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 |
Adamson, John Mclean | Killed in Action | 1943-12-24 | Lancaster (JB233) | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Canada |
Allan, William Bruce | Killed in Action | 1944-12-24 | Halifax (NP781) | Welland, Ontario (parents) |
| Canada |
Beasley, Joseph Ronald | Killed in Action | 1944-12-24 | Spitfire (SM277) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Canada |
Breen, Roy Frederick | Killed in Action | 1944-12-24 | Typhoon (MP178) | Comber, Ontario |
| Canada |
Brophy, John Bernard 'Don' | Killed in Flying Accident | 1916-12-24 | B.E.12 (6661) | Ottawa, Ontario. |
 UK |
Bushell, Philip Edward | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-12-24 | Oxford (AS523) | |
| Canada |
Byrne, William John | Killed in Action | 1944-12-24 | Boston (BZ481) | Arnprior, Ontario (parents) |
| Canada |
Cartier, Joseph Lionel Louis | Prisoner of War | 1944-12-24 | Lancaster (KB715) | |
| Canada |
Charters, Ralph David | Suicide | 1942-12-24 | () | Vancouver, British Columbia (parents) |
| Canada |
Chiasson, Joseph Alcide | Prisoner of War | 1944-12-24 | Halifax (NP781) | |
| Canada |
Cowtan, Thomas Henry | Prisoner of War | 1944-12-24 | Lancaster (KB715) | |
| Canada |
Cressman, Fred Christie | Killed in Flying Accident | 1917-12-24 | 184 (N1638) | Norwich, Ontario |
| Canada |
Cumming, Duncan Herbert | Killed in Action | 1944-12-24 | Typhoon (MN665) | Toronto, Ontario (parents) |
| Canada |
Cummins, Manley Morton | Killed in Action | 1944-12-24 | Boston (BZ481) | Calgary, Alberta (parents) |
| Canada |
D'amour, Gerald Roch | Killed in Action | 1944-12-24 | Halifax (NP781) | Ottawa, Ontario (parents) |
 New Zealand |
Deery, Henry George | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-12-24 | Crane (7773) | Laingholm, Auckland, New Zealand (parents) |
| Canada |
Doherty, Patrick Clifford | Killed in Action | 1944-12-24 | Boston (BZ481) | Preston, Ontario |
 USA |
Dunkeld, William Thomas | Killed in Action | 1944-12-24 | Typhoon (PD462) | Pontiac, Michigan, USA |
| Canada |
Dunwoodie, William Henry | Prisoner of War | 1944-12-24 | Halifax (NP781) | |
| UK |
Ffield, Bernard Osbourne | Killed in Flying Accident | 1914-12-24 | S.7 Longhorn () | Harvington, Evesham, Worcestershire, England |
| Canada |
Florence, Kolman | Died | 1944-12-24 | () | Peterborough, Ontario |
| UK |
Fouracres, Edward Albert | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-12-24 | Anson (8363) | |
| Canada |
Fraser, John Watson | Killed | 1944-12-24 | () | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Canada |
Freakley, Norman Ivor | Killed in Action | 1944-12-24 | Typhoon (MN705) | Comox, British Columbia |
| Canada |
Friker, Walter Louis | Killed in Action | 1944-12-24 | Halifax (NP781) | Victoria, British Columbia |
| Canada |
Goudie, William Couper | unknown | 1946-12-24 | () | |
| Canada |
Guest, George William | Killed in Action | 1943-12-24 | Lancaster (ND327) | Stonewall, Manitoba (parents) |
| Canada |
Hale, Raymond Wallace | Killed in Action | 1944-12-24 | Lancaster (KB715) | Renfrew, Ontario |
| Canada |
Harwood, Charles Frederick Joseph | Killed in Action | 1944-12-24 | Typhoon (MN453) | Windsor, Ontario |
| Canada |
Hawthorne, Charles Richard | Prisoner of War | 1944-12-24 | Halifax (LW168) | |
| Canada |
Hector, Ferdinand Albert | Prisoner of War | 1944-12-24 | Lancaster (KB715) | |
| UK |
Hollingsbee, Peter | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-12-24 | Anson (8363) | |
| Canada |
Jones, James Rundle | Killed in Action | 1943-12-24 | Lancaster (JB594) | Harrow, Ontario |
