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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Flight Sergeant |
Anderson, Robert Edward Venning | Killed in Action | 1941-04-10 | Wellington (R1442) | Outremont, Quebec |
| Flying Officer |
Ayer, John Butler | Killed in Action | 1942-04-10 | Spitfire (R7056) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Flight Cadet |
Baedak, Gordon Eugene | unknown | 1956-04-10 | () | Matsqui, British Columbia |
 Sergeant |
Banks, Willis | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-10 | Lancaster (ND675) | |
| Second-Lieutenant |
Bannister, Quintin Wolstenholme | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-04-10 | DH.9 (C6189) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Barber, Hubert Knight | Killed in Action | 1943-04-10 | Beaufort (DE112) | Orangeville, Ontario |
 Pilot Officer |
Birks, Richard Salisbury | Killed in Action | 1943-04-10 | Typhoon (R8799) | Syracuse, New York, USA |
| Pilot Officer |
Budreau, Jack Gale | Killed in Action | 1943-04-10 | Wellington (HE652) | Kenora, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Bull, Roland Montgomery | Killed in Action | 1943-04-10 | Mosquito (DZ743) | Medicine Hat, Alberta |
| Pilot Officer |
Burns, Melvin John | Killed in Action | 1945-04-10 | Halifax (NA185) | Windsor, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Burwell, Adrian James | Killed in Action | 1943-04-10 | Wellington (HF800) | Renfrew, Ontario |
| Corporal |
Clark, Galifreda Alice Petre | Died | 1945-04-10 | () | Plymouth, England (parents) |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Cline, Gordon Alton | Killed in Action | 1943-04-10 | Hampden (P1151) | Glenboro, Manitoba (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Cook, Harold Leslie | Killed in Action | 1942-04-10 | Wellington (W5570) | Windsor, Ontario (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Cumming, Ernest Robert | Killed in Action | 1944-04-10 | Spitfire (EN330) | Wentworth Valley, Cumberland, Nova Scotia |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Dickie, Alexander Gordon | Killed in Action | 1944-04-10 | Lancaster (ND675) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Dockrill, Joseph Frederick | Killed in Action | 1943-04-10 | Spitfire (ER888) | Telkwa, British Columbia (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Elfner, Paul James | Killed in Action | 1944-04-10 | Typhoon (JR264) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Evans, Ronald Sylvester | Killed in Action | 1945-04-10 | Halifax (NA185) | Windsor, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Fennah, Donald Clement | Killed in Action | 1943-04-10 | Wellington (HX727) | Cobalt, Ontario |
| Major |
Filley, Oliver Dwight | Survived | 1917-04-10 | Morane Type L (2-sea (5080) | |
| Flying Officer |
Gell, George William | Killed in Action | 1945-04-10 | Lancaster (NG447) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Gould, George Stanley | Killed in Action | 1942-04-10 | Spitfire (AD305) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Green, William Munroe Leckie | Killed in Action | 1945-04-10 | Lancaster (NG447) | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Grisdale, Robert James | Killed in Action | 1945-04-10 | Lancaster (PB903) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Heemsbrock, Joseph John | unknown | 1946-04-10 | () | |
| Pilot Officer |
Hehir, John | Killed in Action | 1943-04-10 | Wellington (HE652) | Buffalo, New York, USA |
| Aircraftwoman 2nd Class |
Heysel, Mary Kathryn | Killed in Vehicle Accident | 1942-04-10 | () | Niagara Falls, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Hirak, Joseph Michael | Killed in Action | 1945-04-10 | Lancaster (PB903) | Elphinstone, Manitoba |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Huether, Harold Logan | Killed in Action | 1943-04-10 | Lancaster (ED566) | Brussels, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Kelly, Alexander Michael | Killed in Action | 1943-04-10 | Hampden (P1151) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Ketcheson, Jack Moran | Killed in Flying Accident | 1956-04-10 | Otter (3666) | Sidney, Ontario |
| Flt Sergeant |
Lambe, Raymond Reginald | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-10 | Lancaster (ND675) | |
| Flying Officer |
Leach, John Edward | Killed in Action | 1943-04-10 | Mosquito (DZ743) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Lee, Rupert Arthur George | Died | 1944-04-10 | () | |
| Lieutenant |
Lewis, Henry Stuart | Killed in Action | 1918-04-10 | Camel (C8247) | Orangeville, Ontario. |
| Flight Sergeant |
Lewis, Raymond David | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-10 | Lancaster (ED823) | Melfort, Saskatchewan |
| Pilot Officer |
Lorenz, Douglas Leander | Killed in Action | 1945-04-10 | Halifax (NA185) | Waterloo, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Mackey, Harold Dee | Killed in Action | 1945-04-10 | Beaufighter (KW315) | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Malzan, Albert Paul | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-10 | Lancaster (JB471) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Sergeant |
Massey, Reginald | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-10 | Lancaster (ND675) | |
| Sergeant |
Mayberry, Ronald Maxford | Killed in Action | 1943-04-10 | Wellington (HX727) | Red Deer, Alberta |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class |
McCallum, John Malcolm | Killed in Action | 1944-04-10 | Lancaster (ND625) | Oak River, Manitoba |
| Flight Sergeant |
