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
Arthur, Colin Tolhurst Killed in Flying Accident 1941-02-04 Harvard (2704)
Baker, Wilfred Eric Killed in Action 1943-02-04 Lancaster (W4118) Richmond, Surrey, England (parents)
Barber, Joseph Louis Killed in Flying Accident 1944-02-04 Wellington (X3409) Ottawa, Ontario (parents)
Beamer, Archie Mainland Killed in Flying Accident 1918-02-04 F.2 (Bristol) (A7279) Grimsby, Ontario (parents)
Bishop, Stanley Buckland Stewart Killed in Action 1945-02-04 Lancaster (PA158) Portneuf, Quebec (parents)
Boyd, James William Killed in Action 1917-02-04 B.E.2 (2768) Toronto, Ontario
Carscadden, Cyril Hudson Killed in Flying Accident 1945-02-04 Liberator (EW134) Vancouver, British Columbia (patents)
Cherewick, Boris William Killed in Flying Accident 1957-02-04 Expeditor (1494) Yorkton, Saskatchewan
Chow-Leong, Charles Killed in Flying Accident 1952-02-04 Expeditor (1478) Lethbridge, Alberta
Coupal, Charles Arcade 'Boone' Survived 1917-02-04 F.E.2 (7023) Sedley, Saskatchewan (died in hospital in Regina)
Darlington, Frank Lawrence Killed in Action 1943-02-04 Lancaster (W4118) Montreal, Quebec (parents)
Descorps, Andre Charles Killed in Flying Accident 1952-02-04 Expeditor (1478)
Deveson, Walter George Killed in Flying Accident 1945-02-04 Liberator (EW134) Sidney, British Columbia (parents)
Dikeman, William Rees Killed in Action 1942-02-04 Bolingbroke (9063) Port Orchard, Washington, USA
Dixon, Murray Allan Killed in Flying Accident 1943-02-04 Hurricane (V6989) Trenton, Ontario (parents)
Donaldson, James Killed in Action 1944-02-04 Stirling (EJ110) Regina, Saskatchewan
Dowzer, Robert Killed in Action 1944-02-04 Stirling (EJ110) Tinahely, Co. Wicklow, Irish Republic
Duthie, William Peter Killed in Action 1943-02-04 Halifax (DT630) Winnipeg, Manitoba
Eccles, James John Killed in Flying Accident 1944-02-04 Norseman (695) Nelson, British Columbia
Ewaschuk, Mike Killed in Action 1945-02-04 Mosquito (PZ235) Vegreville, Alberta
Faulds, John Whitton Killed in Flying Accident 1965-02-04 Sabre (23290) Ayr, United Kingdom
Fisher, Alick Charles Killed in Flying Accident 1944-02-04 Wellington (X3409) Brookman's Park, Hertfordshire, England (parents)
Garnett, William Nelson Prisoner of War 1943-02-04 Halifax (DT630) Toronto, Ontario
Gendron, Joseph Jules Killed in Action 1943-02-04 Hudson (V9044) Metapedia, Quebec
Glew, Kenneth Albert Killed in Action 1944-02-04 Stirling (EJ100)
Glew, Kenneth Albert Killed in Action 1944-02-04 Stirling (EJ110) Southampton. Kent, England
Gonnet, Lennox Alwin James Killed in Action 1943-02-04 Halifax (DT630) Westmount, Quebec
Halliwell, Robert Fred Killed in Action 1941-02-04 Blenheim (L1104) Victoria, British Columbia
Hempseed, Richardson Knox "Boots" Prisoner of War 1943-02-04 Stirling (R9274) Calgary Alberta Canada
Hill, Raymond Hepton Killed in Action 1943-02-04 Halifax (DT630) Montreal, Quebec
Howald, Carl Herbert Killed in Action 1945-02-04 Lancaster (PA219) Listowel, Ontario
Hurst, Neil Arbuthnot Killed in Action 1945-02-04 Lancaster (PA219) Collingwood, Ontario
Johnstone, Norman Burt Killed in Action 1943-02-04 Lancaster (W4118) Edinburgh, Scotland
Jones, Clifford Desmond Killed in Action 1944-02-04 Wellington (X3409) Shepparton, Victoria, Australia (parents)
Levesque, Joseph Thomas Killed in Action 1943-02-04 Lancaster (ED496) Notre Dame du Portage, Kamouraska County, Quebec
MacDonald, Ian Batty Killed in Action 1942-02-04 Bolingbroke (9063) Edmonton, Alberta (parents)
MacDougall, George Douglas Killed in Action 1943-02-04 Stirling (BF415) New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
Mackenzie, Jack Douglas Killed in Action 1943-02-04 Halifax (DT630) Winnipeg, Manitoba
Maguire, Edmund Henry Duggan Killed in Flying Accident 1944-02-04 Wellington (X3409) Toronto, Ontario
Main, Basil William Killed in Action 1942-02-04 Hurricane (BV167) Vancouver, British Columbia
Mara, Neil Duncan Killed in Action 1945-02-04 Lancaster (PA219) Toronto, Ontario
Marquand, Eric Raymond Prisoner of War 1943-02-04 Halifax (DT630) UK
Maynard, Roy Edward Killed in Flying Accident 1945-02-04 Liberator (EW134) Saanich, British Columbia
McKay, Harry Robertson Killed in Action 1943-02-04 Wellington (BK127) Biggar, Saskatchewan (parents)
McLean, Donald Gordon Killed in Action 1918-02-04 () London, Ontario.
