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 |
Aird, Dennis | Killed in Action | 1944-08-05 | Halifax (JP181) | Watford Hertfordshire, England |
 Flying Officer |
Aitken, Andrew | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-08-05 | Harvard (FE515) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Anderson, Charles Edward | Killed in Action | 1944-08-05 | Halifax (LL334) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flying Officer |
Anderson, Phillip James | Evader | 1944-08-05 | Halifax (JP162) | |
| Sergeant |
Ashmore,Kenneth James | Killed in Action | 1944-08-05 | Halifax (JP276) | |
| Sergeant |
Aspinall, Clifford | Killed in Action | 1944-08-05 | Halifax (JP162) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Beanland, Charles Alec | Killed in Action | 1944-08-05 | Halifax (JP181) | Hamilton, Ontario (parents) |
 Flt Sergeant |
Bennett, Alexander | Killed in Action | 1944-08-05 | Halifax (JP181) | St. Kilda, Victoria, Australia |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Blynn, Arnold Raymond | Killed in Action | 1944-08-05 | Halifax (JP276) | Middleton, Nova Scotia |
| Pilot Officer |
Brehaut, Lowell Milton | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-08-05 | Wellington (HE821) | Moncton, New Brunswick |
| Flight Cadet |
Brown, Ernest Alfred | Killed in Flying Accident | 1953-08-05 | Harvard (2552) | Brandon, Manitoba |
| Flying Officer |
Brown, Harold Leonard | Killed in Action | 1944-08-05 | Halifax (JP276) | Crediton, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Campbell, Hugh | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-08-05 | Harvard (FE515) | Florencer, Nova Scotia |
| Warrant Officer |
Carroll, John Aloysius | Killed in Action | 1944-08-05 | Halifax (JP181) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Chapman, George Alfred | Killed in Action | 1944-08-05 | Halifax (JP276) | Toronto, Ontario (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Cheney, Don | Evader | 1944-08-05 | Lancaster (JB139) | |
| Sergeant |
Clarke, James Robb | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-08-05 | Wellington (HE821) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Flying Officer |
Cooper, Walter William | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-08-05 | Wellington (HE821) | Trail, British Columbia (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Crabtree, Charles William | Killed in Action | 1944-08-05 | Halifax (JP181) | Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England |
| Flt Sergeant |
Dennis John Mason | Killed in Action | 1944-08-05 | Halifax (JP181) | |
| Warrant Officer |
Drynan, Gerald Clarence | Killed in Action | 1943-08-05 | Ventura (2169) | London, Ontario |
| Wing Commander |
Dunlevie, Sidney John | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-08-05 | Mosquito (HP848) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Earle, John Walter Benson | Killed in Action | 1944-08-05 | Spitfire (MJ784) | Westmount, Quebec |
 Flight Sergeant |
Firman, George Albert | Killed in Action | 1942-08-05 | Lancaster (R5603) | Niagara Falls, New York, USA |
| Pilot Officer |
Foster, John Elwood | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-08-05 | Norseman (2455) | Bracebridge, Ontario |
| Squadron Leader |
Garrad, Gordon Keith Fison | Killed in Action | 1943-08-05 | Wellington (HE952) | Salisbury, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Gracie, William Brown | Killed in Action | 1944-08-05 | Halifax (LL594) | Peterborough, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Griff, Milton Eric | Killed in Action | 1943-08-05 | Ventura (2169) | Stratford, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Habkirk, Ramsay Mckenzie | Killed in Action | 1944-08-05 | Stirling (LJ920) | Wingham, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Hale, Howard | Killed in Action | 1941-08-05 | Wellington (R1524) | Cedar Valley, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Harrison, James Robert | Killed in Action | 1944-08-05 | Halifax (MZ828) | Crossfield, Alberta |
| Pilot Officer |
