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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annibal, Donald Lee | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-02-23 | Mitchell (FR148) | Stroh, Indiana USA | |
| Bateman, Donald William | Killed in Action | 1945-02-23 | Halifax (PN380) | Bow Island, Alberta | |
| Beardall, Donald Roy | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-02-23 | Harvard (2955) | Weston, Ontario | |
| Campbell, Hudson Cecil | Killed in Action | 1944-02-23 | Marauder (FK130) | Winnipeg, Manitoba (parents) | |
| Campbell, Thomas George | Killed in Action | 1945-02-23 | Halifax (NA241) | St Thomas, Ontario (parents) | |
| Casher, Frederick Einar | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-02-23 | Halifax (LW139) | Vancouver, British Columbia (patents) | |
| Cassidy, Ronnie George | Killed in Action | 1944-02-23 | Wellington (MP643) | Vancouver, BC (parents) | |
| Castle, James Armistice | Killed in Action | 1944-02-23 | Wellington (MP643) | Edmonton, Alberta | |
| Christie, Donald Murdock | Died | 1919-02-23 | Camel () | Martintown, Ontario | |
| Constable, William Mackie | Killed in Action | 1945-02-23 | Lancaster (PB595) | Bulwark, Alberta | |
| Cookson, William Remington | Killed in Action | 1945-02-23 | Halifax (PN380) | St Catharines, Ontario (parents) | |
| Delorme, Leopold Thomas Phillipe | Killed in Action | 1942-02-23 | Hurricane (BE516) | St Adolphe, Manitoba (parents) | |
| Eady, Irwin James | Killed in Action | 1942-02-23 | Hurricane (BE479) | Foresters Falls, Ontario | |
| Elsey, Howard | Killed in Action | 1944-02-23 | Marauder (FK130) | Oyster River, Vancouver Island, British Columbia | |
| Fiala, Ronald Neil | Killed in Flying Accident | 1954-02-23 | Sabre (19201) | Esterhazy, Saskatchewan | |
| Foster, Thomas Edwin | Killed in Action | 1942-02-23 | Hurricane (BD980) | Edmonton, Alberta | |
| Frost, William Arthur | Killed in Action | 1945-02-23 | Halifax (PN380) | Worcester, Worcestershire, England | |
| Grundy, D H | Prisoner of War | 1945-02-23 | Lancaster (LM273) | ||
| Hall, Clifford Wesley | Killed in Action | 1945-02-23 | Halifax (PN380) | Galt, Ontario (parents) | |
| Hall, Norman Stanley | Killed in Action | 1942-02-23 | Wellington (AD599) | Calgary, Alberta | |
| Hart, S | Prisoner of War | 1945-02-23 | Lancaster (PB595) | ||
| Hayes, Allan Edward | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-02-23 | Liberator (BZ746) | Preston, Ontario | |
| Hockley, Herbert Henry | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-02-23 | Halifax (LW139) | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia | |
| Hoggard, Gordon Albert | Killed in Action | 1945-02-23 | Halifax (PN380) | Banff, Alberta (parents) | |
| Johnstone, Ross John Hugh | Killed in Action | 1945-02-23 | Lancaster (PB595) | Coldwater, Ontario | |
| Kennard, Kenneth | Killed in Action | 1941-02-23 | Wellington (R1221) | Viceroy, Saskatchewan | |
| Knutson, Vincent Harold | Killed in Action | 1943-02-23 | Wellington (LA995) | Lac Vert, Saskatchewan | |
| Laws, Harold Augustus | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-02-23 | DH.4 (B5463) | London, England | |
| Leliever, Donald Elmer | Killed in Action | 1945-02-23 | Lancaster (PB595) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| MacNabb, Donald Scott | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-02-23 | Halifax (LW139) | Milton, Ontario | |
| Madden, Willard Eugene | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-02-23 | Harvard (AJ559) | Dunbarton, Ontario | |
| Massey, James Dickinson | Killed in Action | 1943-02-23 | Wellington (DV569) | Oxbow, Saskatchewan | |
| McLauchlan, R C | Prisoner of War | 1945-02-23 | Lancaster (LM273) | ||
| McLeod, Lawrence Herbert | Killed in Action | 1945-02-23 | Mosquito (HR342) | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| McQuillan, Murray Robert | Killed in Action | 1945-02-23 | Lancaster (PB588) | Courtenay, British Columbia | |
| Merkley, Harry Dwain | Killed in Action | 1944-02-23 | Marauder (FK130) | Ottawa, Ontario | |
| O'Donnell, Ernest William | Killed in Action | 1944-02-23 | Liberator (BZ951) | Bathurst, New Brunswick | |
| Payne, Eugene Doral | Killed in Flying Accident | 1961-02-23 | Sabre (23488) | Lakefield, Ontario | |
| Peletz, D | Prisoner of War | 1945-02-23 | Lancaster (PB595) | ||
| Pettes, George Delsen | Killed in Action | 1944-02-23 | Wellington (MP643) | Ormstown, Quebec | |
| Proudfoot, Thomas John Anderson | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-02-23 | Camel (B9275) | Coulonge, Quebec. | |
| Reid, Harold MacKenzie | unknown | 1918-02-23 | () | ||
| Riddett, Walter Herbert | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-02-23 | Harvard (AJ559) | ||
| Robb, Peter Franklin | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-02-23 | Halifax (LW139) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Roberts, Wesley Grenfell | Killed in Action | 1945-02-23 | Halifax (PN380) | ThoroId, Ontario (parents) | |
| Rodgers, Samuel Murray | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-02-23 | Crane (8747) | Calgary, Alberta | |
| Rowe, Graham Walter | Killed in Action | 1945-02-23 | () | North Bay, Ontario | |
| Saugstad, Clifford Donald | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-02-23 | Mitchell (FR148) | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| Selway, Henry John | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-02-23 | Anson (7138) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Shortt, Harry William | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-02-23 | Yale (3382) | Oshawa, Ontario | |
| Sills, Myrddin | Killed in Action | 1945-02-23 | Halifax (PN380) | Pentre, Rhondda, Glamorgan, Wales | |
| Smalley, Donald Jesse | unknown | 1946-02-23 | () | ||
| Smith, Bennie John | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-02-23 | Yale (3382) | Mount Pleasant, Michigan, USA | |
| Smith, Roy Vaughn | Killed in Flying Accident | 1961-02-23 | Sabre (23409) | Middleton, Nova Scotia | |
| Sowter, Roy Tyldesley | Killed in Action | 1945-02-23 | Lancaster (LM273) | Mount Royal, Quebec | |
| Thomson, Hugh Karl Marx | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-02-23 | Spitfire (P8259) | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| Treble, Claude Anthony | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-02-23 | Harvard (AJ572) | ||
| Triplett, Leslie Edward | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-02-23 | Mitchell (FR148) | Beaconsfield, Quebec | |
| Wallace, Richard | Prisoner of War | 1944-02-23 | Spitfire () | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| White, John Duncan Drummond | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-02-23 | Anson (AX565) | Midland, Ontario | |
| Wilson, Arthur Leslie | Survived | 1916-02-23 | R.E.8 () | Pahiatua, Wellington, New Zealand | |
| Wyrzykowski, John Dominic | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-02-23 | Anson (JS183) | Kelowna, British Columbia |
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