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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander, Peter Bruce | Killed in Action | 1942-01-21 | Canso (AJ157) | Victoria, British Columbia | |
| Allen, Harvey Lionel | Prisoner of War | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (DK237) | ||
| Armstrong, George Henry | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-01-21 | Harvard (3102) | Gananoque, Ontario | |
| Atkins, William Goodson | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Lancaster (LL724) | Sparkhill, Birmingham, England | |
| Baker, Victor George | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (LL141) | East Ham, Essex, England | |
| Barnes, Wilfred Henry | Prisoner of War | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (JD420) | Windsor, Ontario | |
| Baxter, Robert Leroy | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Hudson (EW897) | Wilton Grove, Ontario (parents) | |
| Bechtold, Ronald Charles | Prisoner of War | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (LL169) | ||
| Beck, Charles Douglas | Killed in Action | 1945-01-21 | Spitfire (SM201) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Blair, Jack Frederick | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (JN952) | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| Blake, William Harold | Prisoner of War | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (LL169) | ||
| Board, Donald Maurice | Prisoner of War | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (JD420) | ||
| Boland, John | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (JN952) | Swinton, Lancashire, England | |
| Bowman, Allan Murray | Prisoner of War | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (JD420) | Femdal, Michigan, USA | |
| Campbell, James D | Survived | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (LK656) | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| Carmichael, Brian Withers | Killed in Action | 1943-01-21 | Wellington (HX690) | Victoria, British Columbia (parents) | |
| Carson, Ralph Alexander | Prisoner of War | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (LK923) | ||
| Cassy, Colin Campbell | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (LL141) | ||
| Chess, James Barry | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (JD466) | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| Child, James Sydney | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (EB246) | Leytonstone, Essex, England (parents) | |
| Clarke, Harold William | Killed in Action | 1942-01-21 | Hampden (X3051) | Winnipeg, Manitoba (parents) | |
| Clinkskill, James Thomas | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (LL141) | Pickering, Ontario | |
| Coflin, John George | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (EB246) | Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan (parents) | |
| Cook, Charles | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (EB246) | ||
| Cook, Norman Earl | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (EB246) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Couture, Joseph Jean Maurice Marcel | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (HX283) | Montreal, Quebec | |
| Crossley, Frederick Wood | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (LK699) | Edmonton, Alberta (parents) | |
| Currie, Gordon | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Lancaster (DS790) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |
| Curtis, Kenneth George | Killed in Action | 1943-01-21 | Lancaster (W4340) | Pembroke, Ontario | |
| Davis, Robert W | Survived | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (LK656) | Verdun, Quebec | |
| Deane, Arnold Aaron | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (LL169) | ||
| Di Pinto, John Henry | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (LK680) | Toronto, Ontario (parents) | |
| Dickenson, Jack Edwin | Prisoner of War | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (LL169) | ||
| Dinning, John Bentley | Prisoner of War | 1944-01-21 | Lancaster (DS790) | Calgary, Alberta | |
| Donoghue, Michal Gerald Edmond | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (LK699) | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Douglas, William John | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Lancaster (LL724) | Watertown, New York, USA | |
| Dunbar, William Alexander | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (HX165) | Calgary, Alberta | |
| Edwards, Robert William | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (JD466) | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| Elliott, Albert Edward | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Lancaster (DS790) | ||
| Eves, Elden | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-01-21 | Hurricane (W9206) | Syracuse, New York, USA | |
| Fahey, Michael Paul | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-01-21 | Master (DL800) | New York City, New York, USA | |
| Findlay, Bruce Elrick | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (EB246) | Girvin, Saskatchewan | |
| Fletcher, William Johnson Kennedy | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (JD420) | Hatzic, British Columbia | |
| Franz, Albert Raymond | unknown | 1947-01-21 | () | ||
| Freeman, Harry Percival | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-01-21 | () | London, United Kingdom | |
| Fresque, Leonard Norman | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-01-21 | Wellington (DV695) | Renfrew, Ontario | |
| Fuller, Reginald | Prisoner of War | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (LK923) | ||
| Galloway, John | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (LK699) | ||
| Garnham, Ray Hawley | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Hudson (EW897) | Aylmer, Ontario | |
