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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New Zealand |
Allen, Geoffrey Ernest | Prisoner of War | 1942-01-15 | Manchester (L7309) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand |
 Canada |
Ashley, Robert Joseph | Killed in Action | 1945-01-15 | Spitfire (JF958) | Westmount, Quebec |
| Canada |
Axler, David Richard | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-01-15 | Finch (4514) | Brantford, Ontario |
| Canada |
Barr, Willis Eric | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-01-15 | Wellington (X3964) | Toronto, Ontario (parents) |
| Canada |
Barre, Robert Frederick | Prisoner of War | 1944-01-15 | Lancaster (DV191) | |
| Canada |
Berry, Lloyd Joseph | Killed in Action | 1945-01-15 | Mosquito (RS571) | Hamilton, Ontario (parents) |
| Canada |
Bestel, Emmanuel George Robert | Prisoner of War | 1942-01-15 | Manchester (L7309) | |
 UK |
Booth, Gerard Sinclair | Prisoner of War | 1942-01-15 | Whitley (Z9424) | |
| UK |
Bradley, James Calvert | Killed in Action | 1942-01-15 | Halifax (L9622) | Penwortham, Preston, England |
| Canada |
Brice, Vincent Leslie | Killed in Action | 1942-01-15 | Halifax (L9622) | Chilliwack, British Columbia |
| Canada |
Brooking, Charles Curtis | Killed in Flying Accident | 1947-01-15 | Expeditor (1394) | |
| UK |
Brown, Walter | Killed in Action | 1945-01-15 | Mosquito (RS571) | Tickhill, Yorkshire, England (parents) |
| Canada |
Buckham, Robert Andrew | Killed in Flying Accident | 1947-01-15 | Expeditor (1394) | |
| UK |
Cadman, James Wilfred | Killed in Action | 1942-01-15 | Manchester (L7309) | |
| Canada |
Camp, Sydney Clarence | Killed in Action | 1942-01-15 | Whitley (Z9424) | Collingwood, Ontario (parents) |
| Canada |
Carlyon, Paul Winstanley Manners | Killed in Action | 1943-01-15 | Stirling (W7637) | Cumberland, British Columbia |
| Canada |
Chatwin, Frederick Howard | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (KB799) | |
| Canada |
Cockwell, Donald Clifford | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (KB806) | |
| UK |
Cowan, Thomas | Killed in Action | 1942-01-15 | Halifax (L9622) | |
| Canada |
Craib, George Richard Robert Henry | Killed in Action | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (KB806) | Kamloops, British Columbia |
| Canada |
Craik, Dave Stewart | Killed in Action | 1941-01-15 | Beaufort (W6489) | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan (parents) |
| Canada |
Cummings, Ralph Michael | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-01-15 | JN-4 Canuck () | Brockton, Massachusetts, USA |
| Canada |
Curtin, Richard Lewis | Killed in Flying Accident | 1947-01-15 | Expeditor (1394) | Hamilton, Ontario |
| UK |
Dawkins, Gerald Bryan | Prisoner of War | 1942-01-15 | Manchester (L7309) | |
| Canada |
Duplin, Wilfred Joseph Alexander | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-01-15 | Wellington (X3964) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Canada |
Eager, Harry Robert | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (KB799) | |
| Canada |
Eddy, James Quick | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (KB769) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| UK |
Edwards, Patrick James | Prisoner of War | 1942-01-15 | Manchester (L7309) | |
| Canada |
Elder, William John | Killed in Action | 1942-01-15 | Wellington (R1759) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada |
Fairweather, Alan Hallett | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-01-15 | Finch (4514) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Canada |
Ferguson, William Kennedy | Killed in Action | 1943-01-15 | Spitfire (EN183) | Peterborough, Ontario |
| Newfoundland |
Finn, James Joseph | Killed in Action | 1943-01-15 | Beaufighter (X8134) | St John's, Newfoundland |
| Canada |
Fishwick, Jack Rowland | Killed in Action | 1941-01-15 | Beaufort (W6489) | New Westminster, British Columbia |
| Canada |
Fraser, John Henderson | Prisoner of War | 1944-01-15 | Lancaster (DV369) | Victoria, British Columbia |
| Canada |
Gain, Andrew McFarlane Harrison | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-01-15 | Wellington (BK512) | Toronto, Ontario |
| UK |
Gardiner, Maurice Leigh | Killed in Flying Accident | 1915-01-15 | Maurice Farmen () | Gunnersbury, London, England |
| Canada |
Garland, Frank Firth | Died | 1918-01-15 | () | Victoria, B.C. |
| Canada |
Gurevitch, Cecil | Killed in Action | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (KB806) | Calgary, Alberta |
 USA |
Haag, Richard John | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-01-15 | Oxford (BG168) | Toledo, Ohio, USA |
| USA |
Hale, Edward Everett | Killed in Action | 1942-01-15 | Wellington (R1759) | Seaside, Oregon, USA |
| Canada |
Hall, Donald Edmund | Prisoner of War | 1943-01-15 | Spitfire (BS308) | North Bay, Ontario |
| Canada |
Halstead, Vernon Harvey | Killed in Action | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (LL959) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Canada |
Hardesty, Gilbert Peter Mallon | Killed in Action | 1942-01-15 | Wellington (R1395) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Canada |
Hoas, Norman Victor | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (KB799) | |
| Johnston, William Herbert | Killed in Flying Accident | 1957-01-15 | Sabre (23264) | ||
| USA |
Lang, Sydney Stephen | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-01-15 | Blenheim (L1303) | Cicero, Illinois, USA |
| Canada |
