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 |
Adams, Reginald Walter | Evader | 1943-04-17 | Stirling (BK653) | Charlton, London, England |
 Leading Aircraftman |
Ady, George Charles | unknown | 1943-04-17 | () | Taylorville, Alberta |
| Flight Sergeant |
Allan, Kenneth Thomas Peter | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-17 | Wellington (HE682) | Westmount, Quebec |
| Lieutenant |
Anderson, John Edward Peter | Killed in Flying Accident | 1952-04-17 | Avenger (85711) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Archie, Steve | Killed in Action | 1943-04-17 | Halifax (JB854) | Wynyard, Saskatchewan |
| Flying Officer |
Austen, Harold Calven | Killed in Action | 1944-04-17 | Warwick (BV247) | Oyen, Alberta |
 Flight Sergeant |
Austin, Frederick Carlton | Killed in Action | 1942-04-17 | Spitfire (AD498) | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Beaupre, Henry Harold | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-17 | Lancaster (R5484) | Waterloo, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Birchall, Roland | Killed in Action | 1943-04-17 | Halifax (JB854) | St Thomas, Ontario (parents) |
| 2nd-Lieutenant |
Bonynge, Edward Besserer | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-04-17 | JN-4 Canuck () | Asbury, New Jersey, USA (parents) |
| Flight Sergeant |
Brown, Ian Stewart | Killed in Action | 1943-04-17 | Lancaster (ED563) | Winnipeg, Manitoba (parents) |
| Warrant Officer 1 |
Brown, James Angus | Killed in Action | 1944-04-17 | Dakota (FZ552) | Renfrew, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Brown, Robert Allan | Killed in Action | 1945-04-17 | Halifax (LK874) | Mission City, British Columbia |
| Warrant Officer 1 |
Bujold, Paul Laurent | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-17 | Wellington (HE475) | Debden, Saskatchewan |
| Flying Officer |
Burdis, Wallace Victor John | Killed in Action | 1945-04-17 | Spitfire (SM295) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Cantley, Alexander Crawford | Killed in Action | 1943-04-17 | Halifax (JB854) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Sergeant |
Carkner, Clifford Mccormick | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-17 | Hudson (T9378) | Ormond, Ontario (parents) |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Chapman, Melvin Hector | Killed in Flying Accident | 1961-04-17 | H-34 (9631) | New Glasgow, Nova Scotia |
| Flying Officer |
Cluderay, Elvin Newton | Killed in Action | 1943-04-17 | Typhoon (DN478) | Merritton, Ontario |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Compton, Gerald Bruce | Survived | 1961-04-17 | () | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| Warrant Officer 1 |
Desjardins, Richard | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-17 | Halifax (DT773) | Channing, Manitoba |
| Flight Sergeant |
Donoghue, John Granville | Killed in Action | 1942-04-17 | Lancaster (R5513) | Long Island, New York, USA |
 Flight Lieutenant |
Dowse, Arthur Patrick | Killed in Action | 1943-04-17 | Halifax (DT773) | Sandymount, County Dublin, Ireland |
| Flying Officer |
Dunn, Leonard Acton | Killed in Action | 1945-04-17 | Spitfire (ML342) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Eades, Stanley Edward | Killed in Action | 1942-04-17 | Lancaster (R5513) | Winchester, Hampshire, England |
| Pilot Officer |
Elliott, Herbert William | Killed in Action | 1945-04-17 | Lancaster (PB403) | Sault Ste Marie, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Fawcett, Charles Derrick | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-17 | Halifax (HR758) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Sergeant |
Fill, Harold Walter | Killed in Action | 1943-04-17 | Halifax (BB343) | Kamloops, British Columbia |
| Flight Sergeant |
Fitch, James Henry | Killed in Action | 1943-04-17 | Lancaster (ED379) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Sergeant |
Gallagher, Gerard Brendan | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-17 | Stirling (BK653) | |
| Flying Officer |
Gavel, Arthur Douglas | Killed in Action | 1944-04-17 | Warwick (BV247) | Waldeck, Saskatchewan |
| Flight Sergeant |
George, William Harris | Killed in Action | 1943-04-17 | Lancaster (ED564) | St James, Manitoba |
| Flight Sergeant |
