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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sergeant |
Atkinson, R | Survived | 1942-04-15 | Halifax (R9492) | |
 Flight Lieutenant |
Baker, Charles Oren | Died | 1944-04-15 | () | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Bartman, Lloyd Wallace | Killed in Action | 1943-04-15 | Stirling (BK769) | Hanna, Alberta (parents) |
| Flt Sergeant |
Boisvert, Joseph Léonidas Rose Alphée | Killed in Action | 1942-04-15 | Hampden (AT141) | Sherbrooke, Quebec (parents) |
| Flt Sergeant |
Britton, Frederick James | Killed in Action | 1943-04-15 | Stirling (BK769) | Portsmouth, Hampshire, England |
| Flying Officer |
Brown, Sydney | Killed in Action | 1943-04-15 | Wellington (HE550) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Budd, Henry Ellwood | Killed in Action | 1943-04-15 | Stirling (BK709) | Souris, Manitoba |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Burns, James Allan | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-15 | Lancaster (ED752) | Westmount, Quebec |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Bydwell, Howard William | Prisoner of War | 1942-04-15 | Wellington (W5390) | Quebec |
| Flying Officer |
Canter, Wilfred Lloyd "Zeev" | Evader | 1943-04-15 | Halifax (JB909) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Cloutier, Albert Edward | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-15 | Hudson (AM902) | Sault Ste Marie, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Cockaday, Arthur John | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-15 | Wellington (HZ273) | Brantford, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Cormack, John | Killed in Action | 1942-04-15 | Wellington (W5427) | West Kildonan, Manitoba (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Coupland, Thomas James | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-15 | Halifax (JB909) | |
| Sergeant |
Courtney, John Joseph | Killed in Action | 1943-04-15 | Halifax (BB311) | Liverpool, England (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Crowther, Eric Gordon Charles | Evader | 1943-04-15 | Wellington (HE550) | |
| Sergeant |
Cull, Lloyd John | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-15 | Halifax (EB203) | Falconbridge, Ontario (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Culleton, John David | Killed in Action | 1943-04-15 | Halifax (DT746) | Montreal, QC |
| Flying Officer |
Desroches, Joseph Omer Leopold | Killed in Action | 1943-04-15 | Wellington (X3763) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Flt. Lieutenant |
Dick, John Norrie Gordon | Killed in Action | 1945-04-15 | Mustang (KH764) | Marathon, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Dingman, Robert Branscombe | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-15 | Wellington (HE733) | |
| Sergeant |
Dixon, Carman Garfield | Died | 1943-04-15 | () | Liverpool, Nova Scotia (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Doucette, Joseph Alexander Theodore | Killed in Action | 1943-04-15 | Wellington (X3763) | Sudbury, Ontario (parents) |
| Warrant Officer 1 |
Dressler, Robert Ernest | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-15 | Halifax (BB311) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
 Flying Officer |
English, Robert Mould | Killed in Action | 1945-04-15 | Spitfire (MH423) | Englewood, New Jersey, USA |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Ferry, Denys Haughton | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-15 | Wellington (HE176) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Foran, Theodore Willson | Killed in Action | 1943-04-15 | Stirling (BF500) | Tofield, Alberta |
| Pilot Officer |
Foster, Alfred Louis | Killed in Action | 1943-04-15 | Stirling (BK769) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
French, Kenneth | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-15 | Halifax (EB205) | Creston, British Columbia |
 Pilot Officer |
Ganderton, John Raymond Francis | Survived | 1942-04-15 | Halifax (R9492) | |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Garland, Harold Ernest | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-15 | Wellington (HE733) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Gates, Billy Orin | Killed in Action | 1942-04-15 | Wellington (Z1148) | Loveland, Colorado, USA |
| Pilot Officer |
Gibson, Joseph Wilson | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-15 | Hudson (AM902) | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Goodeye, William Gray | Killed in Flying Accident | 1956-04-15 | Mustang (9599) | ||
