, William Charles

Killed in Action

1942-08-25

Hurricane (BP445)

Whitby, Ontario