Melbourne, Wilfred Laurier Killed in Action 1945-02-04 Lancaster (PA219) Bradford, Ontario
Milton, Alexander Henry Prisoner of War 1943-02-04 Halifax (DT630)
Moore, John Gifford Killed in Flying Accident 1944-02-04 Norseman (695)
Niemi, Harold John Killed in Flying Accident 1945-02-04 Liberator (EW134) Malartic, Quebec
Phillips, Sydney Prisoner of War 1942-02-04 Blenheim (Z9806)
Picken, John Prisoner of War 1943-02-04 Lancaster (W4118)
Pollard, Maurice Arthur Killed in Action 1943-02-04 Wellington (BK127) Mossley Hill, Liverpool, Lancashire, England (parents)
Potter, Frank Slaney Killed in Action 1943-02-04 Wellington (BK127) Weybridge, Surrey, England (parents)
Powell, George Roland Killed in Action 1943-02-04 Lancaster (W4118)
Powell, Lawrence Alvin Killed in Flying Accident 1944-02-04 Norseman (695) Killarney, Manitoba
Pryke, Henry Ivan Killed in Action 1944-02-04 Stirling (EJ110) Newton, Uckfield, Sussex (parents)
Pryke, Henry Ivan Killed in Action 1944-02-04 Stirling (EJ100) Newton, Uckfield, Sussex, England (parents)
Ritch, Alister Frank Gray Killed in Action 1943-02-04 Lancaster (ED352) Toronto, Ontario
Ross, Claude Murray Killed in Flying Accident 1941-02-04 Harvard (2704)
Sargent, Grover Stewart Killed in Action 1943-02-04 Hurricane (5398) Point Claire, Quebec
Schneeberger, Walter Killed in Flying Accident 1945-02-04 Liberator (EW134) Winnipeg, Manitoba
Scrivener, Edward Charles Killed in Flying Accident 1944-02-04 Norseman (695)
Sharpe, William Frederick Nelson Killed in Flying Accident 1915-02-04 S.7 Longhorn (731) Prescott, Ontario
Sheeran, Brian Terence Killed in Action 1945-02-04 Lancaster (PA219) Montreal, Quebec
Slugoski, Joseph Killed in Action 1943-02-04 Hudson (V9044) Yorkton, Saskatchewan
Spooner, Kenneth Killed in Action 1943-02-04 Wellington (BK127) Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Spray, Alfred Killed in Action 1944-02-04 Stirling (EJ110) Aspley, Nottinghamshire, England (parents)
Staple, Kenneth Thomas Killed in Action 1944-02-04 Stirling (EJ110) Kensal Rise, Middlesex, England
Sutton, Richard Peter Prisoner of War 1943-02-04 Lancaster (W4118)
Therien, Joseph Jean Leon Killed in Flying Accident 1945-02-04 Liberator (EW134) Montreal, Quebec
Torrance, William Robert Lincoln Prisoner of War 1943-02-04 Stirling (R9274) Elrose, Saskatchewan
Trafford, Richard Herbert Killed in Action 1941-02-04 Blenheim (T1992) Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
Tuma, Charles Killed in Action 1943-02-04 Wellington (BK127) Churchbridge, Saskatchewan (parents)
Tyrrell, Arnold Jeffers Killed in Action 1945-02-04 Lancaster (PA219) Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan
Varey, Robert Frederick Killed in Action 1942-02-04 Bolingbroke (9063) Elstow, Saskatchewan
Vince, Dennis Tunnard Killed in Action 1944-02-04 Stirling (EJ110) Shepperton, Middlesex, England
Waldron, Weston Ross Killed in Flying Accident 1944-02-04 Wellington (X3409) Montreal, Quebec (parents)
Ward, Peter Prisoner of War 1943-02-04 Lancaster (W4118)
Weiss, Herbert Stanley Killed in Flying Accident 1945-02-04 Liberator (EW134) Montreal, Quebec
Whitton, William George Killed in Action 1945-02-04 Lancaster (PA219) Paris, Ontario
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