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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sergeant |
Armour, Lloyd Livingstone | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-16 | Magister (R1921) | Chapman Camp, British Columbia (parents) |
| Flight Sergeant |
Atkinson, Douglas Maclear | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-16 | Oxford (V4021) | Campbellford, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Atkinson, Theodore Blanchard | Killed in Action | 1945-04-16 | Liberator (EW303) | Clarke's Harbour, Nova Scotia |
| Lieutenant |
Baker, David William | Killed in Action | 1945-04-16 | Avenger (JZ424) | Toronto, Ontario (parents) |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Barnes, Raymond James | Killed in Action | 1943-04-16 | Stirling (W7469) | Battleford, Saskatchewan (parents) |
 Sub Lieutenant |
Barnett, Sydney Charles | Killed in Action | 1945-04-16 | Avenger (JZ424) | |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Bedard, Joseph Donat Marcel | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-16 | Halifax (NP805) | Lac aux Sables, Portneuf County, Quebec (parents) |
| Flight Sergeant |
Bessette, Bertie Joseph August | Killed in Action | 1943-04-16 | Stirling (BF474) | Wawota, Saskatchewan (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Brearley, Edgar | Killed in Action | 1943-04-16 | Whirlwind (P6995) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Brown, John Kerr | Prisoner of War | 1945-04-16 | Typhoon (MP192) | St Catharines Ontario |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Buchanan, Elgin Gerald | unknown | 1955-04-16 | () | Goodwater, Saskatchewan |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Charbonneau, Regis Fernand | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-16 | Halifax (NP805) | Deux Montagnes, Quebec |
| Flight Sergeant |
Cline, Grant Depew | Killed in Action | 1943-04-16 | Wellington (HF811) | Bartonville, Ontario |
 Flight Sergeant |
Corley, Louie Elmo | Killed in Action | 1943-04-16 | Lancaster (W4930) | Houston, Texas, USA |
| Sergeant |
Davis, Jim Jack | Killed in Action | 1943-04-16 | Stirling (W7469) | Coningsby, Lincolnshire, England (parents) |
| Sergeant |
De Rzonca, James Richard Waclaw | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-16 | Magister (R1921) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
 Pilot Officer |
Debenham, Kevin Frederick | Killed in Action | 1943-04-16 | Stirling (W7469) | Oxford, Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Pilot Officer |
Downer, William Watson | Killed in Action | 1944-04-16 | Spitfire (MH623) | Midland, Ontario |
| Second-Lieutenant |
Earle, Wallace Sinclair | Missing in Action | 1916-04-16 | B.E.2c (2097) | Picton, Ontario |
| Lieutenant |
Elliott, John McCreary | Missing in Action | 1917-04-16 | Scout (Nieuport) () | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Evans, John Hugh | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-16 | Cornell (FJ654) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Forman, Bricker Wilson | Killed in Action | 1942-04-16 | Hurricane (BE485) | Windsor, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
George, Gilbert Llewellyn | Killed in Action | 1945-04-16 | Liberator (EW303) | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan |
| Pilot Officer |
Griffith, Allan George | Killed in Action | 1942-04-16 | Wellington (X3697) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Sergeant |
Hyde, Donald James Arthur | Killed in Action | 1943-04-16 | Stirling (BF474) | Chalfont St. Peter, Buckinghamshire, England (parents) |
| Sergeant |
James, Leslie Arthur | Killed in Action | 1943-04-16 | Stirling (BF474) | Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales |
| Lieutenant |
Knapp, Francis Ross 'Frank' | Survived | 1918-04-16 | S.E.5 (B532) | New York City, New York, USA |
| Sergeant |
Lacy, John Percy | Killed in Action | 1943-04-16 | Stirling (BF474) | Poole, Dorsetshire, England (parents) |
 Lieutenant |
Lamont, Robert Lee | Killed in Flying Accident | 1980-04-16 | Tutor (26117) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Flight Cadet |
Langevin, Pierre Richard Mercier | Killed in Flying Accident | 1952-04-16 | Texan T-6 (4134335) | Westmount, Quebec |
| Pilot Officer |
Leech, Lawrence Malcolm | Killed in Action | 1942-04-16 | Wellington (Z8951) | McAdam Junction, New Brunswick |
| |
Lewis, Frederick Albert | Survived | 1918-04-16 | F.2 (Bristol) (D8064) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Corporal |
MacDonald, James John Crawford | unknown | 1947-04-16 | () | |
| Sergeant |
Marlow, John Leslie | Killed in Action | 1943-04-16 | Stirling (W7469) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Martyn, John Reid | Killed in Action | 1943-04-16 | Halifax (W7873) | Haney, British Columbia |
| Sergeant |
Mason, John Richard | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-16 | Cornell (FJ654) | |
| Sergeant |
McRae, John Roderick | Killed in Action | 1942-04-16 | Wellington (X3417) | Harbor Grace, Newfoundland |
| Petty Officer Airman |
Mellard, Leslie Arthur | Killed in Action | 1945-04-16 | Avenger (JZ424) | |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Paton, William Edgar | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-16 | Wellington (HE379) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Pearson, Peter Braithwaite | Killed in Action | 1943-04-16 | Stirling (W7469) | Ventnor, Isle of Wight, England (parents) |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Perron, Joseph Jean Laval | unknown | 1955-04-16 | () | St. Honor, Quebec |
| Pilot Officer |
Perrring, Clive Bolas | Killed in Action | 1943-04-16 | Stirling (BF474) | Norfolk, Norfolk, England (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Piche, Kenneth Mark | Killed in Action | 1943-04-16 | Stirling (BF474) | Lake Linden, Michigan, USA (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Porritt, William Howard | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-16 | Halifax (NP805) | Cookstown, Ontario (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Robertson, David James Mclagan | Killed in Action | 1945-04-16 | Liberator (EW303) | Victoria, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
Rose, John Thomas | Killed in Action | 1945-04-16 | Spitfire (MJ293) | Chapleau, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Rudd, Ralph Gustav | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-16 | Wellington (HE379) | Bashaw, Alberta |
| Pilot Officer |
Shiells, James Lauder | Killed in Action | 1943-04-16 | Stirling (BF474) | Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
| Sergeant |
Strachan, Arthur James Robert | Died | 1944-04-16 | () | Toronto, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Twiss, Albert Roy | Killed in Action | 1943-04-16 | Wellington (HX688) | Duluth, Minnesota, USA |
| Sergeant |
Wainwright, Donald | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-16 | Stirling (W7469) | |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Watters, William John | Killed in Action | 1943-04-16 | Wellington (HX688) | Lambeth, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Watts, David Michael Turner | Killed in Action | 1943-04-16 | Stirling (W7469) | Cody's, Queens County, New Brunswick |
| Lieutenant |
Wickett, Thomas Haldane | Prisoner of War | 1917-04-16 | Pup (A6178) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Young, Gordon Kenneth | Killed in Action | 1943-04-16 | Wellington (HE501) | Stratford, Ontario |
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