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
Adamic, Vladimir Killed in Action 1944-01-23 Halifax (LK704) Edmonton, Alberta
Ash, Frank Killed in Action 1944-01-23 Halifax (LK704)
Baskerville, Wallace Roy Survived 1918-01-23 F.2 (Bristol) () Dominion City, Manitoba
Blyth, Ross Allison Killed in Action 1918-01-23 Camel (B5663) Toronto, Ontario
Bohemier, Joseph Eloi Killed in Action 1945-01-23 Spitfire (MK585) St Anne, Manitoba
Brown, Alfred George Greenwood Killed in Action 1943-01-23 Hampden (AN123) Chilliwack, British Columbia
Burton, Robert William Killed in Flying Accident 1944-01-23 Wellington (HE751) Seattle, Washington, USA
Byers, Harold Killed in Action 1945-01-23 Typhoon (RB325) Souris, Manitoba
Campbell, Gordon Ernest Killed in Action 1943-01-23 Lancaster (ED386) Toronto, Ontario (parents)
Carr, Stuart Allan Killed in Flying Accident 1944-01-23 Lancaster (DS839) Sarnia, Ontario
Cook, James Howard Died 1945-01-23 () Stanley, Ontario
Couse, George Fitzgerald Killed in Flying Accident 1944-01-23 Wellington (HE751) St Thomas, Ontario (parents)
Dawson, Frederick Edgar Killed in Action 1944-01-23 Halifax (LK704) Calgary, Alberta
Farrell, James Joseph Killed in Flying Accident 1944-01-23 Lancaster (DS839) Campbellford, Ontario
Gagne, Irvin Killed in Flying Accident 1942-01-23 Finch (4797) Caribou, Maine, USA
Grosser, Roy William Killed in Flying Accident 1944-01-23 Lancaster (DS839) Toronto, Ontario
Grove, Robert Monroe Killed in Flying Accident 1944-01-23 Lancaster (DS839) York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Gzowski, Norman Glyn Killed in Action 1944-01-23 Halifax (LK704) Cleveland, Ohio, USA (parents)
Hall, Ralph Gordon Killed in Flying Accident 1918-01-23 Pup (B5957) Jarrow, Tyne and Wear, England
Hamilton, Reginald Douglas Killed in Flying Accident 1918-01-23 Camel (B2481) Montreal, Quebec
Hewitson, Donald Parr Killed in Action 1944-01-23 Halifax (LK704)
Hogan, Leonard Ignatius Killed in Flying Accident 1944-01-23 Lancaster (DS839) Utopia, Ontario
Horn, Richard George Killed in Flying Accident 1956-01-23 Sabre (23403) Edmonton, Alberta
Hussey, Frederic Lewarne Eric Killed in Action 1944-01-23 Halifax (LK704)
Hutchison, Richard Balmain Killed in Action 1944-01-23 Beaufighter (JL905) Springside, Ohio, USA
Johnston, George Peter Killed in Action 1944-01-23 Mosquito (HJ774) Winnipeg, Manitoba (parents)
Lawrence, Henry Bruce Killed in Flying Accident 1943-01-23 Moth, Tiger (8883) Weston, Ontario
Lewis, Horace Vernon Parkhouse 'Bumpy' Survived 1918-01-23 () Toronto, Ontario
MacDonald, Fred Whitten Killed in Flying Accident 1944-01-23 Lancaster (DS839) Stellarton, Pictou County, Nova Scotia
Maguire, James Killed in Action 1943-01-23 Hampden (AN123) Winnipeg, Manitoba
McCarthy, Philip William Killed in Flying Accident 1943-01-23 Ventura (AE872) Gatineau, Quebec
McLeod, James Ronald Prisoner of War 1943-01-23 Spitfire (BM245) Westville Nova Scotia
McMartin, John Saunders Killed in Flying Accident 1941-01-23 Yale (3352) Thorndale, Ontario
McNeil, Cameron Livingston Killed in Action 1944-01-23 Spitfire (EN624) Woodbridge, Ontario
Mills, Garth Gibson Killed in Action 1943-01-23 Mosquito (HJ919) Wainwright, Alberta
Mitchell, Gordon Accident 1962-01-23 Sabre (23709)
Morgan, John Hitchings Killed in Flying Accident 1941-01-23 Harvard (2715)
Norriss, Geoffrey Alexander Killed in Flying Accident 1943-01-23 Ventura (AE872)
Pomeroy, George Delos Killed in Flying Accident 1941-01-23 Yale (3352) Toronto, Ontario
Rich, Christopher Roy Stanton Killed in Flying Accident 1941-01-23 Harvard (2715)
Scott, Clarence Loree Killed in Action 1944-01-23 Halifax (LK704) Stavely, Alberta
Shusterove, Sam Chester Killed in Action 1943-01-23 Wellington (HX646) Winnipeg, Manitoba
Thompson, Leslie Killed in Flying Accident 1944-01-23 Lancaster (DS839) Chesterton, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, England
Thompson, Merwyn Ronald Killed in Flying Accident 1943-01-23 Moth, Tiger (8883) Windsor, Ontario
Upshall, Lloyd Joyce Killed in Action 1944-01-23 Halifax (LK704) Toronto, Ontario
Wallace, Ivan James Vincent Killed in Action 1945-01-23 Typhoon (RB333) Edmundston, New Brunswick
Williams, Bayden Bala Killed in Flying Accident 1943-01-23 Ventura (AE872) Strome, Alberta
Yates, Henry Wilfred Died 1943-01-23 () Victoria, British Columbia
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