MacDonell, Angus John | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-01-15 | Halifax (LK878) | Green Valley, Ontario |
| Canada |
MacDonell, Charles Beverly | Killed in Action | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (KB806) | New Westminster, British Columbia |
| Canada |
Macleod, Malcolm Alexander | Killed in Action | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (KB806) | L'Orignal, Ontario |
| Canada |
MacNeil, Donald Bernard | Killed in Action | 1945-01-15 | Mustang (FB131) | Mount Royal, Quebec |
| USA |
Maskill, Donald Joseph | Killed in Action | 1942-01-15 | Wellington (Z1563) | Marion, Ohio, USA |
| McCarthy, John James | Killed in Vehicle Accident | 1941-01-15 | () | ||
| Canada |
McCrea, James Alexander | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-01-15 | Halifax (LK878) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Canada |
McGregor, Duncan Pearson | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-01-15 | Halifax (LK878) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Canada |
McKay, Alexander Grant | Killed in Action | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (KB769) | Belleville, Ontario |
| UK |
Mercer, John | Prisoner of War | 1942-01-15 | Manchester (L7309) | |
| Canada |
Merriman, Cyril Clinton | Killed in Action | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (LL959) | West Brook, Ontario |
| Canada |
Milner, Joe | unknown | 1947-01-15 | Expeditor (1394) | |
| Canada |
Mitchell, B C | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (KB799) | |
| Canada |
Mooney, Frank William | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-01-15 | Halifax (LK878) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Canada |
Murray, Thomas Robertson | Killed in Action | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (LL959) | Galt, Ontario |
| UK |
Needham, Henry Conway | Prisoner of War | 1942-01-15 | Whitley (Z9424) | |
| Canada |
Nelson, D S | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (LL959) | |
| UK |
O'Sullivan, Michael | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-01-15 | Halifax (LK878) | |
| USA |
Peck, George James | Killed in Action | 1942-01-15 | Wellington (R1759) | Brooklyn, New York, USA |
| Canada |
Peck, John Nelson | Killed in Action | 1943-01-15 | Stirling (W7637) | Windsor, Ontario |
| Canada |
Pinder, Peter Francis | Killed in Action | 1943-01-15 | Stirling (W7637) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Canada |
Rau, Orville Jack | Killed in Action | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (KB806) | Toronto, Ontario |
| UK |
Richards, Eric John | Killed in Action | 1942-01-15 | Whitley (Z9424) | St. Philips Avenue, Worcester Park, Sutton, Greater London, EnglandEngland |
| Canada |
Robson, Albert Russel | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-01-15 | Halifax (LK878) | Toronto, Ontario |
| UK |
Robson, Jack Henry | Killed in Action | 1943-01-15 | Wellington (X3964) | Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (parents) |
| Canada |
Rumball, Harold Marland | Killed in Action | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (KB769) | West Summerland, British Columbia |
| Canada |
Savage, Donald Justin | Killed in Action | 1942-01-15 | Halifax (L9622) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada |
Savy, Joseph Aloysius | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-01-15 | Halifax (LK878) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Canada |
Schneider, Murray Stanley Fuller | Survived | 1942-01-15 | Halifax (L9622) | Brandon, Manitoba |
| USA |
Scragg, Colin | Prisoner of War | 1944-01-15 | Lancaster (DV404) | |
| Canada |
Smart, Lyle Carman | Prisoner of War | 1944-01-15 | Lancaster (DV369) | |
| Canada |
Spencer, George Douglas Melbourne | Killed in Action | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (KB769) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada |
Stavenow, Leonard Charles | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-01-15 | Halifax (LK878) | Arnprior, Ontario |
| UK |
Taylor, Herbert Kenneth | Killed in Action | 1942-01-15 | Halifax (L9622) | |
| Canada |
Tedford, George Osborne | Killed in Action | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (KB769) | Soperton, Ontario |
| Canada |
Thomson, Charles Sinclair | Killed in Action | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (KB769) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada |
Vatne, Norman Roger | Killed in Action | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (KB799) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| New Zealand |
von Dadelszen, Michael | Killed in Action | 1942-01-15 | Halifax (L9622) | Havelock North, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand |
| Canada |
Walker, Andrew Morrison Orr | Killed in Action | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (LL959) | Montreal, Quebec |
| UK |
Walton, Geoffrey | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-01-15 | Halifax (LK878) | |
| UK |
White, Reginald James | Killed in Action | 1942-01-15 | Whitley (Z9424) | |
| Canada |
Woods, Gordon Cohn | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (KB799) | |
| Canada |
Woods, Ronald C. | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (KB799) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada |
Wycherley, Ronald Norman | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-01-15 | Master (T8880) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Canada |
Young, Joseph Henry | Prisoner of War Died | 1917-01-15 | F.K.8 (B283) |
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