Paradie RCAF Archive: 45,000+ Entries

Data derived from many sources. Corrections/Additions requested through Helpdesk

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Further RCAF information is on our Pages Relating to Canada and our RCAF Notes Database

Blue headings = Sort on that column. To search on single digit Squadron add 'sqd' to Search e.g. 7 sqd
This database lists all known RCAF flying-related personnel who served 1939 - 1945 and onwards in many cases.
In November 2017 François Dutil began adding extensive information and many images from his research files,
for which we are grateful. Please contact us via our Helpdesk if you have additional information or images.
"Conversion from the original data held as images of old teletype sheets must have taken Major Paradie years.
The Paradie database is as close to a treasure as the World will see.” François Dutil
DUPLICATES EXIST IN THIS DATABASE
We have integrated entries from several databases in the Paradie Archive and as a result there may be more than one entry for a given individual. To ensure you read all the data we have on a person, use the Service Number (without the prefix J/ P/ R/ etc.) to perform a further search for more information on that person.
DATA ALIGNMENT IN PROCESS OF BEING ADJUSTED
Owing to problems with encoding methods, some records require manual adjustment to bring data elements within the record into alignment. This is a lengthy and ongoing process. If the record you are looking at is hard to read, it means we have yet to make the appropriate manual adjustments, so send us a message via the Helpdesk and we will correct that record.
SEARCHING ON SERIAL NUMBERS
Most records were originally encoded with aircraft serial numbers in the format AB 123. The standard is to use the format AB123. We have a long term project underway to change all serial numbers to the standard form, but with 50,000+ records this is a long process. Try 123 by itself.

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1	Sales	James Ernest	P/O F/O F/L			KIA Age 27		J	22024	PLT	RCAF 2 MD (RCAF) 4 ITS (RCAF) 18 EFTS (RCAF) 3 SFTS (RCAF) 1 FIS (RCAF) 16 SFTS (RCAF) 3 PRC (RCAF) 15 (P) AFU (RAF) 82 OTU (RAF) 1666 CU (RCAF) 432 Sqd (RCAF) 432 Sqd (RCAF) Last Op	X X X Moth Crane Moth & Harvard Anson & Harvard X Oxford Wellington Halifax Halifax Halifax NP759	31 July 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF 20 Sep 1941 7 Dec 1941 15 Feb 1942 26 Apr 1942 13 Sep 1942 - Flying Instructor Course 31 Oct 1942 - Flying Instructor 31 Oct 1943 - UK 21 March 1944 6 June 1944 6 Sep 1944 18 Oct 1944 5 Jan 1945 - Shot down by Flak	Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 3. G. 1. Germany. Son of Guy Ernest and Ada Louise Sales, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil)	Veterans Affairs Canada 6 Bomber Group Ops Losses and Incidents Database Yorkshire Aircraft Co Accident report

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