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 |
Acton, Colin George | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-09 | Mitchell (FV946) | |
 Flying Officer |
Baker, Henry Douglas | Killed in Action | 1943-04-09 | Boston (W8325) | Neepawa, Manitoba (parents) |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Bisson, Giles Ernest | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-09 | Halifax (HR809) | Windsor, Ontario |
 Leading Aircraftman |
Bradley, Selwyn Fitzgerald | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-09 | Crane (7957) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Brooks, Hubert | Prisoner of War | 1942-04-09 | Wellington (X3467) | Westmount, Quebec |
| Sergeant |
Burchell, Robert Lloyd | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-09 | Mitchell (FR379) | Glace Bay, Nova Scotia |
| Sergeant |
Burton, Robert | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-04-09 | Spitfire (N3250) | Victoria, British Columbia |
| |
Carrruthers, Douglas | unknown | 1916-04-09 | (5142) | |
| Captain |
Carruthers, Douglas | Survived | 1916-04-09 | Morane BB (5142) | Kingston, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Coster, E F | Prisoner of War | 1945-04-09 | Lancaster (ME385) | |
| |
Cox, Arthur | Killed in Action | 1943-04-09 | Halifax (HR809) | |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Crighton, Arthur Bligh | Prisoner of War | 1942-04-09 | Wellington (X3467) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Flying Officer |
Cunningham, John Charles | Killed in Action | 1945-04-09 | Halifax (NP769) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Flight Sergeant |
Daer, Harold Crawford | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-09 | Spitfire (BL342) | Goderich, Ontario (parents) |
 Sergeant |
Dean, Douglas Delbert | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-09 | Crane (7957) | Tacoma, Washington, USA (mother) |
| Flight Sergeant |
Dixon, Walter Alexander | Killed in Action | 1943-04-09 | Typhoon (DN424) | Markdale, Ontario (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Dumble, David Storar | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-09 | Mitchell (FV946) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Duncan, Robert Allison | Killed in Action | 1945-04-09 | Halifax (NP769) | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia |
| Flying Officer |
Dunning, Kenneth Valentine | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-09 | Mosquito (HR495) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Farnsworth, R | unknown | 1943-04-09 | () | |
| Sergeant |
Fenton, George | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-09 | Mitchell (FR379) | Ridgedale, Saskatchewan |
| Flight Sergeant |
Fisk, George Charles | Killed in Action | 1942-04-09 | Manchester (L7427) | St Catharines, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Fraser, J D | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-09 | Wellington (DF635) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Fry, Thomas William | Killed in Action | 1945-04-09 | Halifax (MZ361) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Captain |
Gale, Arthur Witherby | Killed in Action | 1916-04-09 | Parasol (Morane) () | Winchester, Hampshire, England |
| Flight Sergeant |
Gale, George Claremont | Killed in Action | 1943-04-09 | Stirling (R9199) | Ravenscrag, Saskatchewan |
| Flight Sergeant |
Gellatly, Charles Dewitt | Killed in Action | 1942-04-09 | Manchester (L7427) | Beaumont, Texas, USA |
| Pilot Officer |
Goodman, Benny Baldwin | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-09 | Mitchell (FR379) | Carman, Manitoba |
| Sergeant |
Gover, Kenneth Lewis | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-09 | Oxford (X6555) | |
| Flying Officer |
Hall, Joseph | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-09 | Liberator (AM929) | |
| Flying Officer |
Hallett, Dennis Peter | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-09 | Mitchell (FV946) | |
| Flying Officer |
Hardy, John Edward | Killed in Action | 1943-04-09 | Wellington (HE658) | Twin Butte, Alberta |
| Flight Sergeant |
Hardy, Keith Lockhart | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-09 | Hudson (AE524) | Elmsdale, Prince Edward Island |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Healey, Harold Arthur | Killed in Action | 1943-04-09 | Lancaster (ED554) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Hervey, Robert Gibson | Killed in Action | 1942-04-09 | Canso (W8421) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Holmberg, Carl Delbert Theodore | Killed in Action | 1944-04-09 | Wellington (HZ598) | Minnedosa, Manitoba |
| Sergeant |
Hooper, John Kennneth | Killed in Action | 1942-04-09 | Canso (W8421) | Stouffville, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Howard, Ernest Richard | Killed in Action | 1942-04-09 | Wellington (X3467) | Longview, Alberta |
| Sergeant |
Hutchinson, Sidney Willlaim | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-09 | Mitchell (FV946) | |
| Flying Officer |
Jackson, Alan Hamilton | Killed in Action | 1943-04-09 | Stirling (R9199) | Simcoe, Ontario |
| 2nd-Lieutenant |
James, Cecil David Jr. | Survived | 1918-04-09 | Pup (B7501) | London, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Jensen, Arne Paul | Killed in Action | 1945-04-09 | Halifax (NP769) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
