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 Allan, Hugh Killed in Flying Accident 1917-07-06 Pup (N6181) Montreal, Quebec
Canada Allen, Herbert John Killed in Flight Line Accident 1943-07-06 Wellington (HE971) Shellbrook, Saskatchewan
New Zealand Allen, John Russell Killed in Flying Accident 1943-07-06 Harvard (FE916)
Canada Arbon, Paul Sydney Harold Survived 1916-07-06 B.E.2 (5776) Paris, ÃŽle-de-France, France
Canada Armishaw, Joseph Edward Died 1941-07-06 () Barnston Island, British Columbia
UK Ashdown, Michael Henry Charles Killed in Action 1943-07-06 Stirling (EE892) Worcester Park, Surrey, England (parents)
Canada Audet, Patrice Yvon Killed in Flying Accident 2009-07-06 () Montreal, Quebec
Canada Bannihr, Robert Huston Killed in Action 1944-07-06 Halifax (LW169) Toronto, Ontario (parents)
Canada Bardgett, Nelson Lemar Killed in Flight Line Accident 1943-07-06 Wellington (HE971) Cremona, Alberta
Canada Beatty, Harold Creighton Killed in Flying Accident 1942-07-06 Wellington (R1465) Bellback, Saskatchewan
Canada Beckett, John Eward Prisoner of War 1944-07-06 Blenheim (Z7712) Niagara Falls, Ontario
Canada Belcher, Francis Hugh Prisoner of War 1942-07-06 Spitfire (BR325) Roblin, Manitoba
Canada Bell, Henry Hedley Killed in Action 1944-07-06 Ventura (2171) Halifax, Nova Scotia
Canada Booth, John Frederick Survived 1916-07-06 () Rochester, Minnesota, US
UK Broadley, Ronald Killed in Action 1943-07-06 Stirling (EE892) Leeds, Yorkshire, England (parents)
Canada Brooks, Ernest Ross Killed in Flying Accident 1942-07-06 Hudson (765) Belleville, Ontario
Canada Burk, Leslie Alexander Killed 1940-07-06 () Lochlin, Ontario
Canada Carruthers, Henry Ramsay Killed in Action 1944-07-06 Wellington (LP130) Trail, British Columbia (parents)
Canada Chevrier, Joseph Armond Jacques Killed in Action 1942-07-06 Kittyhawk (AK915) St Lambert, Quebec (parents)
Canada Cole, Clarence Nathon Killed in Action 1944-07-06 Ventura (2171) Port Hood, Nova Scotia
Canada Collishaw, Raymond Survived 1917-07-06 Triplane (N5492) Vancouver, B.C.
Canada Cowell, Richard Bryan Barney Killed in Action 1942-07-06 Wellington (X3556) Edmonton, Alberta
Canada Dalziel, Jack Chaldecott Killed in Flying Accident 1944-07-06 Beaufighter (LZ145) Okanagan Landing, British Columbia
Canada Davidson, Barry Anderson Prisoner of War 1940-07-06 Blenheim (R3662) Calgary, Alberta
Canada Davis, Ronald Wilfred Charles Killed in Action 1945-07-06 Spitfire (MV314) Scarborough, Ontario
UK Denyer, Ernest Claude Killed in Action 1943-07-06 Stirling (EE892)
UK Denyer, Kenneth Ernest Victor Killed in Flying Accident 1942-07-06 Wellington (X3556) Onslow, Colchester County, Nova Scotia (parents)
Canada Dumville, Gordon Killed in Action 1944-07-06 Halifax (MZ657) Rocanville, Saskatchewan
Canada Duquette, Myles Edward Killed in Action 1944-07-06 Ventura (2171) Arnprior, Ontario
Canada Durrand Jr., William Wallace Survived 1917-07-06 F.E.2 (A6419) Kenmore, New York
Canada Fergie, Thomas Francis Survived 1916-07-06 () Montreal, Quebec (parents)
UK Fisk, Reginald John Prisoner of War 1940-07-06 Blenheim (R3662)
Canada Foris, Louis Charles Killed in Action 1944-07-06 Ventura (2171) Hamilton, Ontario
Canada Gibson, Donald Patzki Died 1918-07-06 () Oakville, Ontario (parents)
Canada Gilchrist, Campbell Colin Killed in Action 1944-07-06 Lancaster (LL890) Cambridge, Ontario
Canada Gillis, Francis Duncan Killed in Action 1945-07-06 Liberator (595) Sydney, Nova Scotia
UK Gilmour, John Prisoner of War 1940-07-06 Blenheim (R3662)
Canada Gladwell, Willis John Killed in Action 1944-07-06 Lancaster (LL890) Toronto, Ontario
Canada Godin, John Joseph Killed in Action 1944-07-06 Halifax (MZ519) North Bay, Ontario
Canada Golub, Michael Killed in Action 1944-07-06 Lancaster (LL890) Toronto, Ontario
Canada Hanna, William John Killed in Action 1945-07-06 Spitfire (MV269) Toronto, Ontario
Canada Hanson, Garry Smith unknown 1960-07-06 Sabre (23356) Chilliwack, British Columbia
Canada Harris, William Arthur Killed in Action 1944-07-06 Ventura (2171) Niagara Falls, Ontario
UK Harrold, Ronald Kenneth Killed in Action 1943-07-06 Stirling (EE892)
Canada Hayes, James Patrick Killed in Flying Accident 1942-07-06 Wellington (R1465) Souris, Manitoba
Canada Hotrum, Frederick Survived 1918-07-06 Pup (B1784) Toronto, Ontario
Canada Hume, Donald William Killed in Action 1944-07-06 Ventura (2171) Kinross, Prince Edward Island
