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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 World War II Combatants & First Airmen Casualties Air Force Operations Battle of Britain Women in War War Artists

Blogs & Articles
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."
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This Day In History

Canada's darkest days in Air War history are: July 29, March 31, and June 13

Nationality	Name	War Status	Event Date	Aircraft	Location
Canada	Auld, James Hamilton	Killed in Flying Accident	1942-12-25	Canso (FP266)
Canada	Bailey, William Benjamin Edward	Killed in Action	1942-12-25	Hudson (BW695)	Vernon, British Columbia
Canada	Bevan, Douglas Oliver	Killed in Flying Accident	1942-12-25	Canso (FP266)	Calgary, Alberta
Canada	Bishop, Robert Albert	Killed in Action	1941-12-25	(SSShantung)	Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada	Boll, Roderick James Joseph	Died	1940-12-25	()	Viceroy, Saskatchewan
Canada	Borland, Alexander George	Killed in Action	1944-12-25	Spitfire (SM303)	Guelph, Ontario
Canada	Camire, Joseph Edward Philippe Edmond	Killed in Action	1942-12-25	Hudson (BW695)	St David, Quebec
Australia	Craven, George Edward James	Killed in Flying Accident	1942-12-25	Canso (FP266)	Mount Isa, Queensland (parents)
Canada	Everard, Hedley Joseph	Prisoner of War	1944-12-25	Spitfire (MJ852)
Canada	Green, Lorne Hugh	Killed in Action	1942-12-25	Hudson (BW695)	Mactier, Ontario
Canada	Hammill, Richard Lloyd Acton	Killed in Action	1943-12-25	Dakota (FD903)	Kingston, Ontario
UK	Harding, Roy	Killed in Flying Accident	1942-12-25	Canso (FP266)	Wandsworth Common, London, England
USA	Houston, Donald	Killed in Action	1941-12-25	(SSShantung)	Syracuse, New York, USA
Canada	MacGranachan, Robert	Killed in Action	1942-12-25	Hudson (BW695)	Foxwarren, Manitoba
Canada	McKeever, Andrew Edward 'Hank'	Survived	1919-12-25	F.2 (Bristol) (A7288)	Toronto, Ontario
Canada	Owens, Dalton Harvey	Killed in Action	1943-12-25	Hurricane (HW432)	Winnipeg, Manitoba
USA	Pierce, Benson Hutches	Killed in Flying Accident	1942-12-25	Canso (FP266)	Montreal, Quebec
Canada	Steel, Cyril Frederick Dean	Killed in Action	1943-12-25	Dakota (FD903)	Calgary, Alberta
UK	Thompson, Reginald Edwin	Killed in Flying Accident	1942-12-25	Canso (FP266)	Bourneville, Birmingham, England

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