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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Flight Sergeant |
Atkins, Milton Wilbur | Killed in Action | 1942-08-11 | Lancaster (R5499) | St James, Manitoba |
| Flying Officer |
Bardolph, George Malcolm | Killed in Action | 1940-08-11 | Blenheim (T1816) | Vernon, British Columbia |
 Air Mechanic 1st Class |
Barlow, Raymond Keith | Killed in Flying Accident | 1914-08-11 | XI (260) | Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England |
| Flying Officer |
Beaulac, George Lewis | Killed in Flying Accident | 1954-08-11 | Sabre (23119) | Neelin, Manitoba |
| Sergeant |
Benson, Johann Aubrey | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-08-11 | Anson (6471) | Norwood, Manitoba |
| Flight Sergeant |
Bettridge, Oliver Augustus | Killed in Action | 1943-08-11 | Lancaster (DS665) | Cornwall, Ontario (parents) |
| Squadron Leader |
Blackler, Robert Stanley | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-08-11 | Anson (8226) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Blindell, David Victor Francis | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-08-11 | Oxford (AT483) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Boucher, Thomas Gerald | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-08-11 | Hampden (X2916) | Ottawa, Ontario (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Brechin, James Maxwell | Killed in Action | 1943-08-11 | Halifax (JD249) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Burley, Lloyd Ernest | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-08-11 | Anson (AX168) | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Campbell, James Steven | Prisoner of War | 1943-08-11 | Halifax (HR838) | Renfrew, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Chalmers, Edward Joseph | Prisoner of War | 1943-08-11 | Stirling (EE885) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Captain |
Chambers, Percy Wilmot | Prisoner of War Died | 1917-08-11 | F.2 (Bristol) (A7169) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Chesser, Ronald Etheridge | Killed in Action | 1943-08-11 | Lancaster (DS665) | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Sergeant |
Clarke, Terence Vincent Gerard | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-08-11 | Hampden (X2916) | Finningley, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Coleson, Peter John | Prisoner of War | 1940-08-11 | Blenheim (T1816) | |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Corbishley, Herbert | Prisoner of War | 1942-08-11 | Halifax (W1115) | Penticton, British Columbia |
| Lieutenant |
Davies, David Benyon | Survived | 1917-08-11 | R.E.8 (A4645) | Cilean Aeron, Cardiganshire, Wales |
| Flying Officer |
Dawe, Robert William | Killed in Action | 1943-08-11 | Halifax (JD249) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Edwards, Samuel McCutcheon | Prisoner of War | 1943-08-11 | Lancaster (ED939) | Singhampton, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Ellis, Arden Ivan | Killed in Action | 1942-08-11 | Wellington (X3646) | Manston, Alberta |
| Flight Sergeant |
Ellis, C W | Evader | 1944-08-11 | Halifax (LW654) | |
| 2nd-Lieutenant |
Ellis, Frederick James | Survived | 1918-08-11 | () | Billings Bridge, Ottawa, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Erwin, John Francis Henry | Killed in Action | 1943-08-11 | Lancaster (DS665) | Fletching near Ukfield, East Sussex, England |
| Sergeant |
Ewert, John | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-08-11 | Anson (6471) | Coaldale, Alberta |
| Sergeant |
Fannan, Lawrence Peter | Killed in Action | 1943-08-11 | Lancaster (DS665) | Wibsey, Bradford, Yorkshire, England (parents) |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Fillmore, Stuart Reginald | Killed in Action | 1943-08-11 | Stirling (EE885) | Alma, Albert County, New Brunswick |
| Sergeant |
Fraser, Lloyd Henderson | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-08-11 | Wellington (LP618) | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer |
Galloway, Archibald | Prisoner of War | 1943-08-11 | Halifax (HR838) | |