Gibson, John William | Killed in Action | 1943-04-17 | Halifax (JB925) | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Gielty, Anthony Patrick | Killed in Action | 1943-04-17 | Halifax (BB343) | |
| Flying Officer |
Gipson, Aaron Henry | Killed in Action | 1943-04-17 | Lancaster (W4848) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Grove, William George | Evader | 1943-04-17 | Stirling (BK653) | |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Guay, Joseph Jacques Alfred | Killed in Action | 1943-04-17 | Halifax (BB343) | Quebec City, Quebec |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Guelich, Allison Sheir | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-17 | Harvard (2839) | Hawthorne, New Jersey, USA |
| Flying Officer |
Hagen, Elmer James | Killed in Action | 1944-04-17 | Liberator (BZ945) | Nelson, British Columbia |
| Flight Sergeant |
Haines, Lloyd George | Killed in Action | 1943-04-17 | Halifax (BB343) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Sergeant |
Hall, James | Evader | 1943-04-17 | Stirling (BK653) | Levenshulme, Manchester, England |
| Flight Sergeant |
Hallett, Wilfred Archibald | Killed in Action | 1944-04-17 | Liberator (BZ945) | Poplar Point, Manitoba |
| Warrant Officer |
Harrison, Leonard | Killed in Action | 1942-04-17 | Lancaster (R5513) | Chatham, Kent, England |
| Sergeant |
Hart, Alexander Bruce | unknown | 1946-04-17 | () | |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Hatle, Clifford Oscar | Killed in Action | 1943-04-17 | Halifax (JB925) | Kenora, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Hayes, Norman Craig | Killed in Action | 1942-04-17 | Lancaster (R5513) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Heming, Cecil Davis | Killed in Action | 1943-04-17 | Halifax (DT752) | PeIly, Saskatchewan |
| Flight Sergeant |
Heming, George Chetwynd | Killed in Action | 1943-04-17 | Halifax (JB854) | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan (parents) |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Hepburn, Donald Stuart Reddy | Killed in Action | 1942-04-17 | Lancaster (L7573) | Brighton, Ontario |
| |
Hoare, Albert William | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-17 | Halifax (DT773) | |
| Warrant Officer 1 |
Hobbs, Charles Erskine | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-17 | Lancaster (R5484) | |
| Lieutenant |
Hopewell, Douglas Charles Inwood | Prisoner of War | 1918-04-17 | Camel (B6417) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Horahan, Lawrence Melville | Killed in Action | 1943-04-17 | Wellington (HE682) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Able Seaman |
Hunter, William John Demy | Killed in Flying Accident | 1952-04-17 | Avenger (85711) | Verulam, Ontario |
| Lieutenant |
Hutchinson, William James | Killed in Flying Accident | 1952-04-17 | Avenger (85711) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Isaacs, James Earl | Killed in Action | 1943-04-17 | Wellington (HE682) | Port Au Basque, Newfoundland |
| Pilot Officer |
James, David Eric | Evader | 1943-04-17 | Stirling (BK653) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Sergeant |
Jonasson, Leonard Norman | Killed in Action | 1943-04-17 | Halifax (DT575) | Pilot Mound, Manitoba |
| Lieutenant |
Jones, Harry Ernest | Survived | 1918-04-17 | DH.4 () | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Sergeant |
Jorgensen, Stanley Johannes | Killed in Action | 1943-04-17 | Halifax (JB854) | Sceptre, Saskatchewan |
| Sergeant |
Kapuscinski, William George | Killed in Action | 1943-04-17 | Halifax (JB925) | Whitby, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Kennedy, John Clayton | Killed in Action | 1943-04-17 | Wellington (HE591) | Robson, British Columbia |
| Flight Sergeant |
Kwasney, William | Killed in Action | 1943-04-17 | Halifax (DT752) | Teulon, Manitoba |
 |
Langford, Philip | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-17 | Halifax (DT773) | |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Lawrie, Robert John | Killed in Action | 1944-04-17 | Liberator (BZ800) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flight Sergeant |
Leblanc, John Maurice | Killed in Action | 1943-04-17 | Wellington (HE475) | Pembroke, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Lee, Eric Makham | Killed in Action | 1943-04-17 | Stirling (BK653) | Heaton Norris, Stockport, England |
