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 |
Alison, Walter Herbert David | Prisoner of War KIA | 1943-05-13 | Halifax (JB791) | Palmer's Green, Middlesex, England |
 Specialist 4 |
Anderson, John Austin | Killed in Action | 1968-05-13 | () | Williamsville Erie County New York USA |
 Pilot Officer |
Arbour, Joseph Edward Jean Guy | Killed in Action | 1944-05-13 | Halifax (LW682) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Flying Officer |
Atkins, John Ivan | Killed in Action | 1944-05-13 | Halifax (LW499) | Newmarket, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Ball, Albert Ransome | Died | 1940-05-13 | Hurricane (L1901) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Pilot Officer |
Bartlett, Alan | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-05-13 | Manchester (L7519) | Streatham, London, England (parents) |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Barzeele, Cyril Simeon | Evader | 1944-05-13 | Halifax (MZ629) | Spruce Home, Saskatchewan |
| Flying Officer |
Baumgarten, Raymond Lamport | Killed in Action | 1943-05-13 | Wellington (HE321) | Portage La Prairie, Manitoba |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Bees, Henry George | Prisoner of War | 1943-05-13 | Halifax (JB791) | |
| Sergeant |
Belec, Gordon | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-05-13 | Whitley (EB338) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Bentz, Wilbur Boyd | Killed in Action | 1944-05-13 | Halifax (LW682) | Medicine Hat, Alberta |
| Flt Sergeant |
Berry, Walter | Evader | 1944-05-13 | Halifax (LK883) | |
| Sergeant |
Betts, Eric William | Killed in Action | 1943-05-13 | Wellington (HE157) | Leicester, England |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Black, John Howard | Prisoner of War | 1944-05-13 | Halifax (LK883) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Blake, Peter James Widdell | Killed in Action | 1942-05-13 | Manchester (L7519) | Victoria, British Columbia |
| Wing Commander |
Boulton, Foss Henry | Prisoner of War | 1943-05-13 | Spitfire (BS430) | Coleman, Alberta |
| Sergeant |
Broughton, Douglas Oliver | Killed in Action | 1943-05-13 | Wellington (HE913) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
 Sergeant |
Brown, Beverley | Prisoner of War | 1943-05-13 | Halifax (JB806) | |
| Flying Officer |
Brown, Thomas | Killed in Action | 1943-05-13 | Halifax (JB861) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Bryans, Robert John | Killed in Action | 1943-05-13 | Stirling (BK705) | Maidstone, Saskatchewan |
| Flt Lieutenant |
Bull, Ernest James | Survived | 1943-05-13 | Whitley (EB338) | |
| Sergeant |
Bull, Ronald | Killed in Action | 1944-05-13 | Lancaster (KB710) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Burnett, David Mark Tyndall | Killed in Action | 1944-05-13 | Mosquito (DZ638) | Regina, Saskatchewan |
 Flying Officer |
Byrne, Frank Paul | Killed in Action | 1944-05-13 | Mosquito (NS949) | Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Pilot Officer |
Calder, Gordon Alexander | Killed in Action | 1943-05-13 | Mitchell (FL197) | Nipawin, Saskatchewan (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Campbell, Charles John | Killed in Action | 1944-05-13 | Halifax (MZ629) | Heatherdale, Prince Edward Island |
| Flying Officer |
Campbell, Robert Roy | Killed in Action | 1944-05-13 | Lancaster (KB713) | Montreal, Quebec Parents) |
| Sergeant |
Carruthers, John Robert | Killed in Action | 1944-05-13 | Lancaster (KB713) | |
| Sergeant |
Chapman, Philip Hayne | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-05-13 | Tiger Moth (5091) | Kelowna, British Columbia (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Christie, Malcolm Keith | Killed in Action | 1944-05-13 | Halifax (MZ562) | Vancouver, British Columbia (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Corriveau, Arthur Jeffrey | Killed in Action | 1944-05-13 | Halifax (NA492) | Agassiz, British Columbia (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Coulter, Robert Earl | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-05-13 | Yale (3433) | New Westminster, British Columbia (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Cresswell, Andrew | Killed in Action | 1943-05-13 | Wellington (HE440) | Wolverhampton, England (parents) |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Crimmins, Raymond Thomas | Killed in Action | 1943-05-13 | Wellington (HE423) | Cuba City, Wisconsin, USA |
