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 |
Armitage, Irving | Killed in Action | 1943-11-23 | Halifax (LK702) | Wawota, Saskatchewan |
| Canada |
Atkinson, Jean Burgess | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-11-23 | Expeditor (1410) | Thamesford, Ontario |
| Canada |
Bishop, George Major | Prisoner of War | 1942-11-23 | Lancaster (ED311) | Meaford, Ontario |
 UK |
Blundell, Thomas John | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-11-23 | Finch (4451) | |
| Canada |
Booth, William Albert | Killed in Action | 1917-11-23 | F.K.8 (B316) | Brockville, Ontario (parents) |
| Canada |
Bower, William Richardson | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-11-23 | Marauder (FK122) | Union Point, Manitoba |
| UK |
Brdsky, Peter | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-11-23 | Mitchell (FV952) | Czechoslovakia |
| Canada |
Buckle, Arthur | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-11-23 | Expeditor (1410) | Victoria, British Columbia |
| Canada |
Bundy, James Ivan | Survived | 1917-11-23 | S.VII (B3567) | Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, USA |
| Canada |
Burke, John Robert Arthur | Prisoner of War | 1943-11-23 | Lancaster (JB238) | Truro, Nova Scotia |
| Canada |
Burke, Leonard Joseph | Killed in Action | 1941-11-23 | Spitfire (AD251) | Tignish, Prince Edward Island |
| Canada |
Burt, Charles Frederick | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-11-23 | Expeditor (1410) | Brantford, Ontario |
| Canada |
Butchart, George Charles Otway | Killed in Flying Accident | 1951-11-23 | Expeditor (HB118) | Hayter, Alberta |
| Canada |
Clarke, Donald Stanley | Killed in Flying Accident | 1963-11-23 | Silver Star (21465) | |
| Cole, Cyril William | Prisoner of War | 1943-11-23 | Lancaster (JA939) | ||
| UK |
Cookson, Ernest | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-11-23 | Marauder (FK122) | Preston, Lancashire, England (parents) |
 USA |
Dries, Paul William | Killed in Action | 1943-11-23 | Lancaster (JB218) | Rochester, New York, USA |
| Canada |
Driscoll, Harry Thomas | Killed in Flying Accident | 1951-11-23 | Expeditor (HB118) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Canada |
Ferguson, James Hennessy | Prisoner of War | 1943-11-23 | Lancaster (DS764) | Moosomin, Saskatchewan |
| Canada |
Fleishman, Edmond David | Killed in Action | 1942-11-23 | Wellington (X9693) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Canada |
Fleming, Douglas | Killed in Action | 1941-11-23 | Spitfire (R7213) | Kinistino, Saskatchewan |
| Canada |
Fordyce, Gordon William | Killed in Action | 1943-11-23 | Lancaster (JB293) | Belleville, Ontario |
| UK |
Fuchs, P | unknown | 1943-11-23 | () | |
| Canada |
Fullerton, George Noile | Killed in Action | 1941-11-23 | Hudson (AM715) | New Westminster, British Columbia |
| Canada |
Gardiner, Raymond Arthur | Killed in Action | 1943-11-23 | Lancaster (JA939) | Elmwood, Ontario |
| UK |
Gray, Richard Owen | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-11-23 | Lysander (2332) | |
| Canada |
Hague, Albert Frederick | Killed in Action | 1943-11-23 | Beaufighter (LZ412) | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Canada |
Harrison, Gordon Llewelyn | Killed in Action | 1942-11-23 | Whitley (Z6629) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada |
Hartman, Clifford Laurence | Killed in Action | 1943-11-23 | Lancaster (EE119) | Olds, Alberta |
| Canada |
Hilchie, Ralph Howard | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-11-23 | Lysander (2332) | Sheffield Mills, Pope's Harbor, Halifax County, Nova Scotia |
| Canada |
Kane, Frederick James | Killed in Flying Accident | 1951-11-23 | Expeditor (HB118) | Gatineau Point, Quebec |
| Canada |
Kavanaugh, Joseph Garnet Stewart | Killed in Action | 1943-11-23 | Lancaster (JA939) | Cardinal, Ontario |
| Canada |
Kent, Stanley Martin | Killed in Action | 1943-11-23 | Spitfire (MA312) | London, Ontario |
| UK |
Knights, Albert John Reginald | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-11-23 | Oxford (AS207) | |
| UK |
Krupica, R | unknown | 1943-11-23 | () | |
| Canada |
Lawrence, William John | Killed in Action | 1943-11-23 | Lancaster (JA939) | Waskatenau, Alberta |
| Canada |
Lefroy, Henry Keith | Killed in Action | 1943-11-23 | Lancaster (JA939) | Oakville, Ontario |
| Canada |
Mackay, Ross Alexander | Killed in Action | 1941-11-23 | Spitfire (AD256) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada |
