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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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Name or Home Town Search Browse by Letter

Casualties and Remembrance
War Status Search Catastrophic Losses (Ships Hotels Aircraft) Cemeteries (WW1 WW2 and Beyond) This Day in History

Units, Aircraft and Services
Unit (Squadron) Search Aircraft Type or Serial Search Choose Specific Military

Andrew Mynarski, VC

We Shall Remember Them.
Interactive Maps

Second World War Training

BCATP Training Schools BCATP Casualties 1939-45 Worldwide Training Casualties 1939-45

Second World War Operations

Fighter Squadrons Maritime Reconnaissance Squadrons Transport Squadrons
Bomber Command
Bomber Squadrons RCAF Bomb Tonnage 1941-45

Cold War

Maps to come.

Other

Maps to come.
History

Education & History
Start Here Glossary Canada and the Second World War 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."
Contact

3 FTS- Flying Training School (RCAF) - Claresholm Alberta

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station Claresholm AB

Museum 3 FTS History Claresholm and District Museum

Harvard Crew

Project 44 BCATP

Unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP

YouTube YouTube - Valour Canada Aerodrome of Democracy

Unit Accident Records: 3 FTS 3 Flight Training School RCAF ()

No Crash Cards Found

Unit Casualtues: 3 FTS 3 Flight Training School RCAF (23)

Canada

Clifford John Johnson

1952-May-23

Killed in Flying Accident

Harvard Mk.IIB 3299

Port Arthur, Ontario

Canada

Frederick Donald Feeney

1952-May-23

Killed in Flying Accident

Harvard Mk.IIB 3299

Toronto, Ontario

Canada

Delwood Harry Albert Larson

1952-August-20

Killed in Flying Accident

Harvard Mk.II 2928

Provost, Alberta

Canada

Garthorne Baine Jopling

1952-October-20

Killed in Flying Accident

Harvard Mk.IIB 3305

Peterborough, Ontario

1953-January-24

Killed in Flying Accident

Harvard 2 20203

Canada

Eric Ian Coward

1953-July-30

Killed in Flying Accident

Harvard Mk. II / 2A AJ570

Regina, Saskatchewan

Denmark

Jorgen Anderson

1953-October-27

Killed in Flying Accident

Harvard 4 20444

Nykobing Debmark

Canada

Ernest Dyer Holmes

1953-December-09

Killed in Flying Accident

Harvard 4 20467

Reaburn, Manitoba

Canada

Lauchlaine McNeil Campbell

1953-December-09

Killed in Flying Accident

Harvard 4 20467

Canada

1954-January-30

Killed in Flying Accident

Harvard 4 20339

Calgary, Alberta

Harry James McIntosh

1954-January-30

Killed in Flying Accident

Harvard 4 20339

Dandeleith, Scotland

Canada

Donald Frederick Boswell

1954-April-21

Killed in Flying Accident

Harvard 2 20204

Coburg, Ontario

Canada

John Newman Hultman

1954-November-26

Killed in Flying Accident

Harvard 4 20396

Winnipeg, Manitoba

John Keith Haise

1955-August-22

Killed in Flying Accident

Harvard 4 20288

Canada

Joseph Francis Henry Corish

1957-February-08

Killed in Flying Accident

Harvard 4 20330

St Lambert, Quebec (parents)

Canada

Denis George Clarke

1957-February-08

Killed in Flying Accident

Harvard 4 20330

Sligo, Ireland

David William Smith

1957-February-16

Killed in Flying Accident

Expeditor Mk. 3NM / 3NMT 1549

Canada

Robert Melville Close

1957-April-30

Killed in Flying Accident

Harvard 4 20238

Mayo, Yukon Territories

Canada

Theodore Walter Tischinski

1957-September-19

Killed in Flying Accident

Harvard 4 20272

Shortdale, Alberta

Alan Malcolm McDonald

1957-September-19

Killed in Flying Accident

Harvard 4 20272

Oxford, England

Canada

Keith Herbert Irvine

1957-December-04

Killed in Flying Accident

Harvard Mk.II 2708

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Canada

William George Ferguson

1962-February-08

Killed in Flying Accident

Harvard 4 20417

Oshawa, Ontario

Canada

John Gordon MacNay

1967-February-16

Killed in Flying Accident

Expeditor Mk. 3NM / 3NMT 1549

Kincardine, Ontario