Hazelton, William Messinger | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-08-05 | Norseman (2455) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Corporal |
Hellard, Andrew Barton | Died | 1945-08-05 | () | Eastview, Ontario |
| ????, RCAF, WWII |
Houlding, Reginald Lloyd | Survived | 1918-08-05 | Camel (D9466) | Brantford, Brant County, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Jolly, Alan | Evader | 1944-08-05 | Halifax (JP162) | |
| Flying Officer |
Kelly, Leonard Thomas Joseph | Killed in Action | 1943-08-05 | Mitchell (4129693) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Killham, Arthur Stewart | Killed in Action | 1942-08-05 | Hudson (FH302) | Eastend, Saskatchewan |
| Pilot Officer |
Koellhoffer, George Thomas | Killed in Action | 1942-08-05 | Spitfire (AA868) | Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA |
| Sergeant |
Lee, John Joseph | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-08-05 | Wellington (HE821) | London, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Lee, Thomas Edwin | Killed in Action | 1944-08-05 | Halifax (LL594) | Sarnia, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Lee, Wilbur Moats | Killed in Action | 1943-08-05 | Ventura (2169) | DonaIda, Alberta |
| Flight Sergeant |
Liddell, Arthur George William | Killed in Action | 1944-08-05 | Halifax (JP276) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Flight Sergeant |
Luxton, John David | Killed in Action | 1942-08-05 | Spitfire (BL859) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Lynds, Alfred George | Killed in Action | 1942-08-05 | Hurricane (BN229) | Millerdale, Saskatchewan |
 Pilot Officer |
MacQueen, Ian Andrew James | Killed in Action | 1942-08-05 | Lancaster (R5603) | Rufino, Santa Fe, Argentina |
| Flight Lieutenant |
McCall, James Girvan | Killed in Action | 1944-08-05 | Halifax (JP162) | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Corporal |
McMaster, Robert Andrew | Killed | 1943-08-05 | () | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Pilot Officer |
Milliard, G L | Prisoner of War | 1944-08-05 | Halifax (LL594) | |
| Lieutenant |
Munday, Edward Richard | Killed in Action | 1918-08-05 | DH.9 (D5802) | Toronto, Ontario. |
| Warrant Officer 1 |
Murdie, Willis Don | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-08-05 | Wellington (HE821) | London, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Neill, Rowland Frank | unknown | 1947-08-05 | () | |
| Sergeant |
Peterson, Robert Orlando | Evader | 1944-08-05 | Halifax (JP162) | |
| Squadron Leader |
Philbin, G B | Evader | 1944-08-05 | Halifax (LL594) | |
| Sergeant |
Phipps, George Robert | Killed in Action | 1942-08-05 | Wellington (X9675) | Penticton, British Columbia |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Porter, K R | Evader | 1944-08-05 | Lancaster (JB139) | |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Powell, Reginald Baden | Died | 1945-08-05 | () | |
| Sergeant |
Rae, John Frederick Cairney | Killed in Action | 1944-08-05 | Halifax (JP162) | Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
| Pilot Officer |
Reed, Raymond Alexander | Killed in Action | 1944-08-05 | Halifax (LL594) | Alameda, Saskatchewan |
| Pilot Officer |
Richardson, William Robert Gale | Killed in Action | 1943-08-05 | Ventura (2169) | Waterloo, Ontario |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Riley, James Gerald | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-08-05 | Oxford (AS350) | St. Helens, Lancashire, England.(parents) |
| Sergeant |
Sandilands, Alexander | Killed in Action | 1944-08-05 | Halifax (JP181) | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Sergeant |
Underwood, Walter Charles | Evader | 1944-08-05 | Halifax (JP162) | |
| Sergeant |
Wenham, Frederick George | Killed in Action | 1944-08-05 | Halifax (JP276) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Williams, Bryn | Killed in Action | 1942-08-05 | Liberator (AL588) | Assiniboia, Saskatchewan |
| Flight Sergeant |
Wylie, Charles Burton | Killed in Action | 1944-08-05 | Halifax (JP276) | Instow, Saskatchewan |
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