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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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8 BGS- Bombing & Gunnery School (RCAF) (21)

Canada

Sergeant

Aitkens, Ernest Trevor

Killed in Flying Accident

1942-12-04

Battle (2070)

Vancouver, British Columbia

Canada

Leading Aircraftman

Bohush, Eugene

Killed in Flying Accident

1942-12-20

Bolingbroke (9898)

Leduc, Alberta

Canada

Pilot Officer

Brazier, George Henry

Killed in Flying Accident

1942-12-20

Bolingbroke (9898)

Arbuthnot, Saskatchewan

Australia

Leading Aircraftman

Carroll, Thomas Joseph

Killed in Flying Accident

1943-12-18

Bolingbroke (10181)

Canada

Corporal

Collings, William Frederick

Died

1942-07-01

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Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (parents)

Australia

Leading Aircraftman

Cook, Thomas Joseph

Killed in Flying Accident

1943-12-18

Bolingbroke (10181)

Canada

Flight Sergeant

Dalgleish, Neil John

Killed in Flying Accident

1942-12-20

Bolingbroke (9898)

Grande Prairie, Alberta (parents)

Canada

Leading Aircraftman

Dunlop, Durrant Vern

Killed in Flying Accident

1943-12-18

Bolingbroke (10181)

Banff, Alberta

Canada

Flying Officer

Heacock, John Donald

Killed in Flying Accident

1943-07-18

Bolingbroke (9906)

Edmonton, Alberta

Canada

Leading Aircraftman

Hume, Glen McNally

Drowned

1942-08-09

()

Embro, Ontario

Canada

Sergeant

Low, Leslie Robert

Killed in Flying Accident

1942-08-19

Battle (R4000)

Foxwarren, Manitoba

Canada

Leading Aircraftman

Morin, Gerald Gerard Joseph

Killed in Flying Accident

1942-08-19

Battle (R4000)

St Boniface, Manitoba

Canada

Corporal

Newell, William Andrew

Killed in Flying Accident

1943-07-18

Bolingbroke (9906)

Mirror Landing, Alberta

Australia

Leading Aircraftman

Palmer, Stanley Leonard

Killed in Flying Accident

1942-12-20

Bolingbroke (9898)

Canada

Pilot Officer

Parks, William Roland

Killed in Flying Accident

1943-12-18

Bolingbroke (10181)

Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

Canada

Aircraftman 1st Class

Pattison, Harry Manning

Killed in Flying Accident

1943-07-18

Bolingbroke (9906)

Vancouver, British Columbia

Canada

Sergeant

Sams, Eric Leonard

Died

1942-02-27

()

Gaspe Village, Gaspe County, Quebec

Canada

Leading Aircraftman

Sandman, Robert Bruce

Killed in Flying Accident

1942-08-19

Battle (R4000)

Jarvie, Alberta

Sergeant

Williams, Enoch Lewis

Killed in Flying Accident

1942-12-04

Battle (2070)

Canada

Leading Aircraftman

Wise, Clarence Stanley

Killed in Flying Accident

1943-07-18

Bolingbroke (9906)

Woodbend, Alberta

Canada

Leading Aircraftman

Zimmer, Ignatius John

Killed in Vehicle Accident

1944-01-22

()

Cudworth, Saskatchewan