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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 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."
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10 SFTS- Service Flying Training School (RCAF) (31)

Canada

Leading Aircraftman

Alexander, Robert Gordon

Killed in Flying Accident

1941-06-06

Harvard (3772)

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Canada

Pilot Officer

Bladon, James Stanley

Killed in Flying Accident

1942-07-24

Crane (8008)

Regina, Saskatchewan (parents)

Canada

Leading Aircraftman

Bolton, Lawrence Herbert

Killed in Flying Accident

1941-05-24

Harvard (2943)

Toronto, Ontario

New Zealand

Leading Aircraftman

Bradley, Selwyn Fitzgerald

Killed in Flying Accident

1942-04-09

Crane (7957)

Canada

Leading Aircraftman

Cabush, Gordon Harold

Killed in Flying Accident

1942-07-24

Crane (8008)

Edmonton, Alberta (parent)

Canada

Flying Officer

Caulkin, Thomas Henry

Killed in Flying Accident

1942-01-18

Crane (7968)

Victoria, BC (parents)

Canada

Flight Lieutenant

Davis, Bernard Dominic

Died

1944-03-29

()

Dauphin, Manitoba

Canada

Leading Aircraftman

Dewar, Murray Stewart

Killed in Flying Accident

1943-01-11

Crane (7897)

Hoosier, Saskatchewan (parents)

Canada

Aircraftman 1

Dufton, John Alexander

Killed

1943-12-08

()

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Canada

Leading Aircraftman

Dunlop, George Ernest

Killed in Flying Accident

1943-01-11

Crane (7897)

Starbuck, Manitoba (parents)

Leading Aircraftman

Easthope, Edwin

Killed in Flying Accident

1943-07-29

Crane (7893)

Canada

Flying Officer

Falconer, Lloyd George

Killed in Flying Accident

1944-08-17

Crane (8848)

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Canada

Leading Aircraftman

Hancock, Kenneth Melvin

Killed in Flying Accident

1943-01-06

Crane (7877)

Roland, Manitoba

Canada

Pilot Officer

Hemmons, Robert Talbot

Killed in Flying Accident

1942-08-24

Crane (7953)

Wawanesa, Manitoba

Canada

Leading Aircraftman

Irvine, Douglas George

Killed in Flying Accident

1942-01-18

Crane (7968)

Vancouver, British Columbia

Canada

Corporal

Justice, Robert Mclaren

Died

1942-02-21

()

Dauphin, Manitoba

Australia

Flying Officer

Kersey, Brandon Boyce

Killed in Flying Accident

1943-07-19

Crane (8665)

Australia

Pilot Officer

Lawley, Leslie Frank

Killed in Flying Accident

1943-08-12

Crane (8779)

Brisbane, Australia

Canada

Pilot Officer

MacDonell, Hugh John

Killed in Flying Accident

1942-08-24

Crane (7953)

Kitchener, Ontario

Australia

Leading Aircraftman

May, Henry Verdun

Killed in Flying Accident

1943-08-12

Crane (8779)

USA

Pilot Officer

Monks, Glenn William

Killed in Flying Accident

1943-07-19

Crane (8665)

Oakmont, Pennsylvania, USA

Canada

Flying Officer

Munn, James Roy

Killed in Flying Accident

1943-06-11

Crane (8738)

Wetaskiwin, Alberta

New Zealand

Sergeant

Payton, Geoffrey Allen

Killed in Flying Accident

1943-01-06

Crane (7877)

USA

Leading Aircraftman

Plate, Francis Herman

Killed in Flying Accident

1942-08-12

Crane (7890)

Bennett, Iowa, USA

Canada

Flying Officer

Portman, Herbert Gordon

Died

1944-02-17

()

Portage La Prairie, Manitoba

Canada

Leading Aircraftman

Roher, Lionel

Killed in Flying Accident

1941-06-28

Harvard (3783)

Toronto, Ontario

Canada

Leading Aircraftman

Somerville, Keith Francis

Killed in Flying Accident

1942-02-22

Crane (7921)

Kingston, Ontario

Canada

Leading Aircraftman

Sprott, Ronald Gear

Killed in Flying Accident

1942-08-03

Crane (8041)

Miami, Manitoba

Leading Aircraftman

Stephens, Raymond Richard Watterson

Killed in Flying Accident

1945-03-16

Crane (8015)

Canada

Pilot Officer

Thorne, John Oswald

Killed in Flying Accident

1942-08-24

Crane (7953)

Westholme, Vancouver Island, British Columbia

Canada

Flying Officer

Thorpe, Rowland Stewart

Killed in Flying Accident

1943-01-11

Crane (7897)

Vancouver, British Columbia (parents)