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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armour, Jack Karl | Killed in Action | 1945-01-16 | Lancaster (LM472) | Hamilton, Ontario | |
| Bailey, Douglas James | Killed in Action | 1945-01-16 | Lancaster (LM213) | Victoria, British Columbia (parents) | |
| Beech, William Lionel | Killed in Action | 1941-01-16 | Spitfire (N3191) | Baldur, Manitoba | |
| Binne, George Victor Alfred | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-16 | Halifax (NR253) | St Claude, Minnesota USA | |
| Birch, Harold Charles | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-01-16 | Hampden (AN136) | ||
| Bird, Robert Francis | Killed in Action | 1943-01-16 | Lancaster (ED332) | Calgary, Alberta | |
| Borrett, William Fleming | Killed in Action | 1945-01-16 | Halifax (NR253) | Los Angeles, California, USA | |
| Borrie, John Allen | Killed in Flying Accident | 1949-01-16 | Vampire (17034) | Los Angles, California | |
| Bradley, William Kenneth | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-16 | Halifax (NR253) | ||
| Broadfoot, Raymond Roy | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-16 | Halifax (RG350) | ||
| Broemeling, Alvin John | Killed in Action | 1943-01-16 | Lancaster (ED360) | Cadogan, Alberta | |
| Bruggeman, Joseph Aloysuis | Killed in Action | 1945-01-16 | Lancaster (PB402) | Stratford, Ontario | |
| Bryce, Cecil Franklin | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-16 | Halifax (NR205) | ||
| Byers, Clyde Willis | Killed in Action | 1945-01-16 | Lancaster (NG335) | Lunenburg, Nova Scotia | |
| Cadd, John Jesse | Killed in Action | 1943-01-16 | Lancaster (ED332) | Cledfordd, Middlewich, Cheshire, England | |
| Cameron, S | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-16 | Halifax (NA188) | ||
| Carolan, Arthur Gratton | Killed in Action | 1945-01-16 | Lancaster (KB850) | Consort, Alberta (parents) | |
| Carter, James Marshall | Killed in Action | 1945-01-16 | Halifax (Lw179) | Yarawaonga, Victoria, Australia (parents) | |
| Chapman, William Merton | Killed in Action | 1945-01-16 | Lancaster (PA189) | Meaford,Ontario (patents) | |
| Collins, Robert Archibald | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-16 | Halifax (NR253) | ||
| Cottier, Thomas George | Killed in Action | 1942-01-16 | Wellington (Z1145) | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| Crow, Robert King | Killed in Action | 1945-01-16 | Lancaster (NG335) | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| Cunliffe, Benjamin Robert | Killed in Action | 1945-01-16 | Lancaster (PB402) | Fort Erie, Ontario (parents) | |
| Daniel, Thomas King | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-16 | Halifax (NR253) | ||
| Daniels, Edward James | Died | 1943-01-16 | () | Chippenham, Wiltshire, England | |
| Davidson, John McIntosh | Killed in Action | 1945-01-16 | Halifax (RG350) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Davis, Ernest Leroy | Killed in Action | 1945-01-16 | Halifax (LW179) | Webb, Saskatchewan | |
| Dawson, Alexander Ross | Survived | 1942-01-16 | () | Toronto | |
| Decloux, Marcel Auguste | Killed in Action | 1944-01-16 | Beaufighter (LZ296) | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| Dennis, William Lewis | Killed in Action | 1945-01-16 | Halifax (NA188) | Brantford, Ontario | |
| Donkersley, Harry Woodward | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-01-16 | Expeditor (HB100) | Powell River, British Columbia | |
| Duda, Gordon Kurray | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-01-16 | Spitfire (X4614) | Seattle, Washington, USA | |
| Fadden, Norval Gregory | Killed in Action | 1945-01-16 | Lancaster (KB850) | Edmonton, Alberta | |
| Fell, Gordon | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-01-16 | Avenger (JZ390) | ||
| Ferguson, Lawrence William | Killed in Action | 1945-01-16 | Lancaster (NN712) | Edmonton, Alberta | |
| Flaherty, James Gerard | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-01-16 | Expeditor (HB100) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Frank, Michael | Killed in Action | 1945-01-16 | Lancaster (NG335) | Prud'homme, Saskatchewan | |
| Fulbrook, Stephen Thomas | Died | 1943-01-16 | () | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| Galbraith, Daniel | Killed in Action | 1945-01-16 | Halifax (LW179) | ||
| Galbraith, James Reginald | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-01-16 | Oxford (HN469) | Ottawa, Ontario | |
| Galbraith, Roger Harrop | Killed in Action | 1945-01-16 | Halifax (RG350) | Milton, Ontario | |
| Gall, Edward George | unknown | 1946-01-16 | () | ||
| Gibbons, James David | Killed in Action | 1945-01-16 | Lancaster (PA189) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Gibson, Harry Frank | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-01-16 | Crane (7826) | Riverhurst, Saskatchewan | |
| Gilhespy, John | Killed in Action | 1944-01-16 | Beaufighter (LZ296) | Ryton, Co. Durham, Northern Ireland | |
| Glass, William James | Killed in Action | 1945-01-16 | Lancaster (LM213) | Courtright, Ontario | |
| Haacke, George Aylwyn | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-16 | Halifax (NA183) | ||
| Hardyment, John | Died | 1942-01-16 | () | ||
| Harris, Gilbert John | Killed in Action | 1945-01-16 | Lancaster (LM213) | Whitchurch, Cardiff, Wales | |
| Harvey, Ronald Erwin | Killed in Action | 1945-01-16 | Halifax (NR205) | Mount Hamilton, Ontario | |
| Henderson, Alton Bradley | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-01-16 | Mosquito (HK431) | Nemegos, Ontario | |
