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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Flight Sergeant |
Alexander, Edward George | Killed in Action | 1942-04-18 | Hudson (AM878) | St Laurent, Quebec |
 Aircraftman 1st Class |
Amero, Herbert Chipman | Died | 1943-04-18 | () | Saugus, Massachusetts, USA |
| Flying Officer |
Baldwin, Jesse Augustus | Died | 1941-04-18 | () | Westmount, Quebec |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Balkwill, Stanley Herbert | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-18 | Mosquito (KA988) | Toronto, Ontario (parents) |
 Sergeant |
Bell, Kenneth Kirby | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-18 | Anson (R9599) | |
| Sergeant |
Bonham, Frank Oliver | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-18 | Halifax (R9448) | |
| Flying Officer |
Bowers, Edward John | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-18 | Mosquito (KB111) | West Allis, Wisconsin, USA |
| Lieutenant |
Brabrook, Edward John | Killed in Action | 1918-04-18 | F.K.8 (C3684) | Brighton, Sussex. |
| Flight Sergeant |
Burd, Wilson Draper | Killed in Action | 1942-04-18 | Wellington (Z8955) | Wellington, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Carter, David Beatty | Killed in Action | 1944-04-18 | Halifax (LV971) | Windsor, Ontario (parents) |
| Corporal |
Clavering, James Mackenzie | Killed in Flight Line Accident | 1940-04-18 | Hurricane () | Ashington, Northumberland, England |
| Flight Sergeant |
Clyde, Eric Alston | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-18 | Halifax (R9448) | |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Coathup, Clifford Harvey | Killed in Action | 1944-04-18 | Halifax (LV789) | Unionville, Ontario (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Cordingley, Ronald Stott | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-18 | Hampden (AT125) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Couper, Thomas Mackintosh | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-04-18 | Wellington (P9300) | Toronto, Ontario (parents) |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Cull, Albert James | Killed in Action | 1945-04-18 | Halifax (NP776) | Toronto, Ontario (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Currie, Alfred James | Killed in Action | 1942-04-18 | Wellington (Z8398) | Newfoundland |
| Flying Officer |
Davies, Brian Tristram | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-18 | Halifax (R9448) | |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Dennis, Francis Basil | Killed in Action | 1944-04-18 | Halifax (LV789) | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Draper, Robert Arthur Conrad | Killed in Action | 1942-04-18 | Hudson (AM878) | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Pilot Officer |
Dunnigan, William John | Killed in Action | 1945-04-18 | Halifax (NP946) | Merritt, British Columbia |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Edmonds, Gerald Boyd | Killed in Action | 1944-04-18 | Halifax (LV971) | Stratford, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Edwards, Francis Joseph | Killed in Action | 1944-04-18 | Halifax (LV789) | Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, Wales (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Eppler, Edward William | Killed in Action | 1944-04-18 | Halifax (LV789) | Gretna, Manitoba |
| Pilot Officer |
Follows, Sidney Wallace | Killed in Action | 1944-04-18 | Halifax (HX287) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Gaudet, Joseph Raymond | Killed in Action | 1943-04-18 | Wellington (LB115) | Lewisville, New Brunswick |
| Flying Officer |
Gillette, Patrick Bernard | Killed in Flying Accident | 1962-04-18 | Chipmunk (18050) | Harrow, England |
| Pilot Officer |
Girardot, Edmond David | Killed in Action | 1942-04-18 | Hudson (AM878) | Detroit, Michigan, USA |
| Flying Officer |
Griffin, William Frederick | Killed in Flying Accident | 1955-04-18 | Sabre (23249) | Port Rowan, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Gunn, John Leonard | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-18 | Halifax (R9448) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Hamment, Clifford John | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-18 | Anson (R9599) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Harker, Blair Miller | Killed in Action | 1943-04-18 | Beaufighter (V8718) | Magrath, Alberta |
| Pilot Officer |
Henley, Maurice Albert William | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-18 | Mosquito (KB111) | |
| Flying Officer |
Hill, Farley Cecil | Killed in Action | 1945-04-18 | Halifax (NP776) | Peterborough, Ontario |
| Squadron Leader |
Hill, Howard Stephenson | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-18 | Halifax (R9448) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Pilot Officer |
Holden, Fred William | Killed in Action | 1941-04-18 | Hampden (AD732) | St George, New Brunswick |
| Pilot Officer |
House, Edwin Arthur | Killed in Action | 1942-04-18 | Wellington (X3655) | Corner Brook, Newfoundland |
| Flying Officer |
Hughes, William Adrian | Killed in Action | 1944-04-18 | Halifax (LV946) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Hurley, Cornelius Robert Donovan | Killed in Action | 1943-04-18 | Wellington (LB115) | Westmount, Quebec |
| Pilot Officer |
Johnson, William Kemp | Killed in Action | 1944-04-18 | Halifax (JN973) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Johnston, John Albert | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-18 | Harvard (FE587) | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Flight Sergeant |
Kennedy, Donald Stewart | Killed in Action | 1942-04-18 | Hudson (AM878) | Tichborne, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Kerr, Joseph Austin Leslie | Killed in Flying Accident | 1952-04-18 | Sabre (19177) | Trois Rivieres, Quebec |
| Pilot Officer |
Lansdowne, Edwin Arthur | Killed in Action | 1944-04-18 | Halifax (LV971) | Sturgeon Falls, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Lillico, Gordon William | Killed in Action | 1944-04-18 | Halifax (JN973) | Woodville, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 1 |