| Flying Officer |
Gardner, Norman Philip | Killed in Action | 1943-08-11 | Lancaster (DS665) | Hackney, London, England |
| Pilot Officer |
Genth, Anthony William | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-08-11 | Hampden (X2916) | Chislehurst, Kent, England (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Goodwin, George Nicholas | Killed in Action | 1943-08-11 | Liberator (BZ832) | Erickson, British Columbia |
| Lieutenant |
Gregory, Miles Sells | Killed in Action | 1918-08-11 | Dolphin (B7876) | Montreux, Switzerland (parents) |
| Lieutenant |
Harries, Thomas Montague | Survived | 1918-08-11 | S.E.5 (C8844) | Warminster, Wiltshire, England |
| Flt. Sergeant |
Harris, Roland Owen | Prisoner of War | 1943-08-11 | Halifax (HR838) | |
| Second-Lieutenant |
Hathaway, Ira William | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-08-11 | F.E.2 (D9130) | Toronto, Ontario. |
| Sergeant |
Henry, Merritt Frederick | Killed in Action | 1943-08-11 | Lancaster (DS665) | Hounslow, Middlesex, England (parenrs) |
| Sergeant |
Inskip, Ivor | Killed in Action | 1940-08-11 | Blenheim (T1816) | Taibach, Glamorgan, Wales (parents) |
| Captain |
Irving, Gordon Budd | Killed in Action | 1918-08-11 | Dolphin (E4432) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Jimenez, Derick | Killed in Action | 1943-08-11 | Halifax (JD249) | |
| Sergeant |
Kidney, Alvin Eric | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-08-11 | Wellington (LP618) | Sylvania, Saskatchewan |
| Flying Officer |
Labonte, Joseph Benoit Claude | Killed in Flying Accident | 1952-08-11 | Harvard (20296) | St. Thomas de Joliette, Quebec |
| Sergeant |
Lamb, Leeming Cameron | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-08-11 | Wellington (LP618) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Lane, R F | Evader | 1944-08-11 | Halifax (LW654) | |
| Flying Officer |
Laxson, Donald George | Killed in Flying Accident | 1952-08-11 | Harvard (20296) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Pilot Officer |
Leeper, Robert Ernest | Killed in Action | 1943-08-11 | Halifax (HR838) | |
| Sergeant |
Lewingdon, Christopher John | Killed in Action | 1943-08-11 | Halifax (JD249) | |
| Sergeant |
Llewelyn-Roberts, John Beaver | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-08-11 | Anson (AX168) | |
| Lynn, John Ernest | Prisoner of War | 1943-08-11 | Halifax (JD249) | ||
| Sergeant |
Lysak, Leo Max | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-08-11 | Wellington (LP618) | Parkland, Alberta |
| Flight Lieutenant |
MacDonald, Bertram Alexander | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-08-11 | Mosquito (HJ962) | New Waterford, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia |
| Pilot Officer |
Mackenzie, Donald Hector | Prisoner of War | 1943-08-11 | Halifax (HR838) | |
| Flight Lieutenant |
MacWatt, Ian Fraser | Killed in Action | 1943-08-11 | Halifax (JD249) | Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| Miles, Allan Mills | Killed in Flying Accident | 1953-08-11 | Canuck (18160) | ||
| Sergeant |
Mitchell, John Arnold | Killed in Action | 1942-08-11 | Halifax (W1115) | Leduc, Alberta |
| Flight Sergeant |
Moffatt, William Henry | Killed in Action | 1943-08-11 | Halifax (HR721) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Lieutenant |
Morange, Leonard Sowersby | Killed in Flight Line Accident | 1918-08-11 | 504 (E1719) | Bronxville, New York, USA (parents) |
| Cadet |
Morton, George Anderson | Killed in Flying Accident | 1917-08-11 | JN-4 Canuck (C603) | Grande Point, Manitoba |
| Sergeant |
Moss, Raymond John | Killed in Action | 1941-08-11 | Hampden (X2916) | South Yardley, Birmingham, England (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Myrick, John Frederick | Killed in Action | 1942-08-11 | Halifax (W1233) | Tillsonburg, Ontario |
| Cadet |
Neylan, Angelo | Killed in Flying Accident | 1917-08-11 | JN-4 Canuck () | Midland, Ontario (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Nutter, John Vincent | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-08-11 | Anson (AX168) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flight Sergeant |
