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 Adams, Robert William Killed in Flying Accident 1941-12-15 Stranraer (927) Edmonton, Alberta
USA Almquist, Leonard William Killed in Action 1941-12-15 Hudson (AM731) Rockford, Illinois, USA
Canada Andrews, Gordon Herbert Killed in Flying Accident 1941-12-15 Stranraer (927) Abbotsford, British Columbia
Canada Arseneault, Zoel Albert unknown 1971-12-15 () Oromocto, New Brunswick
Canada Bitcon, James Alexander Killed in Action 1941-12-15 Hudson (AM731) Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada Blakely, Robert Albert Killed in Flying Accident 1941-12-15 Stranraer (927) Kamsack, Saskatchewan
Canada Bruce, Robert Emerson Killed in Action 1944-12-15 Flying Fortress (9203) Victoria, British Columbia
Canada Cameron, William Caverhill Killed in Action 1942-12-15 Hudson (FH431) Prince Rupert, BC (parents)
Canada Dickson, Cecil Alexander Killed in Action 1944-12-15 Flying Fortress (9203) Edmonton, Alberta
Canada Flynn, Harold Lundy Killed in Flying Accident 1944-12-15 Spitfire (EN417) Gunton, Manitoba
Canada Ford, Percy George Killed in Action 1941-12-15 Hudson (AM731) Castor, Alberta
UK Gapes, Albert George Henry Killed in Flying Accident 1942-12-15 Halifax (DT624)
Argentina Gittins, Harold Bryan Livingstone Killed in Flying Accident 1941-12-15 Wellington (X3170) Curumalan, Argentina
Canada Gunn, Harold William Killed in Flying Accident 1942-12-15 Halifax (DT624) Toronto, Ontario
Canada Gunn, John Cunningham Killed in Flying Accident 1941-12-15 Stranraer (927) Roland, Manitoba
Canada Hawthorne, William Robert Killed in Action 1942-12-15 Wellington (LB114) Hamilton, Ontario
Canada Hillcoat, Horace Brougham Killed in Action 1944-12-15 Flying Fortress (9203) Lethbridge, Alberta
Canada Ide, Douglas Gordon Killed in Action 1942-12-15 Wellington (LB114) Ottawa, Ontario (parents)
Canada Imlay, Colin Gordon Killed in Action 1941-12-15 Beaufighter (R2312) Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada Kearney, Wallace David Killed in Action 1943-12-15 Marauder (FK131) Stella, Ontario
UK Keeping, Frank Tempest Killed in Action 1942-12-15 Wellington (LB114)
Canada Kerswill, Giles James Daniel Killed in Action 1942-12-15 Hudson (FH431) Maple, Ontario
Canada King, Bliss Dunfield Killed in Action 1942-12-15 Sunderland (DV971) Toronto, Ontario
Canada Kirby, John Richard Killed in Flying Accident 1918-12-15 F.2 (Bristol) (D2167) Toronto, Ontario.
Canada Kurek, Stanley Peter Killed in Flying Accident 1941-12-15 Master (T8774) Hamilton, Ontario
Canada La Brish, Frederick Blair Killed in Action 1944-12-15 Flying Fortress (9203) Montreal, Quebec (parents)
Canada Lambert, Charles Alfred Killed in Action 1944-12-15 Typhoon (PD478) Ingersoll, Ontario
Canada Law, Raymond Ingham Killed in Action 1942-12-15 Sunderland (DV971) Toronto, Ontario
Canada MacDougall, Donald Clark Killed in Flying Accident 1941-12-15 Stranraer (927) Winnipeg, Manitoba
USA MacLean, Ralph Killed in Action 1942-12-15 Hudson (FH431) Michigan, USA
Canada McCallum, Albert Robert Killed in Action 1942-12-15 Sunderland (DV971) Sarnia, Ontario
Canada McCann, Eric William Killed in Action 1944-12-15 Spitfire (JG121) Ottawa, Ontario
Canada McFarland, John Richard Graham Killed in Action 1942-12-15 Wellington (LB114) Toronto, Ontario
Canada Milne, William George Killed in Action 1942-12-15 Sunderland (DV971) Humber Bay, Ontario
Canada Mitchell, Russell Tremaine Killed in Flying Accident 1941-12-15 Stranraer (927) Strasbourg, Saskatchewan
Canada Pullar, William Stewart Killed in Action 1944-12-15 Flying Fortress (9203) Calgary, Alberta (parents)
Canada Ready, Gordon Leonard Killed in Action 1943-12-15 Marauder (FK131) Fruitland, Ontario
Canada Riley, William Dennis Killed in Flying Accident 1941-12-15 Stranraer (927) Regina, Saskatchewan
Canada Roach, Patrick Redmond Killed in Flying Accident 1941-12-15 Spitfire (X4923) Kirkland Lake, Ontario
Canada Rollins, Richard Alan Killed in Flying Accident 1942-12-15 Halifax (DT624) Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada Ruttledge, Alfred John De Laune Killed in Action 1944-12-15 Flying Fortress (9203) Simcoe, Ontario
UK Ryan, James Killed in Flying Accident 1942-12-15 Halifax (DT624)
Canada Sharpe, Douglas Haig Killed in Action 1944-12-15 Flying Fortress (9203) Edmonton, Alberta (parents)
Canada Shaw, Robert James Abadore Killed in Flying Accident 1942-12-15 Halifax (DT624) Orillia, Ontario
Canada Skirten, Arthur James Killed in Action 1942-12-15 Wellington (LB114) Calgary, Alberta (parents)
Canada Stewart, Robert William Killed in Flying Accident 1942-12-15 Halifax (DT624) Dysart, Saskatchewan
Canada Thompson, Ralph Lloyd Killed in Action 1941-12-15 Hampden (AE133) Glenboro, Manitoba
UK Thornton, John Brian Killed in Action 1942-12-15 Wellington (LB114)
Canada Tomlin, John Charles Killed in Action 1941-12-15 Hampden (P5392) Toronto, Ontario
Canada Townsend, Earl Lewis Died 1944-12-15 () Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada Turley, Wilfred Killed in Action 1941-12-15 Hudson (AM731) Montreal, Quebec
Canada Vaughan, John Leslie Killed in Action 1941-12-15 Hampden (AE133) Toronto, Ontario
UK Watson, Louis Gilbert Killed in Flying Accident 1942-12-15 Halifax (DT624)
New Zealand Willis, Alexander Collard Killed in Flying Accident 1941-12-15 Harvard (2763) Thames, Auckland, New Zealand
Canada Wilson, William Laurel Killed in Action 1944-12-15 Flying Fortress (9203) Chatham, Ontario
Canada Wood, Richard Killed in Flying Accident 1941-12-15 Stranraer (927) Winnipeg, Manitoba
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