| Sergeant |
Griffin, Charles Albert Frederick William | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-15 | Wellington (HE733) | |
| Sergeant |
Grissom, Ervin Earl | Killed in Action | 1943-04-15 | Hurricane (5387) | Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA |
| Sergeant |
Guyatt, Eric Charles Mitchell | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-15 | Wellington (HE733) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Hagel, Francis Elden | Killed in Action | 1942-04-15 | Hampden (AT141) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Pilot Officer |
Halliday, Robert Balfour | Killed in Action | 1942-04-15 | Wellington (Z1148) | North Bay, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Harris, Leonard Francis James | Killed in Action | 1943-04-15 | Stirling (BK769) | Brockley, London, England |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Harris, William Scott | Killed in Action | 1943-04-15 | Wellington (HE176) | Yorkton, Saskatchewan |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class |
Harrison, Arthur Robert | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-15 | Wellington (HZ273) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Hicks, Walter Marvin | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-15 | Hurricane (AF984) | Portage La Prairie, Manitoba |
| Flying Officer |
Holloway, Donaldson Rendall | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-15 | Halifax (EB205) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class |
Huddleston, John | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-15 | Halifax (EB203) | Grants Pass, Oregon, USA |
| Pilot Officer |
Hughes, Richard Pryce | Killed in Action | 1942-04-15 | Halifax (R9492) | Cheshire, England |
| Flight Sergeant |
Ingram, Eric Harold | Killed in Action | 1943-04-15 | Stirling (EF331) | Campbellford, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Irwin, Thomas Robert Clifford | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-15 | Wellington (HE733) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flight Sergeant |
Jacques, Douglas Harold Morton | Killed in Action | 1942-04-15 | Wellington (Z1148) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Jay, Raymond Harry | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-15 | Halifax (BB311) | Westmount, Quebec |
| Sergeant |
Jennings, Ralph Vincent | Killed in Action | 1943-04-15 | Stirling (BK769) | Dymock Gloucestershire, England |
| Flying Officer |
Jobson, Stewart Walter | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-15 | Halifax (EB205) | Renfrew, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Johnstone, John | Killed in Action | 1942-04-15 | Hampden (AT141) | Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Sergeant |
Jones, Albert | Killed in Action | 1943-04-15 | Wellington (X3763) | Urmiston, Lancashire, England (parents) |
| Probationary Flight Officer |
Lavigne, Joseph Louis David | Died | 1917-04-15 | () | Grand Mere, Quebec.(parents) |
| Flight Sergeant |
Lawrence, Reginald Marcus | Killed in Action | 1942-04-15 | Wellington (Z1148) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Flying Officer |
Ledoux, Georges Paul Henri | Killed in Action | 1943-04-15 | Wellington (X3763) | St John, New Brunswick |
| Sergeant |
Lovett, Charles Edward | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-15 | Halifax (EB203) | St Catharines, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
MacDonald, Iain Alasdair | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-15 | Hudson (AM902) | Courtenay, British Columbia |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class |
MacDonald, Ian Ross | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-15 | Halifax (BB311) | Lourdes, Nova Scotia |
| Sergeant |
MacFarlane, Donald Malcolm | Killed in Action | 1942-04-15 | Wellington (W5427) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
 Pilot Officer |
MacKenzie, Ian Cumming | Killed in Action | 1943-04-15 | Halifax (JB909) | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Pilot Officer |
Mank, Matthew | Killed in Action | 1943-04-15 | Stirling (BK709) | Miami, Florida, USA |
| Sqn Leader |
McCarthy, Raymond William | Killed in Action | 1943-04-15 | Stirling (BK769) | Wanganui, Wellington, New Zealand (parents) |
| Flight Sergeant |
McClintock, Archibald | Killed in Action | 1942-04-15 | Hampden (AT141) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flight Lieutenant |
McIlroy, William Alexander "Mac" | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-15 | Halifax (JB909) | Leitrim, County Down, Northern Ireland |
