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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Flying Officer |
Abbott, Arthur William | Killed in Action | 1942-04-05 | Canso (Z2144) | Herschel, Saskatchewan |
| Pilot Officer |
Aitken, Roland Boag | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-04-05 | Lysander (432) | Cardinal, Ontario |
 Sergeant |
Anderson, Leslie Lester | Survived | 1943-04-05 | Wellington (X3699) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Armstrong, Curwood Neville | Killed in Action | 1945-04-05 | Lancaster (RF150) | Owen Sound, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Ashdown, Edward Thomas | Killed in Action | 1945-04-05 | Lancaster (RF150) | Toronto, Ontario |
| |
Baguley, Fred Hubert | Survived | 1918-04-05 | F.K.8 (B218) | Sebring, Florida, USA |
| Flight Sergeant |
Beaton, Charles Norman | Killed in Action | 1943-04-05 | Wellington (X3699) | Windsor, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Bennett, John Barrows | Prisoner of War | 1945-04-05 | Halifax (NP712) | |
| Flying Officer |
Biddlecombe, Charles William George | Killed in Action | 1945-04-05 | Lancaster (RF182) | Whitton, Middlesex, England |
| |
Brookes, George Eric | unknown | 1917-04-05 | B.E.2 (5787) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Brooks, Cyril | Killed in Action | 1945-04-05 | Lancaster (RF182) | Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
| Pilot Officer |
Brown, A K | Prisoner of War | 1945-04-05 | Halifax (NP712) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Bruce, Robert Henry | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-05 | Wellington (MF644) | Hamilton, Ontario (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Burnett, W G | Prisoner of War | 1945-04-05 | Halifax (NP712) | |
| Sergeant |
Chase, Howard Winnfield | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-04-05 | Lysander (432) | Vernon, British Columbia |
| Flight Sergeant |
Churms, James William | Killed in Action | 1945-04-05 | Lancaster (PB411) | Welland, Ontario (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Coyne, Edward Kenneth | Killed in Action | 1945-04-05 | Lancaster (NG229) | Toronto, Ontario (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Damms, Robert Arthur | Killed in Action | 1943-04-05 | Halifax (DT704) | Sheffield, England |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Darroch, John Baillie | Killed in Action | 1943-04-05 | Halifax (BB336) | Tooting, Surrey, England |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Dean, Samuel Douglas | Killed in Action | 1942-04-05 | Hudson (AM684) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
Dickie, Gordon Douglas | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-05 | Wellington (MF644) | Hamilton, Ontario (parents) |
 Warrant Officer 2 |
Dubose, Thomas Coke | Killed in Action | 1943-04-05 | Ventura (AE726) | Richmond, Virginia, USA |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Earl, Nyal Larue | Died | 1944-04-05 | () | Barnwell, Alberta |
| Lieutenant |
Elsley, Lloyd | Killed in Action | 1917-04-05 | F.E.2 (A805) | Stony Creek, Ontario |
 Captain |
Erickson, Michael Richard | Killed in Flying Accident | 1988-04-05 | Hornet (CF-188) (188773) | New Westminster, British Columbia |
| Flight Sergeant |
Finn, Kenneth Gordon | Prisoner of War | 1945-04-05 | Halifax (NP712) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Foley, William Joseph | Killed in Action | 1943-04-05 | Halifax (DT704) | Finch, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Galbraith, Robert Francis | Killed in Action | 1945-04-05 | Typhoon (SW552) | Shelburne, Ontario |
| Squadron Leader |
Gilmore, Edward Gerard | Killed in Action | 1943-04-05 | Halifax (BB336) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Girty, Lloyd George | Killed in Action | 1943-04-05 | Ventura (AE715) | Kingsville, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Goldney, Robert Edward | Killed in Action | 1943-04-05 | Halifax (DT704) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
Hall, Maxwell Palmer | Killed in Action | 1943-04-05 | Halifax (BB336) | South Berwick, Kings County, Nova Scotia |