Canada Jamieson, Gerald Alexander Killed in Action 1944-07-06 Lancaster (LL890) Pugwash, Nova Scotia
UK Jenkins, Alfred Roy Killed in Flying Accident 1944-07-06 Beaufighter (LZ145) Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
Canada Kemp, John Beverley Killed in Flying Accident 1942-07-06 Wellington (R1465) Oakville, Ontario
Canada Lambert, George Robert Killed in Action 1940-07-06 Blenheim (N3555) Brantford, Ontario
Canada Leard, William Godfrey Killed in Action 1944-07-06 Ventura (2171) Fortune Cove, Prince Edward Island
Canada Long, Albert Morgan Killed in Action 1943-07-06 Wellington (HF601) Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Canada MacLachlan, Robert Bruce Killed in Flying Accident 1942-07-06 Hudson (765) Regina, Saskatchewan
Canada Manson, Donald Hendry Killed in Action 1944-07-06 Lancaster (NE169) Brandon, Manitoba
Canada May, Alan Edward Killed in Action 1944-07-06 Halifax (LW169) Sprague, Manitoba
Canada McKibben, Arthur Prisoner of War 1944-07-06 Spitfire (ML123)
Australia McNabb, Ray Killed in Flying Accident 1941-07-06 Battle (1803)
Canada Mittell, Ernest Edward Killed in Flying Accident 1942-07-06 Wellington (R1465) Clinton, Ontario
Canada Moore, Stanley Frederick Died 1942-07-06 () Toronto, Ontario
Canada Morrison, John Houseal Killed in Action 1944-07-06 Halifax (LW169) Halifax, Nova Scotia
USA Moye, Edwin Dewitt Killed in Action 1942-07-06 Spitfire (BR979) Mobile, Alabama, USA
Canada Murray, Gordon Macnamara (‘Mac’) unknown 1916-07-06 () Toronto, Ontario
Canada Palmason, Stefan Douglas Killed in Action 1942-07-06 Wellington (X3556) Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada Partington, Kenneth Sydney Killed in Flying Accident 1961-07-06 Canuck (18338) North Battleford, Saskatchewan
Canada Patmore, Allen William Killed in Action 1942-07-06 Wellington (X3556) Cranbrook, British Columbia
Canada Pearson, Robert Wakefield Killed in Action 1942-07-06 Wellington (X3556) Toronto, Ontario
UK Peel, Holmes Killed in Flying Accident 1944-07-06 Beaufighter (LZ145)
Canada Pollin, William Blackwood Killed in Flying Accident 1951-07-06 Harvard (BW206) Verdun, Quebec
Canada Poncelet, Leon George unknown 1956-07-06 () Kamloops, British Columbia
Canada Queen, Stanley James Killed in Action 1944-07-06 Halifax (LW169) Windsor, Ontario
Canada Riddell, James Maccaullum Died 1941-07-06 () Toronto, Ontario
Canada Rowland, Willard Hugh Killed in Flying Accident 1944-07-06 Anson (12364) Leaside, Ontario
Canada Rowley, Eric Grahame Killed in Flying Accident 1917-07-06 DH.4 (A7474) Burlington, Ontario.
Canada Salomaa, Ero Albaunus Killed in Action 1944-07-06 Lancaster (NE169) Timmins, Ontario
USA Shackleton, Douglas Dennison Accident 1945-07-06 () Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
Canada St Louis, Lionel Charles Killed in Action 1944-07-06 Ventura (2171) Sudbury, Ontario
Canada Stapleton, John Wilkins Killed in Action 1944-07-06 Lancaster (NE169) Selkirk, Manitoba
Canada Stephenson, Harold Archibald Killed in Action 1944-07-06 Ventura (2171) Tako, Saskatchewan
Australia Taggart, Charles Killed in Flying Accident 1941-07-06 Battle (1803)
Canada Tanner, John Charles Killed in Action 1944-07-06 Ventura (2171) Winnipeg, Manitoba
UK Threadgold, Ronald Walter Killed in Action 1943-07-06 Stirling (EE892)
UK Thurston, Sidney Dick unknown 1942-07-06 ()
Canada Tomlinson, Walter Harold Killed in Action 1944-07-06 Halifax (LW169) Kingston, Ontario
Canada Trotter, Stuart Fowden Killed in Action 1917-07-06 F.E.2 (A6419)
Canada Utting, Victor Allan Killed in Flying Accident 1942-07-06 Hudson (765) Woodstock, Ontario
Canada Viau, Raymond Gerald Killed in Action 1944-07-06 Halifax (LW169) Cornwall, Ontario
Canada Watlington, Henry Joseph Killed in Action 1917-07-06 Strutter (B714) Paget, Bermuda
Canada Wheatcroft, Leslie Raymond Killed in Action 1945-07-06 () Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada Whyte, David Allan Killed in Flight Line Accident 1943-07-06 Wellington (HE971) Nipawin, Saskatchewan
Canada Williams, Charles Franklin Killed in Action 1942-07-06 Wellington (X3556) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Canada Wood, Melville Stanley Killed in Action 1944-07-06 Ventura (2171) Shelburne, Ontario
Canada Yuill, Kenneth Ferguson Killed in Flying Accident 1942-07-06 Wellington (R1465) Winnipeg, Manitoba
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