Locker, Robert Lorne | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-18 | Halifax (R9448) | Flin Flon, Manitoba |
| Pilot Officer |
Manson, John George | Killed in Action | 1944-04-18 | Halifax (JN973) | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan |
| Sergeant |
Mavor, Grant John | Killed in Action | 1941-04-18 | Wellington (N2745) | St James, Manitoba |
| Flight Sergeant |
McDonald, Richard Albert | Killed in Action | 1945-04-18 | Halifax (NP946) | Morinville, Alberta |
| Pilot Officer |
McInnis, Irwin Neil | Killed in Action | 1944-04-18 | Halifax (HX287) | Biscotasing, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
McLean, Donald | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-04-18 | Wellington (P9300) | Niagara Falls, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Messier, Horace Daniel Eugene | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-18 | Halifax (R9448) | Cowansville, Quebec |
| Flying Officer |
Miller, Donald Mitchell | Killed in Action | 1945-04-18 | Halifax (NP776) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
Mills, Frederick Henry | Killed in Action | 1944-04-18 | Halifax (LV789) | Peachland, British Columbia |
| Flight Sergeant |
Montgomery, George Franklin | Killed in Action | 1945-04-18 | Halifax (NP946) | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Murphy, Leroy Frances Joseph | Killed in Action | 1945-04-18 | Halifax (NP946) | Stratford, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Myers, Thomas Herbert | Killed in Action | 1941-04-18 | Blenheim (T2276) | Westminster Township, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Neilson, Donald Maurice | Killed in Action | 1945-04-18 | Halifax (NP946) | Erickson, Manitoba |
| Flight Sergeant |
Newman, Davey William | Killed in Action | 1945-04-18 | Halifax (NP946) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Olmsted, Wilfred Jamieson | Killed in Action | 1944-04-18 | Halifax (JN973) | Owen Sound, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Palmer, William Frederick | Died | 1944-04-18 | () | Dorchester, New Brunswick |
| Sergeant |
Patterson, Gerald Joseph | Killed in Action | 1944-04-18 | Halifax (LV789) | Bootle, Lancashire, England (parents |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Pearce, Frederick John Sidney | Prisoner of War | 1942-04-18 | Manchester (R5782) | Barrie, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Pitt, Ernest William | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-18 | Halifax (R9448) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flying Officer |
Rayner, Arthur Edgar | Killed in Flying Accident | 1952-04-18 | Sabre (19181) | Morse, Saskatchewan |
| Pilot Officer |
Ready, Joseph Douglas | Killed in Action | 1941-04-18 | Blenheim (Z6050) | Kensington, Prince Edward Island |
| Flight Sergeant |
Reid, John Bertram | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-18 | Hampden (AT125) | DiIke, Saskatchewan |
| Aircraftman 2nd Class |
Richard, Charles Urbain | Died | 1941-04-18 | () | Arichat, Nova Scotia |
| Corporal |
Richard, Joseph Regis | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-18 | Mosquito (KA988) | Buctouche, Quebec |
| Flying Officer |
Ross, Donald Fraser | Killed in Action | 1945-04-18 | Halifax (NP946) | Oxford, Nova Scotia |
| Pilot Officer |
Ryan, Thomas Michael | Killed in Action | 1944-04-18 | Halifax (LV971) | Quebec City, Quebec |
 Captain |
Salter, John Keith | Killed in Flying Accident | 1973-04-18 | Starfighter (12772) | Essex, England |
| Pilot Officer |
Sturmy, William John Deblois | Killed in Action | 1944-04-18 | Halifax (HX287) | Bedford, Nova Scotia |
| Flying Officer |
Swanson, Douglas May | Killed in Action | 1943-04-18 | Wellington (LB115) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Pilot Officer |
Taylor, Glenford Herbert | Killed in Action | 1944-04-18 | Halifax (HX287) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Thomas, Lloyd Duncan | Killed in Action | 1944-04-18 | Hurricane (LD580) | Detroit, Michigan, USA |
| Flying Officer |
Thomson, Allan William | Killed in Flying Accident | 1962-04-18 | Chipmunk (18050) | |
| Flying Officer |
Thrasher, Arthur Ross | Killed in Action | 1944-04-18 | Halifax (HX287) | Perth, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Tole, Harold Keith | Killed in Action | 1944-04-18 | Halifax (LV971) | Blenheim, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Trewin, Bertram Alphonso | Killed in Action | 1944-04-18 | Halifax (LV946) | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Sergeant |
Vevers, Eric | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-18 | Hampden (AT125) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Weaver, Bruce Wilbert | Killed in Action | 1942-04-18 | Hudson (AM878) | Merrickville, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Westlake, John Mitchell | Killed in Action | 1944-04-18 | Halifax (JN973) | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Whalen, James Henry | Killed in Action | 1944-04-18 | Hurricane (LB780) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
White, Charles Henry | Killed in Action | 1945-04-18 | Halifax (NP776) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Whittaker, John Arthur | Killed in Action | 1944-04-18 | Halifax (LV789) | Windsor, Ontario (parents) |
| Lieutenant |
Wightman, George Arthur | Survived | 1918-04-18 | () | Montreal, Quebec |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Wilkes, Robert | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-18 | Anson (R9599) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Williams, Roland Wesley | Killed in Action | 1945-04-18 | Halifax (NP776) | Unity, Saskatchewan |
| Flight Sergeant |
Willigar, Lloyd Edward | Killed in Action | 1942-04-18 | Wellington (X3655) | Parrsboro, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia |
| Pilot Officer |
Wise, Joseph Francis Loftus | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-18 | Anson (R9599) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Wood, Hugh Raymond | Killed in Action | 1945-04-18 | Halifax (NP776) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Pilot Officer |
Zbytnuik, Tony | Killed in Action | 1944-04-18 | Halifax (JN973) | Kamsack, Saskatchewan |
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