 Captain |
Leuty, Timothy Kirk | Killed in Flying Accident | 1990-04-17 | Hornet (CF-188) (188765) | St. Thomas, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Lewis, Thomas William | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-17 | Lancaster (R5484) | Akron, Ohio, USA |
| Flight Sergeant |
Longstaff, Emmett Jay | Killed in Action | 1943-04-17 | Stirling (BF514) | Indianapolis, Indiana, USA |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Lunn, Gerald Alfred | Killed in Action | 1943-04-17 | Wellington (BK162) | Quesnel, British Columbia |
| Flight Sergeant |
MacDonald, David | Killed in Action | 1942-04-17 | Lancaster (R5513) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
MacDonald, Irving | Killed in Action | 1943-04-17 | Halifax (BB343) | Thorburn, Pictou County, Nova Scotia |
| Flight Sergeant |
MacFarlane, George Stanley | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-17 | Lancaster (R5484) | |
| Sergeant |
Machell, Harry George | Killed in Action | 1943-04-17 | Halifax (DT752) | Matsqui, British Columbia |
| Leading Aircraftwoman |
Macura, Lottie | unknown | 1952-04-17 | () | Nielepkowice, Poland |
| Lieutenant |
Mason, John Kingsford Herbert | Killed in Flying Accident | 1952-04-17 | Avenger (85711) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Mason, Richard William | Killed in Action | 1943-04-17 | Halifax (JB854) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
McAlpine, Douglas Haig | Killed in Action | 1942-04-17 | Lancaster (R5510) | London, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
McCardle, Frederick Grant | Killed in Action | 1943-04-17 | Halifax (DT561) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
McDennon, Thomas Roy | Killed in Action | 1944-04-17 | Liberator (BZ945) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flight Sergeant |
McKay, J A | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-17 | Lancaster (W4366) | Pilot Mound, Manitoba |
| Flying Officer |
McLellan, Norman Milton | Killed in Action | 1943-04-17 | Lancaster (R5622) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
McMurdo, Melvin Ernest | Killed | 1941-04-17 | () | Tisdale, Saskatchewan |
| Flying Officer |
McNichol, Glen Alexander | Killed in Action | 1943-04-17 | Lancaster (R5484) | Richlea, Saskatchewan |
| Corporal |
McQuillan, Victor Joseph | Died | 1918-04-17 | () | Guelph, Ontario (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Merton, John Paul | Killed in Action | 1943-04-17 | Wellington (HE862) | Flushing, New York, USA |
| Able Seaman |
Moffat, Douglas Sydney | Killed in Flying Accident | 1952-04-17 | Avenger (85711) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Flight Sergeant |
Moore, George Nelson | Killed in Action | 1942-04-17 | Hudson (AM803) | Wilkie, Saskatchewan |
| Warrant Officer |
Mott, George Christopher | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-17 | Lancaster (R5484) | |
| Lieutenant |
Murphy, John Sydney | Killed in Flying Accident | 1952-04-17 | Avenger (85711) | Ladner, British Columbia |
| Warrant Officer |
Mycock, Thomas James | Killed in Action | 1942-04-17 | Lancaster (R5513) | Prestwich, Lancashire, England |
| Flight Sergeant |
Newell, Claude Ralston | Killed in Action | 1944-04-17 | Liberator (BZ945) | NewelIton, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia |
| Flying Officer |
O'Connell, Thomas Harold | Killed in Action | 1943-04-17 | Halifax (JB925) | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Flying Officer |
Orr, Andrew Neilson | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-17 | Halifax (DT773) | Glasgow scotland |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Ostaficiuk, William | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-17 | Wellington (HE547) | Grantham, Quebec |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Pepper, Manville Bancroft | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-17 | Mustang (AG528) | Vernon, British Columbia |
| Cadet |
Perrault, Lucien Guy | unknown | 1918-04-17 | () | |
| Sergeant |
Phillips, W E | Evader | 1943-04-17 | Stirling (BK725) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Phillips, William Herbert Edward | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-17 | Hampden (P1247) | Toronto, Ontario |
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