| Flight Sergeant |
Hamilton, Arthur Kenneth | Killed in Action | 1942-04-05 | Hudson (AM684) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Sergeant |
Haynes, Kenneth William | Killed in Action | 1943-04-05 | Halifax (BB336) | Briggs, Lincolnshire, England |
| Flight Sergeant |
Helbock, Harley Joseph | Killed in Action | 1942-04-05 | Hurricane (Z2893) | Mexico, New York, USA |
| Pilot Officer |
Heslip, William Daylor | Killed in Action | 1943-04-05 | Wellington (HE432) | Cochrane, Ontario |
| Lieutenant |
Howell Evans, Herbert | Survived | 1917-04-05 | B.E.2 (2520) | Medicine Hat, Alberta |
| Pilot Officer |
Howes, Charles Keith | Killed in Action | 1945-04-05 | Lancaster (RF150) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
Hunt, Wesley Mcdonald | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-05 | Wellington (MF644) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Flying Officer |
Irwin, Howard Clinton | Killed in Action | 1943-04-05 | Wellington (HE432) | Ilderton, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Jeffery, Basil | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-05 | Oxford (V3869) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flying Officer |
Johnson, Donald Hugh | Killed in Action | 1945-04-05 | Lancaster (PB411) | Oshawa, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Jordan, William Francis | Killed in Action | 1943-04-05 | Halifax (DT704) | Copper Cliff, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Kennedy, Donald Lloyd | Killed in Action | 1943-04-05 | Wellington (X3699) | Merlin, Ontario (parents) |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Kennedy, John Ballantyne | Killed in Action | 1945-04-05 | Mosquito (NT495) | Southampton, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Kervin, John Joseph | Killed in Action | 1945-04-05 | Harvard (FE624) | Callander, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
King, Thomas Clement | Prisoner of War | 1945-04-05 | Halifax (NP712) | |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Kroeker, Walter | Killed in Action | 1945-04-05 | Lancaster (RF182) | Langham, Saskatchewan |
| Flight Sergeant |
Lafreniere, Joseph Frederic Paul Henri | Killed in Action | 1942-04-05 | Hudson (AM684) | Fort Frances, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Laidlaw, Joseph Stanley | Killed in Action | 1943-04-05 | Ventura (AE852) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Pilot Officer |
Laskey, Dallas | Survived | 1943-04-05 | Wellington (X3699) | |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Leach, Harold David Tamsett | Killed in Action | 1942-04-05 | Canso (Z2144) | Mechlin, Saskatchewan |
| Flt. Sergeant |
MacDonald, Charles Campbell | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-05 | Wellington (MF644) | Estmere, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia |
| Flight Sergeant |
May, Bruce Herbert | Killed in Action | 1943-04-05 | Ventura (AE715) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
McCaskill, Richard Llewellyn | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-05 | Wellington (MF644) | Palestine, Manitoba |
| Flying Officer |
McCormack, Leroy Meredith | unknown | 1946-04-05 | () | |
| Pilot Officer |
McDonald, Melvyn Alexander | Killed in Action | 1943-04-05 | Ventura (AE715) | Balcarres, Saskatchewan |
| Pilot Officer |
McKee, Hugh Percival | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-05 | Beaufort (AW298) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
McKennie, Gerald Baird | Killed in Action | 1943-04-05 | Ventura (AE852) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flight Sergeant |
Milliken, Robert Clifton | Killed in Action | 1943-04-05 | Ventura (AE715) | Trenton, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Mitchell, Ewing Francis Willys | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-05 | Wellington (MF644) | East Templeton, Quebec (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Modeland, Clarence Edward | Killed in Action | 1945-04-05 | Lancaster (RF182) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Sergeant |
