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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.
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Lancaster FM213

CWHM flies one of the two airworthy Lancasters in the world. FM213 is usually marked as KB726 honouring Andrew Mynarski, VC.
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"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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125 Squadron (RCAF) -

Lineage (excerpt)

Authorized as '125 (Fighter) Squadron' 20 April 1942.

Government of Canada, The Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces, Volume 4: Operational Flying Squadrons (A-AD-267-000/AF-004)

Unit Accident Records: 125 Sqn RCAF (27)

Canada

1942-May-13 Accident: 125 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Sydney Names: Mcdonald

Canada

1942-June-18 Accident: 125 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Mackenzie

Canada

1942-June-19 Accident: 125 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Mayson

Canada

1942-August-08 Accident: 125 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Lundberg

Canada

1942-August-08 Accident: 125 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Lundberg

Canada

1942-August-27 Accident: 125 Squadron Loc: Hopeall Newfoundland Names: Ruggles

Canada

1942-September-27 Accident: 125 Squadron Loc: Bauline Names: Mott

Canada

1942-September-29 Accident: 125 Squadron Loc: Conception Bay Names: Hindmarsh

Canada

1942-October-15 Accident: 125 Squadron Loc: Bay Bulls Big Pond Names: Gilmartin

Canada

1942-December-16 Accident: 125 Squadron Loc: Rcaf Stnorth Torbay Names: Gilmartin

Canada

1943-January-29 Accident: 125 Squadron Loc: Torbay Station Runway Names: Young

Canada

1943-February-17 Accident: 125 Squadron Loc: Riverdale Newfoundland Names: Parsons | White

Canada

1943-February-17 Accident: 125 Squadron Loc: Hearts Desire Lake Newfoundland Names: Rhodes | Sinnott

Canada

1943-February-17 Accident: 125 Squadron Loc: Carbonear Newfoundland Names: Boyle | Jensen

Canada

1943-March-23 Accident: 125 Squadron Loc: Rcaf Station Torbay Newfoundland Names: Rhodes

Canada

1943-June-21 Accident: 125 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Macmillan

Canada

1943-June-21 Accident: 125 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Macmillan

Canada

1943-June-21 Accident: 125 Squadron Loc: Authorized Low Flying Area Names: Lundberg

Canada

1943-June-24 Accident: 125 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Brochu

Canada

1943-August-07 Accident: 125 Squadron Loc: Mira Bay Names: Rhodes

Canada

1943-August-19 Accident: 125 Squadron Loc: Sydney Nova Scotia Aerodrome Names: Wilson

Canada

1943-August-19 Accident: 125 Squadron Loc: Authorized Rhubarb Area Names: Boyle

Canada

1943-September-14 Accident: 125 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Gray | Sparling

Canada

1943-September-30 Accident: 125 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Sparling

Canada

1943-October-06 Accident: 125 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Plewes

Canada

1943-November-30 Accident: 125 (Squadron) Loc: Sydney Names: Brunton

Canada

1943-December-08 Accident: 125 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Lake

Unit Casualtues: 125 Sqn RCAF (1)

Canada

Douglas Bruce Ruggles

1942-August-27

Killed in Flying Accident

Hurricane Mk. I 1360

Kenora, Ontario