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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada |
Abernethy, Robert Leslie | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-12-08 | Boston (BZ247) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Canada |
Bourne, Ernest William | Killed in Flying Accident | 1940-12-08 | Battle (1650) | Oshawa, Ontario |
| Canada |
Bowden, William Ellis | Prisoner of War Japan | 1941-12-08 | Blenheim (L4913) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Canada |
Buckman, Leslie John | Killed in Flying Accident | 1958-12-08 | Canuck (18769) | Brussels, Ontario |
| Canada |
Chown, Douglas Gordon Cameron | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-12-08 | Boston (BZ294) | Winnipeg, Manitoba (parents) |
| Canada |
Coates, Frederick R H | Survived | 1942-12-08 | Boston (BZ294) | |
| Canada |
Coleman, John Ronald | Killed in Action | 1941-12-08 | Spitfire (AD264) | Hampton, New Brunswick |
 UK |
Cordingley, Ronald Stott | Survived | 1942-12-08 | Hampden (AN132) | Alwoodley, Leeds, England (parents) |
| Canada |
Court, Donald Alexander | Killed in Action | 1941-12-08 | Spitfire (AA840) | Weston, Ontario |
| Canada |
Cowitz, Arnold | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-12-08 | Boston (BZ247) | |
| Canada |
Crerar, James Gardiner | Killed in Flying Accident | 1958-12-08 | Silver Star (21594) | Chesley, Ontario |
| Canada |
Currier, Walter Enoch | Prisoner of War | 1942-12-08 | Lancaster (W4782) | St John, New Brunswick |
| Canada |
Cuthbert, Allan David Walker | Died | 1941-12-08 | Wellington (X9625) | Cochrane, Ontario |
| Canada |
Dufton, John Alexander | Killed | 1943-12-08 | () | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Canada |
Ellis, Walter Howard | Killed in Action | 1942-12-08 | Lancaster (R5570) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada |
Gordon, David William | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-12-08 | Beaufort (DW856) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada |
Haig, Gordon Carruthers | Killed in Action | 1942-12-08 | Halifax (W7925) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada |
Hanes, Arnold Lester (Skid) | Prisoner of War | 1941-12-08 | Hurricane (Z3066) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Canada |
Hone, Arthur David | Killed in Action | 1944-12-08 | Mustang (KH445) | Sault Ste Marie, Ontario |
 USA |
Hood, Leon Arthur | Killed in Flying Accident | 1940-12-08 | Battle (1650) | Adrian, Michigan, USA |
| UK |
Hustwaite, Raymond Reginald | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-12-08 | Boston (BZ247) | |
| UK |
Hyndman, Hector | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-12-08 | Harvard (FH120) | |
| Canada |
Izzard, Lawrence Theodore | Killed in Action | 1942-12-08 | Stirling (R9253) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada |
Johnson, RR | Survived | 1942-12-08 | Hampden (AN132) | |
| USA |
Kelley, Alfred Theodore | Killed in Action | 1942-12-08 | Stirling (W7635) | Kansas City, Kansas, USA |
 Jamaica |
Lawrence, Arthur Henry | Killed in Action | 1941-12-08 | Hampden (AD791) | Kingston, Jamaica, British West Indies |
| Canada |
Lyle, Horace Keith | Killed in Action | 1944-12-08 | Typhoon (MN888) | Westmount, Quebec |
| Canada |
MacDonald, Donald Fraser | Prisoner of War | 1942-12-08 | Lancaster (W4782) | Banff, Alberta |
| Canada |
Martin, Peter James | Killed in Action | 1943-12-08 | Beaufighter (JL898) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada |
Massey, Clarence Ames | Killed in Action | 1942-12-08 | Halifax (W7925) | Morganston, Ontario |
| Canada |
McLean, Ernest Caldwell | Killed in Action | 1942-12-08 | Lancaster (W4782) | Shelburne, Ontario |
| Canada |
McNally, John Henry | Killed in Flying Accident | 1940-12-08 | Battle (1650) | Minaki, Ontario |
| Canada |
Miller, Crawford Thomas | Killed in Flying Accident | 1916-12-08 | () | |
| Canada |
Murray, Newberry Guy Thomason | Died | 1943-12-08 | () | Orangeville, Ontario |
| Canada |
Pashkiewich, Peter William | Killed in Flying Accident | 1956-12-08 | Silver Star (21148) | Amulet, Saskatchewan |
| UK |
Perera, Kingsley Wilfred Milroy | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-12-08 | Moth, Tiger (4200) | |
| Canada |
Pryor, James | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-12-08 | Harvard (AJ763) | Lethbridge, Alberta |
| Canada |
Pyle, Robert Joseph Henry | Killed in Action | 1941-12-08 | Blenheim (L4829) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Canada |
Quinn, Francis Paul Desmond | Killed in Action | 1942-12-08 | Lancaster (W4782) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Canada |
Rae, Hugh MacKay | Killed in Action | 1943-12-08 | Canso (9833) | Scotsburn, Pictou County, Nova Scotia |
| UK |
Sharp, Albert Cecil | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-12-08 | Beaufort (DW856) | Edmonton, Middlesex, England |
| Canada |
Simpson, W J | Prisoner of War | 1944-12-08 | Spitfire (MK417) | |
| Canada |
Steele, Cecil Julien | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-12-08 | Moth, Tiger (3857) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada |
Thornton, John Lawton | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-12-08 | Harvard (FH120) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada |
Tressam, Thomas Edward | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-12-08 | Defiant (N1570) | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Canada |
Turner, Darl Neilson | Killed in Action | 1943-12-08 | Beaufighter (LZ403) | Magrath, Alberta |
| Canada |
Van Buskirk, Leroy Ellsworth | Killed in Flying Accident | 1917-12-08 | 504 (B972) | Bear River, Annapolis, Nova Scotia |
| Canada |
Wells, Kenneth Herbert | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-12-08 | Boston (BZ294) | Victoria, British Columbia |
| UK |
White, Alfred Herbert William | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-12-08 | Moth, Tiger (5826) | Ashford, Middlesex UK |
| Winship, T | unknown | 1932-12-08 | () |
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