| Pilot Officer |
McKenzie, Lloyd William | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-15 | Halifax (JB909) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class |
McQuarrie, Edward Alexander | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-15 | Wellington (HZ273) | Rainy River, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Merritt, Edward Miles | Killed in Action | 1943-04-15 | Stirling (BK759) | St Stephen, New Brunswick |
| Pilot Officer |
Mitchell, Henry Andrew | Killed in Action | 1945-04-15 | Mosquito (HR220) | Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia |
| Flight Sergeant |
Muisiner, Homer Leroy | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-15 | Halifax (EB203) | Kane, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Warrant Officer 1 |
Murray, James Stuart | Prisoner of War Early Release | 1943-04-15 | Halifax (JB909) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Nolan, D K | Evader | 1943-04-15 | Stirling (R9278) | |
| Pilot Officer |
O'Connell, Conel | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-15 | Halifax (JB909) | Pretoria, South Africa |
| Warrant Officer |
Oke, Harold Donald | Killed in Action | 1943-04-15 | Stirling (BK709) | St Thomas, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Parkinson, Grenville Marshall | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-15 | Halifax (BB311) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Perry, George Cyril | Killed in Action | 1940-04-15 | Hampden (L4152) | Revelstoke, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
Playfair, Alfred | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-15 | Halifax (JB909) | |
| Flying Officer |
Rath, Frank | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-15 | Wellington (HZ273) | |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class |
Reed, Walter | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-15 | Halifax (BB311) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Reynolds, Douglas Glen | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-15 | Hudson (AM902) | Chatham, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Ross, Alexander Richard | Killed in Action | 1941-04-15 | Spitfire (P7684) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Roy, Joseph Tancrede Robert Jean | Killed in Action | 1943-04-15 | Stirling (BK709) | Outremont, Quebec |
| Pilot Officer |
Simpson, John Alexander | Killed in Action | 1943-04-15 | Wellington (HE550) | Fort St John, British Columbia |
 Flying Officer |
Smith, David Herbert | Killed in Flying Accident | 1959-04-15 | Sabre (23449) | Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa </p |
| Flying Officer |
Smith, James Henry | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-15 | Halifax (EB205) | Nairn Centre, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class |
Smith, Russell Charles | Prisoner of War Japan Died | 1942-04-15 | Hurricane () | Kamsack, Saskatchewan |
| Sergeant |
Stewart, George Albert | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-15 | Hudson (AM902) | London, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Stover, Russell Roberts | Killed in Action | 1943-04-15 | Stirling (BF500) | Markham, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Stubley, Edward Arthur | Survived | 1942-04-15 | Halifax (R9492) | |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Sutton, Richard Twiss | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-15 | Wellington (HE176) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Taylor, Edmund Ray | Killed in Action | 1942-04-15 | Hurricane (V6843) | Pickering, Ontario |
| Squadron Leader |
Taylor, Fletcher Vaughan | Evader | 1943-04-15 | Wellington (HE550) | |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Toft, Percy Collins | Prisoner of War | 1942-04-15 | Wellington (W5390) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Lieutenant |
Traunweiser, George Noble | Killed in Action | 1918-04-15 | F.2 (Bristol) (C4808) | Alberta, Northwest Territories |
| Sergeant |
Trembath, L | Survived | 1942-04-15 | Halifax (R9492) | |
| Sergeant |
Triggle, James Spiro Alfred Samuel | Survived | 1942-04-15 | Halifax (R9492) | |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Trudeau, Pierre Paul | Killed in Action | 1943-04-15 | Wellington (X3763) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Pilot Officer |
Tyler, William Stone | Killed in Action | 1942-04-15 | Wellington (W5427) | Corpus Christie, Texas, USA |
| Sergeant |
Tyson, JW | Survived | 1942-04-15 | Halifax (R9492) |
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