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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Warrant Officer 1 |
Acker, James Gordon | Killed in Action | 1943-04-28 | Halifax (JB923) | Hamilton, Ontario |
 Sergeant |
Aiano, Robert Harold | Killed in Action | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (MZ529) | Margate, England |
| Pilot Officer |
Albrecht, Oscar Jacob | Killed in Action | 1944-04-28 | Lancaster (LL750) | Toronto, Ontario |
 Flying Officer |
Alexander, William Wilson | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-28 | Master (DM108) | Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Sergeant |
Allan, James Arthur Laurence | Killed in Action | 1943-04-28 | Halifax (JB923) | St James, Manitoba |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Allen, Lawrence Arnold | Killed in Action | 1944-04-28 | Lancaster (JA976) | Windsor, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Anderson, Leslie Lester | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (MZ529) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flying Officer |
Arscott, John Edward James | Evader | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (LL243) | |
| Flying Officer |
Askwith, Richard John W | Killed in Action | 1942-04-28 | Boston (Z2240) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Barnes, Arthur John George | Killed in Action | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (LL356) | Victoria, British Columbia (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Beardsall, Kenneth Bruce | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-28 | Lancaster (LM493) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Bigoray, William Walter | Killed in Action | 1944-04-28 | Lancaster (JB676) | Redwater, Alberta |
| Sergeant |
Blake, Eric Stuart | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-28 | Whitley (LA841) | Kitscoty, Alberta (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Blanchett, Joseph Pierre Gaston | Evader | 1942-04-28 | Halifax (W1048) | |
| Squadron Leader |
Blenkinsop, Edward Weyman | Prisoner of War Died | 1944-04-28 | Lancaster (JA976) | Victoria, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
Booth, Robert Alexander | Killed in Action | 1944-04-28 | Lancaster (JA976) | Winnipeg, Manitoba (parents) |
| Flight Sergeant |
Bradley, James Sydney | Killed in Action | 1944-04-28 | Lancaster (JA976) | Caernarvon, Wales |
| Sergeant |
Bramhall, John Vincent | Killed in Action | 1944-04-28 | Lancaster (LM493) | Litherland, Liverpool, England |
| Pilot Officer |
Breeze, Harold Arthur Alexander | Killed in Action | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (LL258) | Nelson, British Columbia |
| Flight Sergeant |
Bremner, John Donald | Killed in Action | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (JN954) | Bralorne, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
Bruce, Norman | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (BB431) | |
| Flying Officer |
Burrows, John Woollatt | Killed in Action | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (LW592) | Mount Royal, Quebec |
| Campbell, William Archibald | Killed in Action | 1917-04-28 | () | ||
| Flying Officer |
Campsall, Rodney Sigsworth | Killed in Action | 1944-04-28 | Lancaster (LM493) | Hartington, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Cantin, Joseph Edouard Leo | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-28 | Mustang (AG502) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Carley, John William | Killed in Action | 1943-04-28 | Halifax (JB923) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (parents) |
| Warrant Officer Class I |
Claridge, William Thomas | Killed in Action | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (JN954) | Sinclair, Manitoba (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Clifford, Nicholas Hugh | Killed in Action | 1944-04-28 | Lancaster (JA976) | Hamilton, Ontario (parents) |
| Flight Sergeant |
Cline, Verle Edmond | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-28 | Lancaster (LM719) | Willows, California, USA (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Cooke, John Joseph | Killed in Action | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (LK842) | Hamilton, Ontario (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Cownden, Vincent Joseph | Killed in Action | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (LL243) | Victoria, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
Davies, Leslie William Laurence | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-28 | Mitchell (FV987) | Catford, London |
| Pilot Officer |
Davis, Harry Walter | Killed in Action | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (MZ588) | Stratford, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Debenham, Alfred Gordon | Killed in Action | 1943-04-28 | Whitley (LA841) | Leicester Leicestershire, England (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
DeLoughry, Laurie Daniel | Killed in Action | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (MZ588) | Kentville, Kings County, Nova Scotia (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Dent, Walter Gilbert | Killed in Action | 1943-04-28 | Halifax (HR773) | Vancouver, British Columbia (parents) |
| Flt Lieutenant |
Donald Philip MacIntyre | Evader | 1942-04-28 | Halifax (W1048) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Donnell, Alden Clarence | Evader | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (MZ522) | Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Douglas, Robert Gordon | Prisoner of War KIA | 1943-04-28 | Halifax (DT669) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Flight Sergeant |
Doyle, Kevin Joseph | Evader | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (LW592) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Driver, Paul Edward | Killed in Action | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (LW592) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Dudley, William George | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (LK842) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Dujay, Edmund Ronald | Killed in Action | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (JN954) | Joggins Mines, Nova Scotia |
| 1st Lieutenant |
Earman, John Miller | Killed in Action | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (LK842) | Penn Laird, Virginia |
 Flying Officer |
Edwards, Richard Vaughan | Killed in Flying Accident | 1966-04-28 | Otter (3678) | Witham, United Kingdom |
| Flying Officer |
Ellwood, William Ralph | Killed in Action | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (LL258) | Bolton, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Etchells, John | unknown | 1946-04-28 | () | |
| Pilot Officer |
