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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 GRS- General Reconnaissance School (RCAF) (14)

Canada

Pilot Officer

Bennet, William Arthur James

Killed in Flying Accident

1944-08-07

Anson (11800)

Westmount, Quebec

Canada

Sergeant

Bennett, Cyril Herbert

Killed in Flying Accident

1942-10-29

Anson (N9688)

Vancouver, British Columbia (parents)

USA

Flight Sergeant

Bernstein, Paul Clevland

Killed in Flying Accident

1943-01-05

Anson (AX426)

Bloomingburg, New York, USA

Canada

Pilot Officer

Burley, Lloyd Ernest

Killed in Flying Accident

1942-08-11

Anson (AX168)

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

USA

Sergeant

Cochran, Robert Hearne

Killed in Flying Accident

1943-01-14

Anson (6739)

Buffalo, New York, USA

Leading Aircraftman

Harris, Clifford Julian

Killed

1942-08-07

()

Canada

Sergeant

Harris, George Patrick

Killed in Flying Accident

1942-10-29

Anson (N9688)

Montreal, Quebec (parents)

Canada

Pilot Officer

Hooper, Henry Willets

Killed in Flight Line Accident

1943-10-15

()

Athabasca, Alberta

Sergeant

Johnson, Eric Harold

Killed in Flying Accident

1943-01-05

Anson (AX426)

Sergeant

King, Alexander Russell

Killed in Flying Accident

1943-01-05

Anson (AX426)

Sergeant

Llewelyn-Roberts, John Beaver

Killed in Flying Accident

1942-08-11

Anson (AX168)

Canada

Pilot Officer

Nutter, John Vincent

Killed in Flying Accident

1942-08-11

Anson (AX168)

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Aircraftman 1st Class

Senior, Edward Charles Robert

Killed in Flying Accident

1942-08-11

Anson (AX168)

Sergeant

Thompson, William Frederick

Killed in Flying Accident

1943-01-05

Anson (AX426)