McEwen, William Tripp | Killed in Action | 1942-04-10 | Wellington (W5570) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flying Officer |
McLeod, Alexander Corbett | Killed in Action | 1944-04-10 | Lancaster (ME688) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
McLeod, William Gordon | Killed in Action | 1945-04-10 | Lancaster (PB903) | Port Arthur, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Mechefske, Thomas Wilfred | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-10 | Whitley (Z9163) | Guelph, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Mellstrom, Melborn Leslie | Killed in Action | 1945-04-10 | Lancaster (ME315) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Sergeant |
Nixon, John William | Killed in Action | 1944-04-10 | Lancaster (ND820) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Palsen, George Joseph Herman | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-10 | Whitley (Z9163) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Patrick, John Walker | Killed in Action | 1944-04-10 | Stirling (LK382) | Mount Forest, Ontario |
| Cadet |
Pelton, Roy Edgar | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-04-10 | JN-4 Canuck () | Vancouver, B.C. |
| Sergeant |
Price, Arthur William | Killed in Action | 1944-04-10 | Lancaster (ND675) | |
| Flying Officer |
Quanstrom, William | Killed in Action | 1944-04-10 | Lancaster (JB709) | Quesnel, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
Quinn, Harold Edward | Killed in Action | 1944-04-10 | Lancaster (JB725) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Group Captain |
Raphael, Gordon Learmouth | Killed in Action | 1945-04-10 | Spitfire (ML232) | Brantford, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Rayment, Wilfred | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-10 | Lancaster (ND675) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Reaume, Robert Francis Charles | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-10 | Whitley (Z9163) | Windsor, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Reid, Robert Cleveland | Killed in Flying Accident | 1956-04-10 | Otter (3666) | |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Reid, William John | Killed in Action | 1943-04-10 | Lancaster (ED566) | Lethbridge, Alberta |
| Lieutenant |
Rice, Frederick George | Killed in Flying Accident | 1953-04-10 | Avenger (91421) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Roberts, David William | Killed in Action | 1945-04-10 | Lancaster (PB903) | Knowlton, Quebec |
| Flying Officer |
Robinson, George | Killed in Action | 1944-04-10 | Lancaster (JB709) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Rutherford, Thomas | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-10 | Master (AZ525) | Hodgeville, Saskatchewan |
| Pilot Officer |
Sammet, John Henry | Killed in Action | 1943-04-10 | Wellington (HE652) | Nararnata, British Columbia |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Schimmens, Roy Frederick | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-10 | Whitley (Z9163) | Pembroke, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Seeley, Francis Gerald | Killed in Action | 1945-04-10 | Lancaster (PB903) | Trenton, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Shields, Gordon James Bayne | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-10 | Lancaster (JB471) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Sergeant |
Smith, Frederick Curtis | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-10 | Whitley (Z9163) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Sollazzo, Francis Emmanuel | Killed in Flying Accident | 1956-04-10 | Otter (3666) | Syndey, Nova Scotia |
| Flying Officer |
Spry, Lorne Mortimore | Killed in Action | 1945-04-10 | Halifax (NA185) | London, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 1 |
Steele, John David | Killed in Action | 1943-04-10 | Lancaster (ED618) | Arcola, Saskatchewan |
| Pilot Officer |
Teevin, Russell Donald | Killed in Action | 1945-04-10 | Halifax (NA185) | Kitchener, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Town, John Alfred | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-10 | Wellington (N2865) | Brandon, Manitoba |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Turner, Allan Frederick David | Killed in Action | 1945-04-10 | Lancaster (ND631) | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Lieutenant |
Turner, George James | Killed in Action | 1918-04-10 | R.E.8 () | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England |
| Flying Officer |
Veitch, Lawrence Edward | Killed in Action | 1945-04-10 | Halifax (NA185) | Kitchener, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class |
Wardlaw, J W | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-10 | Lancaster (R5898) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Weatherby, Charles Lewis | Killed in Action | 1944-04-10 | Halifax (LV877) | St Stephen, New Brunswick |
| 1st Lieut. 84th Aero Sqn |
Webber, Arthur Harold | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-04-10 | JN-4 Canuck (C669) | Cadillac, Michigan, USA |
| Flt Sergeant |
White, A G | Evader | 1944-04-10 | Lancaster (ND675) | Marlebone, London, England |
| Flying Officer |
Wilson, Thomas Ferguson | Killed in Action | 1944-04-10 | Lancaster (ND820) | Wingham, Ontario |
| Lieutenant |
Winter, William Arthur | Survived | 1917-04-10 | B.E.2 (A2829) | |
| Sergeant |
Wright, John Thompson | Killed in Action | 1941-04-10 | Hampden (X3148) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
Zierler, Isaac Buck | Killed in Action | 1945-04-10 | Lancaster (PB903) | Sarnia, Ontario |
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