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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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80 Squadron (RAF) (11)

Canada

Flight Sergeant

Campbell, Duncan Archie

Killed in Action

1942-06-25

Hurricane (BN119)

Somme, Saskatchewan

USA

Squadron Leader

Curry, John Harvey

Evader

1944-03-02

Spitfire (ES286)

Dallas, Texas

Canada

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Howard, John James Victor

Killed in Action

1942-05-23

Hurricane (BM974)

Alliston, Ontario

Canada

Warrant Officer 1st Class

Mitchell, Victor Edwin

Prisoner of War

1942-07-17

Hurricane (BM984)

Westmount, Quebec

Canada

Flight Sergeant

Nightingale, Alan Daley

Killed in Action

1942-04-01

Hurricane (BE706)

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Canada

Lieutenant

Orr, John Richard

Killed in Action

1918-08-09

Camel (D9429)

Co. Down, Ireland

Canada

Flight Sergeant

Reece, Michael Paynter

Died

1942-08-10

Hurricane (BP235)

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Canada

Major

Tanner, Frederick Inglis

Accident

1918-08-25

Camel ()

Canada

Sergeant

Thompson, Robert John

Killed in Action

1942-08-30

Hurricane (BN359)

Trenton, Ontario

Canada

Flight Lieutenant

Weston, John Moore

Prisoner of War

1944-12-17

Tempest (EJ788)

USA

Pilot Officer

Wilson, Glenn Patrick 'Pat'

Prisoner of War

1942-11-06

Hurricane (BM985)

Ann Arbour, Michigan, USA