Farrell, George Garnet | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (MZ588) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Fletcher, John William Spencer | Killed in Action | 1942-04-28 | Hurricane (Z2698) | Windsor, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Fletcher, Leo Raymond | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-28 | Lancaster (ME738) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Foley, Thomas Gordon | Killed in Action | 1942-04-28 | Hurricane (BE555) | Collingwood, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Forsyth, Thomas Rex | Killed in Action | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (MZ536) | Cardston, Alberta |
| Pilot Officer |
Foster, Leslie Arthur | Killed in Action | 1944-04-28 | Lancaster (JA976) | Medicine Hat, Alberta |
| Sergeant |
Fuller, Allan William | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (LL243) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Gabel, Albert Lloyd | Killed in Action | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (MZ529) | Sault Ste Marie, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Gage, Geoffrey George Martin | Evader | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (MZ522) | Bath, Somerset, England |
| Pilot Officer |
Gilson, John | Killed in Action | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (MZ536) | Scott, Saskatchewan |
| Sergeant |
Goldingay, Leslie Dennis | Killed in Action | 1944-04-28 | Lancaster (JB676) | Wallasey, Cheshire, England (parents( |
| Pilot Officer |
Goulding, Stanley Herbert | Killed in Action | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (JN954) | Blind River, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Gourde, Robert Russell | Killed in Action | 1943-04-28 | Halifax (JB923) | Longview, Washington, USA |
| Sergeant |
Graham, James | Killed in Action | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (LK842) | Notting Hill, London, England |
| Pilot Officer |
Greig, Gordon Templeton | Killed in Action | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (MZ536) | Brantford, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Gribbin, William | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-28 | Mitchell (FV987) | Camelon, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland |
 Sergeant |
Griffiths, Daniel Brooke | Killed in Action | 1943-04-28 | Whitley (LA841) | South Yarra, Victoria, Australia (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Grocock, Joseph Stanley | Killed in Action | 1943-04-28 | Whitley (LA841) | Erdington, Birmingham, England (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Grundy, Franklin Burton | Killed in Action | 1942-04-28 | Wellington (X3700) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Guy, Norman William | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-28 | Lancaster (LM719) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Flight Sergeant |
Hancock, Ronald | Killed in Action | 1942-04-28 | Hudson (AM571) | Rossendale, Manitoba |
| Flight Sergeant |
Hansen, George Quist | Killed in Action | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (MZ536) | Standard, Alberta |
| Harding, G j | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-28 | () | ||
| Flight Sergeant |
Hardy, Gordon James | Killed in Action | 1942-04-28 | Boston (Z2240) | Sherbrooke, Quebec |
| Pilot Officer |
Harrison, Donald | Evader | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (MZ529) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Harrison, George Harding | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-28 | Beaufighter (JL644) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Havill, Charles Henry | Killed in Action | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (LL258) | Rockingham, Halifax County, Nova Scotia |
| Pilot Officer |
Hazael, Royal Edwin | Killed in Action | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (MZ529) | Windsor, Ontario |
 Major |
Henderson, Robert Raymond | Killed in Flying Accident | 1994-04-28 | Sea King (4025) | |
| Sqdn Leader |
Hewitt, Ian | Evader | 1942-04-28 | Halifax (W1048) | |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Hill, John Maxwell | Evader | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (MZ522) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flying Officer |
Hirst, David Shelley | Killed in Flying Accident | 1959-04-28 | Silver Star (21586) | Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England </p |
| Sergeant |
Houlden, Leslie | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-28 | Lancaster (LM493) | |
| Flying Officer |
Idiens, Richard Bertram | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-28 | Albemarle (V1770) | Vancouver Island, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
Ives, John Learned | Killed in Action | 1945-04-28 | Dakota (KG406) | Sherbrooke, Quebec |
| Sergeant |
Johnson, John Elliot | Killed in Action | 1944-04-28 | Lancaster (JB676) | Benwell, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class |
Keith, Alan Lionel | Killed in Action | 1943-04-28 | Wellington (AD593) | Sault Ste Marie, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Kerr, John William | Killed in Action | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (MZ588) | Windsor, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
King, Douglas Malcolm | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (LK842) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flying Officer |
Knowlton, Wesley R | Evader | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (MZ529) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Leach, Alfred James | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (BB431) | Calfax, Saskatchewan |
| Warrant Officer 1 |
Leeder, Alver Andrew | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (BB431) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Leyne, John Leslie | Evader | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (MZ522) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Wing Commander |
Lockhart, William Guy | Killed in Action | 1944-04-28 | Lancaster (JB676) | Whetstone, Middlesex, England |
| Flying Officer |
Loewen, Dale Howard | Killed in Action | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (MZ536) | Scott, Saskatchewan |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Long, Harry Alpheus | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (BB431) | |
| Flying Officer |
Lyng, John Joseph | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (MZ529) | Westmount, Quebec |
| Pilot Officer |
MacDonald, Donald Campbell | Evader | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (LW592) | |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Mackid, John Goodsir | Killed in Action | 1942-04-28 | Lancaster (L7572) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Flight Sergeant |
MacKinnon, Murdock Daniel | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-28 | Lancaster (ND781) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
MacLean, Alexander Francis Michael | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-04-28 | Harvard (2719) | |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Maffre, Gerald Frederick | Killed in Action | 1944-04-28 | Halifax (LL243) | Longueuil, Quebec |
| Pilot Officer |
Majeau, Russell John | Killed in Action | 1942-04-28 | Hudson (AM571) | Edmonton, Alberta |
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