O'Connor, John Henry | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-08-11 | Hampden (AE155) | Montreal, Quebec (parents) |
| Aircraftman 1st Class |
Odell, Cameron Warren | Died | 1944-08-11 | () | Carstairs, Alberta |
| Sergeant |
Oliver, Gilbert Edward | Killed in Action | 1943-08-11 | Lancaster (DS665) | Hackney, London, England |
 Leading Aircraftman |
Peale, Truman De Witt | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-08-11 | Tiger Moth (4342) | Palestine, Texas, USA |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Pratt, Albert Gordon | Killed in Action | 1943-08-11 | Oxford (EB544) | Stevenson Place, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Prime, Gordon Oswald | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-08-11 | Wellington (LP618) | Kyle, Saskatchewan |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Roach, James Theodore | Killed in Action | 1943-08-11 | Halifax (JD249) | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| Flight Sergeant |
Round, Harold Geoffrey | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-08-11 | Wellington (LP618) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Lieutenant |
Sawlor, Ray Haliburton | unknown | 1917-08-11 | () | West Townsend, Mass., U.S.A. |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Schryburt, Joseph Theodore Arthur | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-08-11 | Anson (6471) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Aircraftman 1st Class |
Senior, Edward Charles Robert | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-08-11 | Anson (AX168) | |
| Flying Officer |
Shwaikoski, John | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-08-11 | Wellington (MF591) | Fort William, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Smith, Denis Norman Evelyn | Killed in Action | 1940-08-11 | Spitfire (R6962) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Flight Sergeant |
Smith, Garnet Floyd | Killed in Action | 1942-08-11 | Stirling (R9162) | Finch, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Snyder, Gerdan Frederic | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-08-11 | Oxford (EB544) | Harrowsmith, Ontario |
| Wing Commander |
Sparks, Bryan Noble George | Died | 1945-08-11 | () | Windsor, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Speir, John Garfield | Killed in Action | 1942-08-11 | Lancaster (R5499) | Brussels, Ontario |
| Aircraftman 1st Class |
Thompson, Alan Beach | Died | 1941-08-11 | () | |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Wagner, Erhardt George | Died | 1945-08-11 | () | New Hamburg, Ontario |
| Cadet |
Walker, Lionel Reginald | Died | 1917-08-11 | JN-4 Canuck () | East Sooke, Vancouver Island. |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Walker, William Gordon | Died | 1945-08-11 | () | Oro, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Walton, Eric Egbert | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-08-11 | Hurricane (1371) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Webb, Cyrus Wilfred | Killed in Action | 1943-08-11 | Lancaster (ED939) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Weller, John Alfred | Prisoner of War | 1943-08-11 | Halifax (HR838) | |
| Lieutenant |
Whitney, Robert Kenneth | Survived | 1918-08-11 | S.E.5 (C8886) | Abbotsford, ROUVILLE, Quebec |
| Pilot Officer |
Wilson, Robert Roy | Killed in Action | 1940-08-11 | Hurricane (P3595) | Moncton, New Brunswick |
| Pilot Officer |
Wingham, Roy | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-08-11 | Oxford (AT483) | |
| Flying Officer |
Wistow, George Leonard | Killed in Action | 1944-08-11 | Lancaster (JB716) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Aircraftwoman 1st Class |
Woodman, Elizabeth Genevieve | Died | 1942-08-11 | () | New Harbour, Newfoundland |
| Flying Officer |
Wright, Alan David | Killed in Flying Accident | 1953-08-11 | Canuck (18160) | Cheshire, England |
| Flight Sergeant |
Wyatt, Robert Bernard | Prisoner of War | 1943-08-11 | Halifax (HR838) | Lacrosse, Washington, USA |
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