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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USA |
Arend, Hubert Aloyse | Died | 1940-12-26 | () | Luxembourg, Illinois, USA |
Canada |
Bailes, Wilfred George Robinson | Survived | 1917-12-26 | Camel (various) | West Wickham, Kent, England (died here) |
USA |
Boggs, William Ferguson | Killed in Action | 1941-12-26 | Blenheim (P4856) | New York City, New York, USA (parents) |
Canada |
Bradshaw, Robert Alfred | Killed in Action | 1940-12-26 | Beaufort (L9860) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
Canada |
Bushfield, Frank Campbell | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-12-26 | Anson (DG972) | Gibson's Landing, British Columbia |
Canada |
Butcher, John William | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-12-26 | Anson (EF953) | Brantford, Ontario |
Canada |
Clark, Ari Bergthor | Killed in Action | 1944-12-26 | Halifax (MZ740) | Amaranth, Manitoba |
Canada |
De Gruchy, Francis Anthony | Killed in Action | 1942-12-26 | Wellington (LA970) | Montreal, Quebec (parents) |
Canada |
Emerson, Ralph Hay | Killed in Action | 1944-12-26 | Halifax (MZ740) | Nestleton, Ontario |
Canada |
Flett, William Arthur | Killed in Action | 1944-12-26 | Typhoon (JP504) | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
Canada |
Floyd, George | Killed in Action | 1944-12-26 | Halifax (MZ740) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
Canada |
Graham, Christopher Charles Merrill | unknown | 2012-12-26 | () | |
Canada |
Hermann, John Kerstin | unknown | 1963-12-26 | () | Prince Rupert, British Columbia |
Canada |
Hodges, Charles Benson | Killed in Action | 1942-12-26 | Wellington (LA970) | Marysville, York County, New Brunswick |
Canada |
Hubbard, William Henry | Survived | 1916-12-26 | Camel (F1917) | Toronto, Ontario |
Canada |
Illsley, Hugh Percival | Survived | 1918-12-26 | F.2 (Bristol) (F5815) | Westmount, Montréal Quebec |
UK |
Kennedy, John Wilson | Killed in Action | 1941-12-26 | Blenheim (P4856) | |
Canada |
Le Bel, Joseph Ovila Maurice | Killed in Action | 1942-12-26 | Wellington (LA970) | Montreal, Quebec |
Canada |
Long, Lindsay Lester | Died | 1941-12-26 | () | Wishart, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Canada |
Mason, Kenneth M | Prisoner of War | 1944-12-26 | Halifax (MZ740) | |
Canada |
McIntosh, John Alexander | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-12-26 | Anson (EF953) | Toronto, Ontario |
UK |
Morris, Frank Ronald | Killed in Action | 1941-12-26 | Blenheim (P4856) | Perry Barr, Birmingham, England (parents) |
Canada |
Newton, Oscar Frederick | Killed in Action | 1944-12-26 | Halifax (MZ740) | Havelock, Ontario |
Canada |
Read, Edric Hurdman | Killed in Action | 1917-12-26 | R.E.8 (B5898) | Ottawa, Ontario |
Canada |
Richards, John | Killed in Action | 1942-12-26 | Wellington (LA970) | Toronto, Ontario |
Canada |
Robinson, George Douglas | Killed | 1944-12-26 | () | Transcona, Manitoba |
Canada |
Rollings, William Alfred | Killed in Action | 1942-12-26 | Wellington (LA970) | Cobourg, Ontario (parents) |
Canada |
Ruste, Trygve Melvin | Died | 1943-12-26 | () | Wainwright, Alberta |
Canada |
Smith, Joseph John Sidney Roch | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-12-26 | Mitchell (KJ735) | Montreal, Quebec |
Canada |
Woolf, De Voe | Killed in Action | 1944-12-26 | Halifax (MZ740) | Hill Spring, Alberta |
Canada |
Wright, Donald Lorimer | Killed in Action | 1943-12-26 | Spitfire (MA349) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
UK |
Wyatt, John George | Killed in Action | 1942-12-26 | Wellington (LA970) | Southwark, London, England (parents) |
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