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 Abelson, Lawrence Balfour Killed in Flying Accident 1943-11-15 Mosquito (DZ701) Ottawa, Ontario
UK Ambler, Jack Killed in Flying Accident 1944-11-15 Anson (11659)
Canada Anderson, Neville Joseph Killed in Flying Accident 1944-11-15 Halifax (LL137) Hamilton, Ontario
Canada Armstrong, Jack Edward Killed in Flying Accident 1944-11-15 Halifax (LL137) Vancouver, British Columbia
UK Bailey, Raymond Wilfred Killed in Flying Accident 1943-11-15 Sea Hurricane (BW874)
Canada Beck, William Tupper 'Billy' Killed in Flying Accident 1918-11-15 F.K.8 (5035) New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.
Canada Berg, Gilbert Louis Oscar Killed in Flying Accident 1944-11-15 Halifax (LL137) Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada Boss, Norman Holmes Killed in Flying Accident 1944-11-15 Halifax (LL137) Nelson, British Columbia
Canada Brooks, Jerry Eaton Killed in Flying Accident 1943-11-15 Cornell (15263) Victoria, British Columbia
Australia Burrows, Felix Milton Killed in Action 1944-11-15 Lancaster (HK595) Mount Lawley, Vincent, Western Australia
UK Castle, Hugh Wilfred Killed in Action 1944-11-15 Lancaster (HK595)
UK Collinson, Bernard Killed in Action 1944-11-15 Lancaster (HK595)
UK Cooke, Ronald Llewellyn Killed in Action 1941-11-15 Wellington (L7873) Cambridge England
Canada Crayston, Kerry Milton Killed in Action 1944-11-15 Lancaster (NN706) Toronto, Ontario (mother)
Canada Davidson, John William Killed in Action 1944-11-15 Lancaster (NN706) Toronto, Ontario
Canada Davidson, William Alfred Died 1943-11-15 () Toronto, Ontario
Canada Dawson, Gordon Forbes Killed in Action 1944-11-15 Lancaster (HK595) Cookstown, Ontario
Canada Dermody, Bernard John Killed in Action 1941-11-15 Wellington (L7873) Kennedy, Saskatchewan
Canada Dion, Joseph Jacques Louis Philippe Killed 1944-11-15 () Montreal, Quebec
UK Dowse, Charles Douglas Killed in Action 1944-11-15 Lancaster (NN706) Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England (parents)
Canada Dunford, Joseph Reginald Killed in Action 1944-11-15 Lancaster (NN706) Sydney, Nova Scotia
Canada Dunlop, John George Killed in Action 1941-11-15 Blenheim (P4845) Gronlid, Saskatchewan
Canada Early, James Williard Killed in Flying Accident 1941-11-15 Wellington (R1149) Semans, Saskatchewan
Canada Fish, Robert Duncan Survived 1918-11-15 F.E.2 () Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Canada Gamborski, John Killed in Flying Accident 1944-11-15 Halifax (LL137) Halfway Lake, Alberta
Canada Garvie, Robert Leslie Killed in Flying Accident 1944-11-15 Halifax (LL137) Owen Sound, Ontario
UK Gillibrand, Arthur Douglas Ward Killed in Action 1944-11-15 Lancaster (NN706) Whitley Bay, Northumberland, England (parents)
UK Gribble, Arthur Horace Killed in Action 1944-11-15 Lancaster (HK595)
Canada Guest, Charles Hugh Killed in Action 1943-11-15 Mosquito (ML908) Winnipeg, Manitoba
UK Hall, Dennis Edward Killed in Action 1941-11-15 Wellington (L7873) Montrose, Angus, Scotland
UK Hawkes, Albert William Killed in Flying Accident 1944-11-15 Anson (11659)
Canada Higgins, Gerald Frederick Killed in Flying Accident 1944-11-15 Halifax (LL137) Chapman Camp, British Columbia
Canada Horn, Albert Killed in Flying Accident 1943-11-15 Mosquito (DZ701) Hamilton, Ontario
Canada Jemmett, Francis Charles Martineau Killed in Action 1942-11-15 Spitfire (BS359) Kingston, Ontario
Canada Kinet, Lawrence Survived 1918-11-15 ()
Canada Laing, Kenneth Nixon Prisoner of War 1941-11-15 Spitfire (AD507) Chilliwack, British Columbia
Canada Le Moine, Vernon Albert unknown 1947-11-15 () Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada Leopold, Herbert Arthur Killed in Flying Accident 1941-11-15 Wellington (R1149) Windsor, Ontario
Canada Leslie, William Killed in Flying Accident 1944-11-15 Anson (11659) Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada MacDonald, George Alfred Died 1940-11-15 () Edmonton, Alberta
Canada Malsbury, Charles George unknown 1918-11-15 () Toronto, Ontario.
Canada Manning, Ernest D Died 1945-11-15 ()
UK McAllen, William Albert Killed in Action 1941-11-15 Wellington (L7873) Balhannah, South Australia (parents)
UK Mullet, Peter Derek Killed in Action 1944-11-15 Lancaster (HK595) St. Peter's, Jersey, Channel Islands.
Canada Murdie, Ross Thomas Died 1941-11-15 () London, Ontario
Australia O'Sullivan, Robert John Killed in Action 1944-11-15 Lancaster (HK595)
Canada Page, Donald Nelson Killed in Action 1944-11-15 Lancaster (NN706) Elnora, Alberta
UK Patterson, Thomas Crawford Bentley Killed in Action 1941-11-15 Wellington (L7873)
Canada Pawlowski, Michael Killed in Flying Accident 1944-11-15 Anson (11659) Spedden, Alberta
Canada Pengelly, Anthony Z Prisoner of War 1940-11-15 Whitley (P4936) Islington, Ontario
Canada Perkins, Reginald Derek Killed in Action 1940-11-15 Hampden (X2996) Vancouver, British Columbia
UK Powner, James Henry Killed in Action 1944-11-15 Lancaster (NN706) Stafford, Staffordshire, England (parents)
Canada Pridham, Ernest James Killed in Flying Accident 1944-11-15 Halifax (LL137) Kingston, Ontario
Canada Pudifin, Arnold James Killed in Action 1943-11-15 Liberator (BZ817) Stornoway, Saskatchewan
UK Sampson, Graham Mortimer Killed in Action 1944-11-15 Lancaster (HK595)
Canada Sinclair, Daniel Boyd Killed in Action 1943-11-15 Liberator (BZ817) Montreal, Quebec
Canada Smith, William Alexander Killed in Flight Line Accident 1943-11-15 Wellington (X3820) Toronto, Ontario
Canada Smoker, Leslie Saunders Killed in Flying Accident 1943-11-15 Cornell (15263) Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada Sollows, Ivan Steen Killed in Flying Accident 1943-11-15 Beaufighter (EL285) Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
UK Stacey, Donald Charles Killed in Flying Accident 1942-11-15 Harvard (FE455)
Australia Stickland, Ronald Stuart Killed in Action 1944-11-15 Lancaster (HK595)
UK Townsend, Leonard Ronald Killed in Action 1941-11-15 Wellington (L7873) Tottenham, Middlesex, England
Canada Young, Gerald Killed in Action 1943-11-15 Liberator (BZ817) Bath, Ontario
USA Young, Thomas Taggart Died 1942-11-15 Hurricane (BN702) Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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