Murphy, Leo George | Killed in Action | 1942-04-05 | Hudson (AM684) | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Flight Sergeant |
Norman, Ernest Albert | Killed in Action | 1943-04-05 | Ventura (AE726) | Wallaceburg, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Oyler, Potter George | Killed in Action | 1943-04-05 | Halifax (BB336) | Wood Green, Middlesex, England |
| Flight Sergeant |
Price, Kenneth Ethen | Killed in Action | 1943-04-05 | Ventura (AE726) | Cornwall, Ontario |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Quinn, Michael Joseph | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-05 | Anson (7050) | Londonderry, Northern ireland |
| Warrant Officer Class II |
Rawson, Douglas Leroy | Survived | 1942-04-05 | Spitfire (W3170) | New Liskeard, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Reid, Harold William | Killed in Action | 1945-04-05 | Lancaster (PB411) | Aylmer, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Robinson, Stewart James Olson | Killed in Action | 1945-04-05 | Lancaster (RF150) | Raymond, Alberta |
| Flying Officer |
Rochford, Joseph | Killed in Action | 1945-04-05 | Lancaster (RF150) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Flight Sergeant |
Rosevear, Kenneth Willard | Killed in Action | 1943-04-05 | Wellington (HE432) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Ryan, Lawrence Dennis | Killed in Action | 1943-04-05 | Wellington (HE432) | Luseland, Saskatchewan |
| Sergeant |
Sargent, Harry Bertram John | Killed in Action | 1943-04-05 | Halifax (DT704) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Flying Officer |
Semeniuk, William | Killed in Action | 1945-04-05 | Lancaster (PB411) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Flying Officer |
Sergeant, Matthew Frederick Easton | Killed in Action | 1945-04-05 | Lancaster (PB411) | Peterborough, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Smith, James William Taylor Mason | Killed in Action | 1943-04-05 | Halifax (BB336) | Bedlington, Northumberland, England |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Smith, William Dalton | Killed in Action | 1945-04-05 | Lancaster (RF182) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Taylor, James Alexander Campbell | Killed in Action | 1943-04-05 | Halifax (DT704) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Telfer, Thomas Wilfred | Killed in Action | 1943-04-05 | Lancaster (ED696) | Grande Prairie, Alberta |
| Pilot Officer |
Thomson, Stuart Mclean | Killed in Action | 1945-04-05 | Lancaster (RF150) | Three Rivers, Quebec |
| |
Thornton, Charles Price | Prisoner of War | 1917-04-05 | Strutter (E1552) | |
| Flying Officer |
Tighe, Robert George | Killed in Action | 1943-04-05 | Wellington (HE432) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Captain |
Townesend, Ernest John Dennis | Survived | 1917-04-05 | 17 (Nieuport) (A6693) | Bournemouth, England |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Trewin, Thomas William | Killed in Action | 1945-04-05 | Mosquito (NT495) | Bradwardine, Manitoba |
| Pilot Officer |
Trow, F W | Prisoner of War | 1945-04-05 | Halifax (NP712) | |
| Flying Officer |
Walley, Keith Minshull | Killed in Action | 1943-04-05 | Wellington (X3699) | Balmoral, Manitoba (parents) |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Warren, Bruce | Killed in Flying Accident | 1951-04-05 | Canuck (18102) | Westaskiwin, Alberta |
| Flying Officer |
Watson, Joseph William | Killed in Action | 1945-04-05 | Lancaster (RF150) | Owen Sound, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Wiggett, Russell Thomas | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-05 | Halifax (BB336) | Glenboro, Manitoba |
| Flying Officer |
Wood, George Thomas | Killed in Action | 1945-04-05 | Lancaster (RF182) | Hampstead, London, England |
| Flight Sergeant |
Woodcherry, John Frederick | Killed in Action | 1945-04-05 | Lancaster (RF182) | Camberwell, London, England |
| Flying Officer |
Wright, Ralph James | Killed in Action | 1943-04-05 | Halifax (DT704) | Niagara Falls, Ontario |
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