| Flt Sergeant |
Cunningham, Raymond Leslie | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-05-13 | Manchester (L7519) | Radford, Coventry, Warwickshire, England |
| Sergeant |
De Bourbon, Phillippe Louis Marie Charles | Prisoner of War | 1943-05-13 | Halifax (JB806) | New York, New York, USA |
| Pilot Officer |
Dewar, Peter | Killed in Action | 1944-05-13 | Lancaster (KB713) | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan |
| Flying Officer |
Dingley, Linwood Alton | Killed in Action | 1943-05-13 | Wellington (HE656) | Portland, Maine USA (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Doubt, Ross Hubert | Evader | 1944-05-13 | Halifax (LK883) | |
| Flying Officer |
Drake, Howard Ralph | Killed in Action | 1943-05-13 | Wellington (HE157) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Pilot Officer |
Drumm, Kenneth Wesley | Killed in Action | 1944-05-13 | Halifax (LK883) | Galt, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Dunger, Peter John | Killed in Action | 1943-05-13 | Wellington (HE913) | Kenton, Middlesex, England |
| Flying Officer |
Echlin, Robert Wyatt | Killed in Action | 1940-05-13 | Blenheim (L1401) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Edwards, Burdel Frank | Killed in Action | 1944-05-13 | Lancaster (KB713) | Bloomington,Wisconsin, USA |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class |
Elford, Ross Oliver | Prisoner of War | 1943-05-13 | Halifax (DT801) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Sergeant |
Ellerslie, Roy | Killed in Action | 1944-05-13 | Halifax (LW682) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Empey, Earl Dwight | Killed in Action | 1944-05-13 | Halifax (MZ629) | Winchester, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Enever, Harry | Prisoner of War | 1943-05-13 | Halifax (JB791) | |
| Flying Officer |
Erzinger, John Dartry | Killed in Action | 1943-05-13 | Halifax (JB799) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Evjen, Douglas Orville | unknown | 1955-05-13 | Sabre (23294) | Cabri, Saskatchewan |
| Flight Sergeant |
Fenwick, William George | Died | 1944-05-13 | () | Norwood, Manitoba |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Fighter, Kenneth Franklin | Killed in Action | 1943-05-13 | Wellington (HE157) | Elbow, Saskatchewan |
| Flying Officer |
Finlayson, Walter Raymond | Killed in Action | 1944-05-13 | Lancaster (KB710) | Okanagan Landing, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
Fitzpatrick, Robert Joseph | Killed in Action | 1944-05-13 | Halifax (LK883) | St Lawrence, Newfoundland |
| Flight Sergeant |
Forland, Olaf William | Evader | 1943-05-13 | Wellington (HE905) | Brantford, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Fraser, Douglas Gordon | Killed in Action | 1943-05-13 | Wellington (HE905) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Fraser, Richard Douglas | Killed in Action | 1943-05-13 | Lancaster (ED476) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flight Sergeant |
Garman, Keith Lavon | Killed in Action | 1943-05-13 | Stirling (BK705) | Republic, Kansas, USA |
| Flying Officer |
Geale, Basil Alfred Alexander | Killed in Action | 1943-05-13 | Wellington (HE423) | Village of Hook, England |
| Sergeant |
Gearing, Alfred James | Killed in Action | 1943-05-13 | Halifax (JB861) | Romford, Essex, England |
| Pilot Officer |
Gedak, Joseph | Killed in Action | 1943-05-13 | Stirling (BK661) | Estevan, Saskatchewan |
| Flight Sergeant |
Gerding, Cecil Louis | Killed in Action | 1943-05-13 | Lancaster (ED329) | Vulcan, Alberta |
| Sergeant |
Goodchild, Kenneth Albert | Prisoner of War | 1943-05-13 | Halifax (JB806) | |
| Sergeant |
Gowen, Charles Gerard | Killed in Action | 1943-05-13 | Halifax (JB799) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Gummer, Edward Leo | Killed in Action | 1943-05-13 | Wellington (HE440) | Accrington, Lancashire, England |
| Lieutenant |
Hall, Cyrus Roy | Prisoner of War | 1918-05-13 | S.E.5 (B7830) | High River, Alberta |
| Flight Sergeant |
Halsted, Arthur Fitzgerald | Killed in Action | 1943-05-13 | Wellington (HE913) | Ipswich, Suffolk, England |
| Sergeant |