Le Maistre, Arthur Francis | Killed in Action | 1940-04-09 | Sunderland (L2167) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flying Officer |
MacFarlane, John Alexander | Killed in Action | 1945-04-09 | Lancaster (ME385) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
MacWilliam, William Ralph | Prisoner of War | 1942-04-09 | Wellington (X3467) | Salisbury, New Brunswick |
| Pilot Officer |
Marion, Bernard Hermeneguide | Evader | 1943-04-09 | Wellington (BK361) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
McDonald, Andrew Basil | Killed in Action | 1943-04-09 | Hampden (P1189) | Cornwall, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
McKay, Donald James | Killed in Action | 1943-04-09 | Boston (W8325) | Kitchener, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
McKay, Murray Roy | Killed in Action | 1945-04-09 | Lancaster (PB374) | Portage La Prairie, Manitoba |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Moffatt, Bertrum Augustus | Killed in Action | 1943-04-09 | Stirling (BK770) | Carberry, Manitoba |
| Flying Officer |
Moore, Gerald Arthur Patrick | unknown | 1956-04-09 | Silver Star (21293) | Grande Prairie, Alberta |
 Sergeant |
Moule, Thomas | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-09 | Mitchell (FV946) | |
| Lieutenant |
O'Neil, Robert Christie | Killed in Flying Accident | 1953-04-09 | Sea Fury (WG566) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Paquin, Joseph Hector | Killed in Action | 1943-04-09 | Wellington (HE495) | Rollet, Temiscamingue County, Quebec |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Parker, Winston Churchill | Prisoner of War | 1942-04-09 | Wellington (X3467) | Midnapore, Alberta |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Paton, James Peter | Prisoner of War | 1942-04-09 | Wellington (X3467) | Westmount, Quebec |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Phelps, John Swinbank | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-09 | Kittyhawk (EV339) | Minnedosa, Manitoba |
| Flight Sergeant |
Pougnet, James Maurice | Killed in Action | 1945-04-09 | Halifax (MZ361) | St John, New Brunswick |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Rodin, N W | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-09 | Wellington (DF635) | Cloverdale, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
Schafer, Gordon Wellsley | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-09 | Mitchell (FR379) | Spokane, Washington, USA |
| Flying Officer |
Scott, Edward | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-09 | Mitchell (FV946) | |
| Flying Officer |
Selthun, Leo Norman | Killed in Action | 1943-04-09 | Hampden (P1189) | Ardmore, Alberta |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Smith, Cyril Woodyear | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-09 | Oxford (X6555) | |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Smith, Ivan Winston | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-09 | Tempest (EJ845) | Canmore, Alberta |
| Flight Sergeant |
Smylie, R I | Prisoner of War | 1945-04-09 | Halifax (NP769) | |
| Flying Officer |
Stewart, Leonard James | Killed in Action | 1943-04-09 | Stirling (R9199) | Nelson, British Columbia |
| Flight Sergeant |
Stuart, Phillip Gordon | Killed in Action | 1943-04-09 | Stirling (BK770) | Wainwright, Alberta |
| Sergeant |
Switzer, John Ross | Killed in Action | 1945-04-09 | Halifax (LK753) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Taylor, Arthur Maclellan | Killed in Action | 1945-04-09 | Halifax (NP769) | Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia |
| Lieutenant |
Thomson, George | Survived | 1919-04-09 | F.2 (Bristol) (C989) | Celista, B.C. |
| Sergeant |
Tompkins, George William | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-09 | Mitchell (FR379) | Frankford, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Townsend, Leslie Robert | Killed in Action | 1943-04-09 | Wellington (HE495) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Squadron Leader |
Venables, Hugh Drummond | Killed in Action | 1943-04-09 | Boston (W8325) | Helsby, Cheshire England (parents) |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Wagner, W A | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-09 | Halifax (HR809) | |
| Sergeant |
Waldron, Wilburn Lloyd | Killed in Action | 1941-04-09 | Wellington (R1440) | Brantford, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Walker, James Dickson | Killed in Action | 1945-04-09 | Halifax (NP769) | Niagara Falls, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Waton, Alvin Bernard | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-09 | Mitchell (FR379) | St Louis, Missouri, USA |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Westcott, Frederick Gregory | unknown | 1944-04-09 | () | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class |
Whitterton, A | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-09 | Halifax (HR809) | Westmount, Quebec |
| Flight Sergeant |
Wild, William | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-09 | Mitchell (FV946) | |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Yaholnitsky, Walter Ladislo | Killed in Action | 1943-04-09 | Spitfire (BR131) | Mikado, Saskatchewan |
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