| Canada |
Jordan, Joseph Anthony | Killed in Action | 1943-12-24 | Lancaster (ND327) | London, Ontario |
| Canada |
Kellar, David Garfield | Killed in Action | 1944-12-24 | Halifax (NP781) | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Canada |
Knights, Herman Joseph | Prisoner of War | 1943-12-24 | Lancaster (JB233) | Surrey, British Columbia |
| Canada |
Krewenchuk, Metro Alex | Killed in Action | 1944-12-24 | Lancaster (ND388) | Musidora, Alberta |
| Canada |
Legere, Joseph Reginald Evariste | Killed in Action | 1943-12-24 | Lancaster (ED730) | Moncton, New Brunswick |
| Canada |
Little, G B | Prisoner of War | 1944-12-24 | Lancaster (KB715) | |
| Canada |
Low, John | Prisoner of War | 1943-12-24 | Lancaster (JB233) | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Canada |
Manson, Eric Douglas | Killed in Flying Accident | 1917-12-24 | JN-4 Canuck (C684) | Bury St. Edmunds, England (parents) |
| Canada |
McLaren, Robert Allan | Prisoner of War | 1944-12-24 | () | |
| Canada |
Mison, Frederick Charles | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-12-24 | Proctor (HM305) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| USA |
Monroe, Sterling Thomas | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-12-24 | Crane (8762) | Kennewick, Washington, USA |
| Canada |
Nelson, Per Arne Theodore | Killed in Action | 1943-12-24 | Lancaster (LL671) | Mission City, British Columbia |
| Canada |
Nicholls, Oscar Lancelot | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-12-24 | 504 (C4462) | Kirkfield, Ontario |
| Canada |
O'Grady, James Henry | unknown | 1918-12-24 | () | |
| Canada |
Paterson, William | Killed in Action | 1944-12-24 | Lancaster (NF915) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Canada |
Perdue, Robert Nelson | Killed in Action | 1944-12-24 | Lancaster (NF915) | Oakville, Ontario |
| UK |
Phillips, David Anthony | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-12-24 | Oxford (AS523) | |
| Canada |
Rainboth, Lawrence John | Killed in Flying Accident | 1917-12-24 | JN-4 Canuck (C1049) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Canada |
Ranson, James Valentine | Prisoner of War | 1944-12-24 | Lancaster (KB715) | |
| Canada |
Robertson, Robert Aitken | Killed in Action | 1940-12-24 | Beaufort (L9851) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Canada |
Sage, Kenneth Freeland | Killed in Action | 1944-12-24 | Typhoon (MN894) | London, Ontario |
| Canada |
Smith, Donald Ian | Killed in Action | 1943-12-24 | Wellington (HF177) | Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| Canada |
Stewart, John Edgar | Killed in Action | 1943-12-24 | Lancaster (DV343) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada |
Syrad, Joseph | Killed in Flight Line Accident | 1917-12-24 | JN-4 Canuck () | Winnipeg, Manitoba (at enlistment) |
| Canada |
Thompson, Colin W | Prisoner of War | 1944-12-24 | Lancaster (KB715) | |
| Canada |
Tonkin, Donald Clifford | Killed in Action | 1944-12-24 | Halifax (NP781) | Toronto, Ontario (parents) |
| Canada |
Unwin, Leonard Arthur | Killed in Action | 1944-12-24 | Typhoon (MP132) | Windsor, Ontario |
| Canada |
Walker, Craik Donald | Drowned | 1944-12-24 | () | Fitzroy Harbour, Ontario |
| Canada |
Washburn, Dean Jerome | Killed in Action | 1944-12-24 | Typhoon (MP186) | Fernie, British Columbia |
| Canada |
Wright, William Albert | Killed in Action | 1944-12-24 | Typhoon (PD492) | Pembroke, Ontario |
| USA |
Young, Daniel Randall | Died | 1941-12-24 | () | Kansas City, Missouri, USA |
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