Harris, Edwin Fuller | Survived | 1943-05-13 | Whitley (EB338) | Edgbaston, Birmingham, England |
| Aircraftman 1 |
Harrison, Leslie | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-05-13 | Manchester (L7519) | Pittington, County Durham, England |
| Flight Sergeant |
Hatch, Alan Edgar | Killed in Action | 1943-05-13 | Wellington (HE321) | Langley Prairie, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
Hawes, William John | Killed | 1941-05-13 | () | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
Heard, Geoffrey Edward | Prisoner of War | 1943-05-13 | Halifax (DT801) | |
| Sergeant |
Henderson, William Bruce | Prisoner of War | 1943-05-13 | Halifax (JB806) | |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Henry, William George | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-05-13 | Tiger Moth (4063) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Flight Sergeant |
Hildreth, Charles Clifford | Killed in Action | 1943-05-13 | Wellington (HE321) | Stoney Creek, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Hill, Wilton Hiram | Killed in Action | 1943-05-13 | Lancaster (R5611) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Home, Allan Lockwood | Killed in Action | 1943-05-13 | Lancaster (ED778) | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Horwood, Douglas Ray | Killed in Action | 1943-05-13 | Wellington (HE321) | Riverside, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Howell, William John | Prisoner of War | 1943-05-13 | Halifax (JB791) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Hunt, Benjamin Charles | Killed in Vehicle Accident | 1945-05-13 | () | Macleod, Alberta |
| Pilot Officer |
Ivatt, Harold Moseley | Killed in Action | 1943-05-13 | Lancaster (W4762) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Sergeant |
Jones, Albert Christopher | Killed in Action | 1944-05-13 | Halifax (LK883) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Jones, James Howard | Killed in Action | 1944-05-13 | Halifax (LK883) | Ridgetown, Ontario |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Keay, David Douglas | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-05-13 | Cornell (FH863) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Kelly, Paul Grant | Killed in Action | 1943-05-13 | Wellington (HE656) | Guelph, Ontario |
| Wing Commander |
Kennedy, Timothy | Survived | 1943-05-13 | Whitley (EB338) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Klein, William Joseph | Prisoner of War | 1943-05-13 | Halifax (JB791) | Stratford, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Knight, Arthur Lloyd George | Prisoner of War | 1943-05-13 | Halifax (JB806) | |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Laskey, Dallas | Prisoner of War | 1943-05-13 | Wellington (HE905) | Fredericton, New Brunswick |
| Pilot Officer |
Laturnus, Andrew | Killed in Action | 1944-05-13 | Halifax (MZ629) | Revenue, Saskatchewan |
| Flight Sergeant |
Leach, George Brown | Prisoner of War | 1943-05-13 | Lancaster (ED778) | Minburn, Alberta |
| Sergeant |
Leven, William | Killed in Action | 1943-05-13 | Wellington (HE321) | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Flight Sergeant |
Levins, Milford Glen Thomas | Killed in Action | 1943-05-13 | Lancaster (ED778) | Isabella, Manitoba |
| Pilot Officer |
Lewis, Gilbert Allan | Killed in Action | 1944-05-13 | Halifax (MZ562) | Kindersley, Saskatchewan |
| Pilot Officer |
Livingstone, Samuel George | Killed in Action | 1944-05-13 | Lancaster (KB710) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Sergeant |
Lundy, Ernest Edward | Killed in Action | 1943-05-13 | Wellington (HE656) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
MacNeil, Hugh Columba | Killed in Action | 1943-05-13 | Lancaster (ED778) | Redpoint, Victoria County, Nova Scotia |
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MacPherson, John Duncan | Killed in Action | 1944-05-13 | Halifax (MZ629) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Mann, Walter Edward | Killed in Action | 1943-05-13 | Wellington (HE656) | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Flight Sergeant |
Maxwell, David Chester | Killed in Action | 1943-05-13 | Wellington (HE157) | Carleton Place, Ontario |
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