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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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444 Squadron (RCAF) (14)

Canada

Flying Officer

Adams, John Hendrickson

Killed in Flying Accident

1956-03-02

Sabre (23445)

Guernsey, Saskatchewan

Canada

Flying Officer

Baltins, Raimonds

Missing

1962-07-04

Sabre (23407)

Riga, Latvia Republic

Canada

Flying Officer

Christoffersen, Rasmus Jorgen

Killed in Flying Accident

1954-10-20

Sabre (23009)

Funen, Denmark

Canada

Wing Commander

Darragh, Francis Hugh

Killed in Flying Accident

1954-03-15

Sabre (23078)

Regina, Saskatchewan

Trinidad

Flying Officer

Elliott, Donald George

Killed in Flying Accident

1956-11-05

Sabre (23390)

Lieutenant

Gregoire, Joseph Bernard

Killed in Flying Accident

1988-07-02

Kiowa (136242)

Canada

Flying Officer

Kostiuk, Robert William

Killed in Flying Accident

1955-06-12

Sabre (23120)

Wakaw, Saskatchewan

Canada

Captain

MacKenzie, Juli-Ann

Killed in Flying Accident

2002-07-18

Griffon (146420)

Canada

Captain

McBride, Ronald George

Killed in Flying Accident

1976-05-16

Kiowa (136235)

Toronto, Ontario

Corporal

Mitchell, Gordon

Accident

1962-01-23

Sabre (23709)

Canada

Flying Officer

Payne, Eugene Doral

Killed in Flying Accident

1961-02-23

Sabre (23488)

Lakefield, Ontario

Canada

Flying Officer

Rosart, James Charles

Killed in Flying Accident

1958-08-29

Sabre (23452)

Hamilton, Ontario

USA

Wing Commander

Smith, Roy Vaughn

Killed in Flying Accident

1961-02-23

Sabre (23409)

Middleton, Nova Scotia

Canada

Captain

Sonoski, Colin Joseph

Killed in Flying Accident

2002-07-18

Griffon (146420)