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 |
Bawden, J D | Evader | 1943-09-05 | Lancaster (LM343) | |
| Canada |
Blakeley, Wallace John Robert | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-09-05 | Halifax (DG402) | Almonte, Ontario |
| Canada |
Bridgeman, Philip James | Prisoner of War | 1942-09-05 | Lancaster (R5682) | Calgary, Alberta |
 UK |
Carlin, Gerald Joseph | Died | 1947-09-05 | () | |
| Canada |
Cavanaugh, James Healey | unknown | 1939-09-05 | () | Thessalon, Ontario |
| Canada |
Cooper, James Francis | Killed in Action | 1942-09-05 | Lancaster (R5682) | Beaupre, Montmorency County, Quebec (parents) |
| Canada |
Culp, Reginald Harley | Killed in Action | 1942-09-05 | Wellington (Z1214) | Beamsville, Ontario (parents) |
| Canada |
Cumming, Herbert William MacKarsie | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-09-05 | Camel (F3242) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada |
Darby, James Lloyd | Killed in Action | 1943-09-05 | Moth, Tiger (DE765) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Canada |
Davie, James Robertson | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-09-05 | Moth, Tiger (8926) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada |
Davies, David William | Survived | 1918-09-05 | DH.4 (A8081) | Esquimalt, B.C. |
| Canada |
Dougall, Robert Clair | Killed in Flying Accident | 1957-09-05 | Canuck (18455) | Lindsay, Ontario |
| Canada |
Doughty, William John | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-09-05 | Cornell (FH735) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada |
Elliott, Claude Elsden | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-09-05 | () | St. Thomas, Ontario |
| Canada |
Fagan, William Henry | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-09-05 | Wellington (W5708) | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan |
| Canada |
Fetherston, Thomas Bartholemew | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-09-05 | Moth, Tiger (8936) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada |
Fife, Frederick James | Killed in Action | 1942-09-05 | Sunderland (W4032) | Young's Point, Ontario |
| Canada |
Folkersen, Victor Roy | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-09-05 | Lancaster (W4929) | Souris, Manitoba |
| Canada |
Frame, Robert Hicks | Killed in Action | 1942-09-05 | Sunderland (W4032) | Victoria, British Columbia |
| Canada |
Gill, John Davidson | Killed in Action | 1942-09-05 | Wellington (BJ891) | Riverbend, Quebec |
| Canada |
Holland, Edmund Vincent | Prisoner of War | 1918-09-05 | S.E.5 (D6889) | |
| Canada |
Huggard, John Chalmers | Prisoner of War | 1917-09-05 | Camel (B3777) | Saltspring Island Trust Area, B.C. |
| Canada |
Keith, Gerard Arthur | Prisoner of War | 1942-09-05 | Wellington (BJ771) | |
| Canada |
Kertson, Richard Arthur | Killed in Action | 1942-09-05 | Wellington (BJ602) | Fredericton, New Brunswick |
| Canada |
Kinton, Clarence Edward | Killed in Action | 1918-09-05 | DH.4 (F6168) | Huntsville, Ontario. |
| Canada |
Lalonde, Gaston Lefebvre | Survived | 1918-09-05 | () | Vancouver, B.C. |
| Canada |
Lamont, Ian Craigie | Killed in Action | 1942-09-05 | Wellington (Z1214) | Winona, Ontario |
| Canada |
Landry, Joseph Robert | Survived | 1918-09-05 | R.E.8 (D6732) | Mentane, Quebec |
| Canada |
Ligertwood, Henry Cormack Grant | Survived | 1918-09-05 | () | Winnipeg, Selkirk County, Manitoba |
| Canada |
Marks, George Ivan Douglas | Survived | 1917-09-05 | S.VII (B3539) | Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada |
McIlveen, Roy McVicar | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-09-05 | Cornell (FH735) | Hanna, Alberta |
| Canada |
Miller, Gordon Ernest | Killed in Action | 1942-09-05 | Hampden (P1344) | Beaverton, Ontario |
| Canada |
Mills, Russel Wilbert Lewis | Killed in Action | 1942-09-05 | Wellington (Z8595) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Canada |
Morris, Claude Reginald Frederick | Killed in Action | 1942-09-05 | Wellington (BJ602) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Canada |
Mullins, Neal Douglas | Prisoner of War | 1942-09-05 | Lancaster (R5682) | |
| Canada |
Norris, Howard Russel | Killed in Flying Accident | 1957-09-05 | Canuck (18455) | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Canada |
North, William James | Killed in Action | 1942-09-05 | Wellington (Z1221) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada |
Philip, Walter Depere 'Bim' | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-09-05 | JN Canuck () | Kitchener, Ontario. |
| Canada |
Playfair, Anthony Richard | Killed in Flying Accident | 1939-09-05 | Hampden (L4161) | Qualicum Beach, British Columbia |
 USA |
Ridder, Warren Henry | Killed in Action | 1942-09-05 | Wellington (BJ602) | Long Island, New York, USA |
| Canada |
Robertson, Andrew Crawford Stark | Killed in Action | 1942-09-05 | Wellington (BJ602) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada |
Roy, Alexander | Killed in Action | 1942-09-05 | Wellington (Z1214) | Port Colborne, Ontario |
| Canada |
Royle, James Arthur | Killed in Action | 1942-09-05 | Wellington (BJ602) | Niagara Falls, Ontario |
| Canada |
Rymal, William Arthur Crocker | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-09-05 | DH.9 (C1333) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada |
Sandys, William Edwin | Killed in Action | 1917-09-05 | DH.5 (A9374) | Tuffnell Park, London, England (parents) |
| USA |
Schlacks, Albert Redfearn | Killed in Action | 1942-09-05 | Canso (Z2140) | Morence, Michigan, USA |
| Canada |
Smith, John Gordon | Prisoner of War | 1942-09-05 | Stirling (BF337) | |
| Canada |
Smith, Kenneth Clayton | Prisoner of War | 1942-09-05 | () | |
| Canada |
Soeder, Glen Andrew | Killed in Action | 1942-09-05 | Canso (Z2140) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Canada |
Stevenson, Alexander W | Prisoner of War | 1942-09-05 | Wellington (BJ771) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Canada |
Sutherland, Hugh Angus | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-09-05 | Pup (B6012) | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Canada |
Tapp, Joseph Norbert | Killed in Action | 1942-09-05 | Wellington (BJ891) | Gaspe, Quebec |
| Canada |
Thomson, Samuel Andrew | Missing in Action | 1918-09-05 | S.E.5 () | Edinburgh, Scotland (parents) |
| Canada |
Todd, Robert Mercer | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-09-05 | Halifax (DG402) | Tecumseh, Ontario |
| Canada |
Touchard, Gustave Fitzhugh 'Gus' | Died | 1918-09-05 | () | Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
| Canada |
Turner, Charles Bruce | unknown | 1944-09-05 | () | Lindsay, Ontario |
| Canada |
Walczak, John | Killed in Action | 1943-09-05 | Wellington (HF533) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Canada |
Winton, Arthur Graham | Prisoner of War | 1942-09-05 | Wellington (BJ771) | Jacquet River, New Brunswick |
| Canada |
Yerex, Lowell | Prisoner of War | 1918-09-05 | Camel (E4390) |
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