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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UK |
Austin, Kenneth Herbert | Killed in Action | 1944-12-31 | Lancaster (PB687) | |
 Canada |
Barber, Bernard Higson | Killed in Action | 1942-12-31 | Beaufighter (EL184) | Vernon, British Columbia |
| Canada |
Bennett, Donald Howard | Killed in Action | 1944-12-31 | Lancaster (ME647) | Stony Mountain, Manitoba (parents) |
| Canada |
Bernyk, Michael | Killed in Action | 1944-12-31 | Lancaster (ME647) | Windsor, Ontario (parents) |
| Canada |
Brooks, Harry | Killed in Action | 1942-12-31 | Beaufighter (X8192) | Victoria, British Columbia |
| Canada |
Burke, Lloyd George | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-12-31 | () | Whitevale, Ontario |
| Canada |
Burns, Charles Withers Mcleod | Killed in Action | 1941-12-31 | Hurricane (BD726) | Lancaster, New Brunswick |
| Canada |
Casey, Terence Anthony | Killed in Action | 1944-12-31 | Lancaster (PB687) | Windsor, Ontario |
| Canada |
Cote, Joseph Edmond Romeo | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-12-31 | Wellington (R1520) | Chicoutimi, Quebec (parents) |
| Canada |
Covell, Henry James | Died | 1917-12-31 | () | South Ealing, London England (parents) |
| Canada |
Crossthwaite, Daniel | Killed in Action | 1942-12-31 | Lancaster (W4799) | Burks Falls, Ontario |
| Canada |
Daze, John Cletus | Killed in Action | 1944-12-31 | Lancaster (ME647) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Canada |
Earle, Robert Nevill | Killed in Action | 1944-12-31 | Spitfire (PT964) | Oliver, British Columbia |
 USA |
Edgett, Ernest Byron | Killed in Action | 1943-12-31 | Beaufighter (LZ120) | Springfield, Massachusetts, USA |
| Canada |
Hanson, Kenneth Stewart | Killed in Action | 1944-12-31 | Spitfire (MT656) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Canada |
Hare, Henry | Killed in Action | 1942-12-31 | Beaufighter (EL184) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada |
Hargrove, Basil Eldon | Killed in Action | 1942-12-31 | Lancaster (W4799) | Bath, Carleton County, New Brunswick |
| Canada |
Hillock, Charles Alexander | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-12-31 | DH.9 (E679) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada |
Huhtala, Henry Wilbert | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-12-31 | Battle (2057) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Canada |
Hyde, Charles | Killed in Action | 1944-12-31 | Lancaster (NG164) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada |
Jackson, Leonard Thomas | Killed in Action | 1942-12-31 | Lancaster (W4799) | Riverside, Ontario |
| Canada |
Jones, Robert Henry | Killed in Action | 1944-12-31 | Typhoon (PD471) | Calgary, Alberta (parents) |
| Canada |
Jones, William Thomas | Prisoner of War | 1942-12-31 | Wellington (X3351) | Peterborough, Ontario |
| Canada |
Kinsman, Bennett Graham | Killed in Action | 1944-12-31 | Warwick (PN750) | Macrorie, Saskatchewan |
| Canada |
Leahy, Thomas William | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-12-31 | Harvard (KF260) | Port Perry, Ontario |
| Canada |
MacMillan, Arthur | Killed in Flying Accident | 1954-12-31 | Canuck (18115) | |
| UK |
Martin, Alexander | Killed in Action | 1944-12-31 | Lancaster (ME647) | |
| Canada |
McLeod, James Norman | Killed in Action | 1944-12-31 | Spitfire (RM818) | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Canada |
McMillan, George | Died | 1940-12-31 | () | Owen Sound, Ontario |
| Canada |
MItchell, Harold Wallace | Killed in Flying Accident | 1954-12-31 | Canuck (18115) | Devon, New Brunswick |
| Canada |
Mosley, William Bertram | Killed in Action | 1942-12-31 | Beaufighter (X8192) | London, Ontario |
| Canada |
Nussey, Douglas Richard Kyrke | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-12-31 | Hurricane (LF369) | Hudson Heights, Quebec |
| Canada |
Pearce, William Douglas Victor | Prisoner of War | 1942-12-31 | Wellington (X3351) | |
| Canada |
Pearson, William James | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-12-31 | Battle (2057) | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Canada |
Penonzek, John Mervin | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-12-31 | Anson (AX538) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Canada |
Pogson, William Henry | Killed in Action | 1944-12-31 | Lancaster (PB687) | Orangeville, Ontario |
| Canada |
Reilly, Kenneth William | unknown | 1941-12-31 | () | Duncan, British Columbia |
| Canada |
Scanlon, Douglas Milton | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-12-31 | Battle (2057) | Kirkland Lake, Ontario |
| Canada |
Schrump, Spencer Quentin | Killed in Action | 1942-12-31 | Wellington (HD955) | Wilkie, Saskatchewan |
 New Zealand |
Shaw, William David | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-12-31 | Harvard (AJ966) | |
| Canada |
Sherry, James Anthony | Killed in Action | 1944-12-31 | Lancaster (ME647) | Windsor, Ontario (parents) |
| UK |
Surman , Kenneth | Killed in Action | 1944-12-31 | Lancaster (ME647) | Merrow, Guildford, Surrey. England (parents) |
| Canada |
Walmsley, Samuel William | Prisoner of War | 1942-12-31 | Wellington (X3351) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Canada |
Wenaus, Orville Edward | Died | 1942-12-31 | () | Verwood, Saskatchewan |
| Canada |
Widdess, William Robert | Killed in Action | 1943-12-31 | Typhoon (JP652) | Peterborough, Ontario |
| Canada |
Young, Clarence | Killed in Action | 1944-12-31 | Lancaster (ME647) | Kingston, Ontario |
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