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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

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."
Squadron Maps

Maps

BCATP Training Schools Second World War Fighter Squadrons Second World War Bomber Squadrons Second World War Maritime Reconnaissance Squadrons Second World War Transport Squadrons
Contact

10 RD- Repair Depot (RCAF) - Calgary Alberta

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station Calgary Lincoln Park

NO10 Repair Depot Calgary

Museum Bomber Command Museum

Shared their location with NO 3 S.F.T.S. Project 44 BCATP

Unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP

YouTube YouTube - Valour Canada Aerodrome of Democracy

Unit Accident Records: 10 RD 10 Repair Depot RCAF ()

No Crash Cards Found

Unit Casualtues: 10 RD 10 Repair Depot RCAF (2)

Alfred Short

1942-November-08

Died

Calgary, Alberta

Sidney Edwin Ley

1945-September-18

Killed in Vehicle Accident

CASPIR Resources

External Resources

Education & History

Blogs & Articles

Maps

10 RD- Repair Depot (RCAF) - Calgary Alberta

Unit Accident Records: 10 RD 10 Repair Depot RCAF ()

Unit Casualtues: 10 RD 10 Repair Depot RCAF (2)