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 |
Adair, Arthur Dunham | Killed in Action | 1942-06-21 | Wellington (X3713) | Fairlight, Saskatchewan |
| Flying Officer |
Archer, Joseph Ronald | unknown | 1951-06-21 | Vampire (17013) | Durham County, Ontario |
 Lieutenant |
Bannister, Herbert Stanley | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-06-21 | Camel () | Belfast, Ireland |
| Second-Lieutenant |
Barker, William Stanley Gordon | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-06-21 | Pup (C325) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Bevan, Alwin Woodgate | Killed in Action | 1942-06-21 | Stirling (W7472) | Bishop's Lydeard, Somerset |
| Lieutenant |
Bigwood, Paul Herrick | Killed in Flying Accident | 1917-06-21 | DH.4 (A7443) | Toronto, Ontario |
| |
Butchart, Charles Edward | Prisoner of War | 1944-06-21 | Mustang (AG553) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Butler, Murray Anderson | Killed in Action | 1940-06-21 | Beaufort (L9810) | Newcastle, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Cadden, Andrew | Killed in Action | 1942-06-21 | Stirling (W7472) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Calvert, Eric Douglas | Killed in Action | 1942-06-21 | Stirling (W7472) | |
| Flying Officer |
Cameron, David Mclean | Killed in Action | 1945-06-21 | Dakota (KN563) | Oshawa, Ontario (parents) |
| Second-Lieutenant |
Cameron, James | Killed in Action | 1918-06-21 | R.E.8 (A3604) | Seedley, Salford, England |
 Leading Aircraftman |
Connors, Herbert Edwin | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-06-21 | Harvard (2555) | Bronx, New York, USA (parents) |
| Warrant Officer 1 |
Cox, Stanley James | Killed in Action | 1945-06-21 | Dakota (KN563) | Bersford, Manitoba |
| Flight Sergeant |
Ellis, George Henry | Killed in Action | 1942-06-21 | Hampden (AT185) | Comox, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
Fenwick, Harry Elmore | Killed in Action | 1944-06-21 | Spitfire (NH207) | Sioux Lookout, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Gilroy, Kenneth Andrew | Killed in Action | 1944-06-21 | Liberator (BZ853) | St Catharines, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Granshaw, Gerald Bamford | Killed in Action | 1942-06-21 | Stirling (W7472) | Guildford, Surrey, England |
| Flying Officer |
Handley, Harold Garfield | Killed in Action | 1943-06-21 | Spitfire (AR325) | Oxford Mills, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Heslop, James Robert | Killed in Action | 1942-06-21 | Stirling (W7472) | Outrennont, Quebec (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Jones, Howard Kitchener | Killed in Action | 1944-06-21 | Mustang (AG377) | Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan |
| Corporal |
Kight, Leslie John | Died | 1945-06-21 | () | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Kopp, Cornelius John | Killed in Action | 1945-06-21 | Dakota (KN563) | Duchess, Alberta |
| Pilot Officer |
Kyle, William Joseph | Killed in Action | 1945-06-21 | Dakota (KN563) | Perth, Ontario (parents) |
| Captain |
Lawson, Alfred Herbert Stanton | Survived | 1916-06-21 | Pup () | Little Current, Ontario |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Lefevre, Allan William | Died | 1945-06-21 | () | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant (Acting) |
Leu, Rudolph Maurice | Prisoner of War | 1942-06-21 | Kittyhawk (AL225) | |
 Leading Aircraftman |
Litzow, Colin Dent | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-06-21 | Harvard (3126) | |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Maranz, Nathaniel | Prisoner of War | 1941-06-21 | Hurricane (Z3461) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
McCormick, Hugh Roderick Neil | Died | 1942-06-21 | () | Eastview, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
McLaren, Charles Peter | Killed in Action | 1945-06-21 | Dakota (KN563) | Campbellville, Ontario (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
McRae, Donald Wayne | Killed in Action | 1944-06-21 | Lancaster (LM576) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Lieutenant |
Middleton, James Russell | Prisoner of War Died | 1917-06-21 | F.E.2 (A803) | Edinburgh, Scotland. |
| Flight Sergeant |
Nidelman, Bernard Davis | Killed in Action | 1942-06-21 | Hampden (AT185) | Owen Sound, Ontario |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Norris, Sidney Robert | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-06-21 | Crane (8195) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Parham, Robert Nelson | Killed in Action | 1942-06-21 | Stirling (W7472) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Plant, Jim (Pappy) | Prisoner of War | 1940-06-21 | Whitley (N1442) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Aircraftman 1st Class |
Richer, Maurice Joseph | Died | 1942-06-21 | () | Fitzroy Harbor, Quebec |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Rogers, William Bennet | Killed in Action | 1945-06-21 | Dakota (KN563) | Halifax, Nova Scotia (parents) |
| Aircraftman 2nd Class |
Soltys, Harry | Died | 1943-06-21 | () | Port Arthur, Ontario |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Stevens, Robert Henry | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-06-21 | Harvard (2825) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
Thurlow, John Robert | Killed in Action | 1943-06-21 | Lancaster (ED556) | Hollyburn, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
Trapp, Byron Adair | Killed in Action | 1942-06-21 | Stirling (W7472) | Harris, Saskatchewan (parents) |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Vickery, Leonard Ernest Montrose | unknown | 1944-06-21 | () | Wellwood, Manitoba |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Walker, George E | Prisoner of War | 1940-06-21 | Whitley (N1442) | |
| Flight Lieutenant |
White, Earle Aiken | Prisoner of War | 1942-06-21 | Halifax (W1114) | Masonville, Quebec |
| Sergeant |
Williams, Jack Herbert | Killed in Action | 1942-06-21 | Stirling (W7472) | Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, United Kingdom |
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