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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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436 "Elephant" Squadron (RCAF) (16)

Canada

Flight Lieutenant

Blevins, Kenneth James

Killed in Flying Accident

1945-10-11

Dakota (KG433)

Canada

Leading Aircraftman

Blondeau, Louis

Killed

1945-03-14

()

Outrarn, Saskatchewan

Canada

Flying Officer

Campbell, William Crawford

Killed in Action

1945-07-07

Dakota (KN208)

Hamilton, Ontario (parents)

Canada

Aircraftman 1st Class

Farrar, Douglas Gordon

Died

1945-08-13

()

Nanaimo, British Columbia

Canada

Flying Officer

Friesen, Wilmer Jacob

Killed in Action

1945-07-07

Dakota (KN208)

Laird, Saskatchewan

Canada

Flying Officer

Harrison, Alexander Ross Weir

Killed in Action

1945-07-07

Dakota (KN208)

New Westminster, British Columbia

Flying Officer

Harrison, Robert Roy

Killed in Flying Accident

1945-10-11

Dakota (KG433)

USA

Flight Lieutenant

Hopkins, William Essex

Killed in Flying Accident

1945-10-11

Dakota (KG433)

Newfoundland

Captain

Kavanaugh, Ronald Kevin

Killed in Flying Accident

1980-10-15

Hercules (10312)

Bell Island, Newfoundland and Labrador <

Captain

Kovacs, Steven Michael

unknown

1997-05-15

()

Canada

Flying Officer

Neufeld, Edward Henry

Killed in Flying Accident

1945-10-11

Dakota (KG433)

Canada

Captain

Salmons, Milton David

Killed in Flying Accident

1980-10-15

Hercules (10312)

Sarnia, Ontario

Canada

Captain

Smith, John Michael

Killed in Flying Accident

1982-11-16

Hercules (130329)

Canada

Master Corporal

Smith, Layton Daniel

Killed in Flying Accident

1982-11-16

Hercules (130329)

Sandy Point, Nova Scotia

Canada

Flight Sergeant

Smith, Sidney Herbert Lodington

Killed in Action

1945-07-07

Dakota (KN208)

Cupar, Saskatchewan

Canada

Master Corporal

Woodham, Aubrey Allen

Killed in Flying Accident

1980-10-15

Hercules (10312)

Moorefield, Ontario