MacLeod, Elmer George | Killed in Flying Accident | 1917-11-23 | Camel (B5210) | Hunter River, Prince Edward Island. |
| Canada |
Macmillan, Russell Hamilton | Killed in Action | 1941-11-23 | Hudson (AM715) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada |
Mathews, Lawrence Edgar | Killed in Action | 1942-11-23 | Wellington (X9693) | Beaver Falls, British Columbia |
| Canada |
Mayo, John Raymond | Killed in Action | 1943-11-23 | Halifax (LK702) | Cloverdale, British Columbia |
| USA |
Morrison, John Alexander | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-11-23 | Baltimore (FA179) | Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA |
| Canada |
Morrison, William Earl | Died | 1943-11-23 | () | Arundel, Quebec, Canada |
| Canada |
Munroe, John Angus Earl | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-11-23 | Proctor (HM285) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Canada |
Murray, Vernon Clifford | Killed in Flying Accident | 1951-11-23 | Expeditor (HB118) | Saint John, New Brunswick |
| USA |
Nelson, Harold Perry | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-11-23 | Expeditor (1410) | Spokane, Washington, USA |
| Canada |
Odell, James Gilmour | Killed in Action | 1943-11-23 | Lancaster (JA939) | Wetaskiwin, Alberta |
| Canada |
Ogden, Norman James | Killed in Flying Accident | 1963-11-23 | Silver Star (21465) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Canada |
Palethorpe, Donald Moir | Killed in Action | 1941-11-23 | Tomahawk (AK530) | Medicine Hat, Alberta |
| Newfoundland |
Penny, Fintan Terence | Killed | 1942-11-23 | () | St John's, Newfoundland |
| Canada |
Perney, Erland Dauria | Missing in Action | 1917-11-23 | F.2 (Bristol) (B1116) | Hamilton, Ontario (parents) |
| Canada |
Petersen, Homer Ejner | Killed in Action | 1943-11-23 | Lancaster (JB537) | Saunders, Alberta |
| Canada |
Preece, Charles James | Killed in Action | 1944-11-23 | Mosquito (DD736) | Hardisty, Alberta |
| Canada |
Rawson, Douglas Leroy | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-11-23 | Marauder (FK122) | New Liskeard, Ontario |
| Canada |
Scotchmer, Thomas Harrison | Prisoner of War | 1943-11-23 | Lancaster (DS764) | |
| Scott, Peter John Macintyre | Killed in Action | 1943-11-23 | Lancaster (JA939) | ||
| UK |
Simandi, J | unknown | 1943-11-23 | () | |
| Canada |
Stephens, Frederick Henry | Killed in Action | 1917-11-23 | Camel (B5153) | Toronto, Ontario. |
| Canada |
Stewart, Herbert William Joseph | Killed in Action | 1943-11-23 | Lancaster (JB223) | Montreal, Quebec (parents) |
| UK |
Styblik, M | unknown | 1943-11-23 | () | |
| Canada |
Sweeney, Wilfred | Killed in Action | 1943-11-23 | Stirling (EF445) | Weyburn, Saskatchewan |
| Canada |
Tedford, Blair Vincent | Killed in Action | 1943-11-23 | Halifax (LK702) | Hartland, New Brunswick |
| UK |
Tomek, H | unknown | 1943-11-23 | () | |
| Canada |
Tomlinson, James Gordon | Killed in Action | 1943-11-23 | Halifax (LK702) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Canada |
Tough, John George Ross | Killed in Action | 1942-11-23 | Lancaster (W4304) | Windsor, Ontario |
| Canada |
Walton, Roy Eugene | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-11-23 | Expeditor (1410) | Rocky Mountain House, Alberta |
| Canada |
Ward, Stanley Arthur | Died | 1943-11-23 | () | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Canada |
Wellington, Frederick Edgar | Killed in Flying Accident | 1940-11-23 | Finch (4554) | Fonthill, Ontario |
| Canada |
Whitaker, Donald Fielden | Killed in Flying Accident | 1940-11-23 | Finch (4554) | Waterloo, Ontario |
| Canada |
White, Frederick | Died | 1944-11-23 | () | Rosemount, Quebec |
| Canada |
Williams, David Gabb | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-11-23 | Expeditor (1410) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| UK |
Williams, Hugh Garth | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-11-23 | Marauder (FK122) | Llanhilleth, Monmouthshire, Wale |
| Canada |
Williams, Kenneth Hannington | Prisoner of War | 1943-11-23 | Halifax (HR977) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| UK |
Willis, Peter McKenzie | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-11-23 | Marauder (FK122) | Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Canada |
Zunti, James Joseph | Killed in Action | 1943-11-23 | Lancaster (DV366) | Luseland, Saskatchewan |
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