| Hisette, Andre Jean Jules | Killed in Action | 1945-01-16 | Halifax (LW461) | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| Humphrey, John Albert | Killed in Flying Accident | 1919-01-16 | 504 (D2073) | Dresden, Ontario (parents) | |
| Hutchinson, Ronald | Killed in Action | 1945-01-16 | Halifax (NA188) | ||
| Hymers, Al F | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-16 | Lancaster (LM213) | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| Ireland, Robert Addison | Killed in Action | 1945-01-16 | Halifax (NA188) | Grande Prairie, Alberta (parents) | |
| Irving, Frederick Cleaveland | Killed in Action | 1945-01-16 | Lancaster (NG335) | Hillsboro, New Brunswick | |
| Jacobi, Douglas James | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-16 | Halifax (NA192) | ||
| Jarand, Arthur Henry | Killed in Action | 1945-01-16 | Halifax (LW179) | St. Marks, Isle of Man | |
| Judd, Cecil Norman | Killed in Action | 1943-01-16 | Lancaster (ED332) | Windsor, Berkshire, England (parents) | |
| Kennedy, Bernard John | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-01-16 | Avenger (JZ390) | Hamilton, Ontario | |
| Kerluk, William | Killed in Action | 1945-01-16 | Lancaster (LM213) | Shaughnessy, Alberta (parents) | |
| Kiehlbauch, Aaron | Killed in Action | 1945-01-16 | Lancaster (KB850) | Edmonton, Alberta | |
| Lacchia, Aldo Mario | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-16 | Halifax (RG350) | ||
| Linington, Donald Erwin | Killed in Action | 1945-01-16 | Lancaster (LM213) | Dundas, Ontario | |
| Little, A J | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-16 | Halifax (NR205) | ||
| Littlewood, John Archibald | Died | 1940-01-16 | Oxford (N4564) | Calgary, Alberta | |
| Lomas, Clifford Herbert | Killed in Action | 1942-01-16 | Wellington (Z1145) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Louie, Quan Jil | Killed in Action | 1945-01-16 | Halifax (NA192) | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| Lynch, Terrance Eugene | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-16 | Halifax (NA192) | ||
| MacDonald, John Morrison | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-16 | Halifax (RG350) | ||
| Machum, Ian Thompson | Killed in Action | 1943-01-16 | Harvard (3238) | Halifax, Nova Scotia | |
| Mackey, Dave O | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-16 | Halifax (NA183) | ||
| Mallorie, Philip Royston | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-01-16 | Avenger (JZ390) | Harrogate, Yorkshire, England | |
| Martin, William David | Killed in Action | 1945-01-16 | Lancaster (KB850) | Chatham, Ontario | |
| McCormick, James Francis | Killed in Action | 1945-01-16 | Halifax (NR205) | Port McNicoll, Ontario | |
| McCutcheon, Elvet Baxter | Killed in Action | 1945-01-16 | Halifax (NA183) | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| McKay, Donald Gordon | Killed in Action | 1945-01-16 | Lancaster (PB402) | Portage La Prairie, Manitoba | |
| McMaster, Malcolm Stalker | Killed in Action | 1945-01-16 | Lancaster (PA189) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| McNicol, Bruce Wilson | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-16 | Halifax (RG350) | ||
| McPhee, John Aird | Killed in Action | 1943-01-16 | Lancaster (ED332) | Kirkland Lake, Ontario (parents) | |
| Medhurst, Charles Frederick | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-01-16 | Mosquito (HK431) | Foremost, Alberta | |
| Miller, Allan Bernard | Killed in Action | 1945-01-16 | Lancaster (PB402) | Hamilton, Ontario | |
| Miller, Tom | Killed in Action | 1943-01-16 | Lancaster (ED332) | Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa (parents) | |
| Mogridge, Parker Reginald | Killed in Action | 1945-01-16 | Halifax (NR253) | Trout Creek, Ontario | |
| Morissette, P E | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-16 | Halifax (NR205) | ||
| Novak, Henry Eugene | Killed in Action | 1945-01-16 | Lancaster (PB402) | Hamilton, Ontario | |
| Parker, Edward Donald J | Killed in Action | 1943-01-16 | Lancaster (ED332) | Leicester, Leicestershire, England (parents) | |
| Partridge, William John Desmond | Killed in Action | 1945-01-16 | Halifax (NA192) | Beaverton, Ontario | |
| Payne, Harold Leslie | Killed in Action | 1945-01-16 | Lancaster (PB402) | Hanna, Alberta | |
| Penny, Leo Joseph | Killed in Action | 1945-01-16 | Halifax (NA188) | North Sydney, Nova Scotia (parents) | |
| Poole, F W | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-16 | Halifax (NA188) | ||
| Pope, Enoch Edward | Killed in Action | 1945-01-16 | Halifax (LW179) | Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England (parents) | |
| Powell, Lloyd Charles | Killed in Action | 1942-01-16 | Wellington (Z1145) | Virden, Manitoba | |
| Pringle, Terence Alexander | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-01-16 | Expeditor (HB100) | ||
| Pugh, Thomas Noel | Killed in Action | 1942-01-16 | Wellington (Z1145) | ||
| Quigley, Frederick Thomas | Killed in Action | 1945-01-16 | Lancaster (PA189) | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| Readhead, Harry Sanford | Killed in Action | 1943-01-16 | Halifax (DG285) | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| Reed, Clifford Harold | Killed in Action | 1943-01-16 | Lancaster (ED332) | Regina, Saskatchewan | |
| Reid, K D | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-16 | Halifax (NR205) |
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