| Gillam, David James | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (LL141) | Winton, Bournemouth, Hampshire | |
| Gilroy, Clive | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (LK680) | Pierremont, Darlington, Co Durham, England | |
| Glover, William Albert | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (LK699) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Good, Wilfred | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Lancaster (JB188) | ||
| Grant, Paul Thomas | Killed in Flying Accident | 1919-01-21 | Camel (E1501) | Guelph,Ontario | |
| Gregor, Norman Edward | Prisoner of War | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (DK237) | ||
| Groves, George Homer | Prisoner of War | 1942-01-21 | Wellington (Z8370) | ||
| Hamilton, Russell Gordon | Survived | 1918-01-21 | Camel (B4620) | ||
| Hawkes, Vernon Lorraine | Prisoner of War | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (JD420) | Calgary, Alberta | |
| Headly, Michael Francis | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (JN952) | Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales | |
| Hermitage, Arthur George | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (JD466) | Montreal, Quebec | |
| Hession, Arthur | Survived | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (LK656) | ||
| Houison, Frank Elmer | Prisoner of War | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (JD420) | Hamilton, Ontario | |
| Hunter, David Renwick | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Lancaster (LL724) | Sutherland, Saskatchewan | |
| Jira, Alfred Gisli | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (HX283) | Calder, Saskatchewan | |
| Johnson, F W | Survived | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (LK656) | ||
| Johnston, William | Prisoner of War | 1944-01-21 | Lancaster (DS790) | ||
| Johnston, William Smith | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Mosquito (HX958) | Renfrew, Ontario | |
| Jones, Charles John | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (LL141) | Willesden Junction, Middlesex, England | |
| Jones, Howard Dennis | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Lancaster (DS790) | Morriston, Swansea, England (parents) | |
| Kearse, Percy Harold | Killed in Action | 1945-01-21 | Typhoon (PD601) | Burlington, Ontario | |
| Kerr, Richard Alexander | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (LK699) | Cosmo, Alberta | |
| Kingham, William | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (LK680) | ||
| Krentz, Herbert | Prisoner of War | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (LK680) | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| Lambert, Charles Sidney | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (LL169) | ||
| Lane, Ernest Allan | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Lancaster (DS824) | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| Lee, Thomas Robson | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (LK699) | ||
| Legace, Lawrence Firge | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Lancaster (LL724) | Fort William, Ontario | |
| Linde, James Alexander | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (LK680) | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| Livingstone, Robert Douglas | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (HX335) | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| Lobb, Benjamin Jack | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Lancaster (LL650) | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| Louth, William James | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (LK680) | Glen Williams, Ontario | |
| Lundberg, Torkel Torkelsson | Killed in Action | 1943-01-21 | Lancaster (W4340) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Mahoney, John Burke | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Lancaster (LL724) | Lachine, Quebec | |
| Martin, Neil | Prisoner of War | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (LL169) | ||
| McCaffrey, Edward William Harold | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (LL141) | Montreal, Quebec | |
| McDevitt, Donald Raymond | Prisoner of War | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (JD420) | ||
| McDonald, Donald Allan | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Lancaster (LL724) | Humboldt, Saskatchewan | |
| McGrath, Anthony William | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (LK912) | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| McLeod, John Pickles Shaw | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (LK680) | New Toronto, Ontario | |
| McMehen, Robert John | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (HX283) | London, Ontario | |
| McMillan, Donald Evan | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-01-21 | JN-4 Canuck (C301) | Durham Centre, Ontario | |
| McMillan, John Alexander | Killed in Action | 1943-01-21 | Spitfire (AA754) | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| McTrach, J | Evader | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (LL116) | ||
| Meigh, Trevor Donovan | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Hudson (EW897) | Finchley, Middlesex, England (parents) | |
| Mill, John Bleeker | Prisoner of War | 1944-01-21 | Lancaster (DS790) | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| Millar, William | Prisoner of War | 1944-01-21 | Halifax (HX150) | ||
| Milne, Maurice Nathaniel | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-01-21 | JN-4 Canuck () | USA | |
| Morris, William Penri | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Lancaster (EE107) | Forest, Ontario | |
| Morrison, Bruce Ralph | Killed in Action | 1944-01-21 | Lancaster (JB188) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Munro, Gordon Chapman | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-01-21 | Stirling (EF151) | Vermilion, Alberta |
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