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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sergeant |
Alexander, John | Died | 1943-06-23 | () | Merritton, Ontario |
 Warrant Officer |
Allen, John | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Wellington (HZ312) | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Armstrong, Elliott Adams | Killed in Action | 1944-06-23 | Halifax (JP168) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Pilot Officer |
Armstrong, George Wesley | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Lancaster (ED928) | Hastings, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Beairsto, Carl Phillips | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Halifax (DK139) | Sedgewick, Alberta |
| Flying Officer |
Bedard, Joseph Jean Raymond | Killed in Flying Accident | 1953-06-23 | Sabre (19193) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Bellis, Edward | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Lancaster (ED928) | |
| Sergeant |
Bennett, James | Drowned | 1945-06-23 | () | |
| Flying Officer |
Blackhurst, Sydney | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Lancaster (ED928) | |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Blain, Harry | Died | 1944-06-23 | () | Toronto, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Bonenfant, Joseph Oscar Rosario | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Wellington (HZ312) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Sergeant |
Booth, Stanley Thomas | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Halifax (DK139) | Winton, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England (parents) |
| Corporal |
Bosse, Joseph William Robert | unknown | 1946-06-23 | () | |
| Sergeant |
Burnside, Walter | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-06-23 | Oxford (V3585) | Cadomin, Alberta |
 Pilot Officer |
Cadmus, George Austen | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Halifax (DK139) | La Cumbre, Cordoba, Argentina (parents) |
| Corporal |
Campbell, Colin James | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-06-23 | Anson (6767) | |
| Flying Officer |
Carmichael, Duncan Alexander | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Boston (W8394) | Braeside, Ontario (parents) |
 Flight Sergeant |
Cavanagh, Leonard Ernest | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Halifax (JD259) | Swanbourne, Western Australia (parents) |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Clarke, Robert Gordon | Prisoner of War | 1943-06-23 | Wellington (HF457) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Cramm, Reginald Harrison | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Stirling (BF572) | St John's, Newfoundland |
| Flight Sergeant |
Crowe, James Franklin Karl | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Halifax (BB324) | Lakefield, Ontario |
| Aircraftman 1st Class |
Dale, H | Died | 1927-06-23 | () | |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Damboise, John George | Prisoner of War | 1943-06-23 | Stirling (EF348) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
David, Joseph Jean Baptiste Sylvio Paul Henri | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Lancaster (ED928) | Montreal, Quebec (parents) |
| Warrant Officer |
Deane, Anthony David | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Halifax (DK139) | Windsor, Ontario (parents) |
| Flight Sergeant |
Dennis, Pierce James Axel | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Halifax (DK141) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Sergeant |
Doughty, Edward Alfred | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-06-23 | Anson (6767) | |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Drummond-Hay, Athol Bury | Prisoner of War | 1943-06-23 | Wellington (HF457) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Sergeant |
Einarson, Ivan Paul | Killed in Action | 1941-06-23 | Vildebeest (K6394) | Hekkla, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Elliot, Daniel Valentine | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Halifax (JD259) | Wadsworth, London, England |
| Sergeant |
Falan, Ward Thomas | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-06-23 | Halifax (JD106) | Collins Bay, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Findlay, Ernest Quarrier | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Boston (W8394) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flying Officer |
Flatt, William Henry | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Lancaster (ED692) | Lemberg, Saskatchewan |
| Sergeant |
Forster, Thomas Ridley | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Halifax (JD259) | Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England |
| Flying Officer |
Foy, Melville Alfred | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-06-23 | Halifax (JD106) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Fraser, John Allan | Killed in Action | 1944-06-23 | Dakota (FZ598) | Ardoch, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Fuhr, Harold Arthur | Killed in Action | 1944-06-23 | Halifax (LK840) | Langenburg, Saskatchewan |
| Flying Officer |
Garwood, Herbert William | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-06-23 | Halifax (JD106) | London, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Germain, George Harvey | Killed in Action | 1942-06-23 | Hampden (AD786) | Newmarket, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Gracie, Byron Mcgie | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Halifax (DK191) | Rumsey, Alberta |
| Flying Officer |
Grant, Douglas Munroe | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Lancaster (ED773) | Cornerbrook, Newfoundland |
| Flying Officer |
Graves, William Donald | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-06-23 | Hurricane (BE489) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Green, Walter Richard | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Halifax (JD259) | Empingham, Rutland, England |
| Flying Officer |
Haacke, Arthur Paul | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-06-23 | Halifax (JD106) | Elphinstone, Manitoba |
| Flight Sergeant |
Hamilton, James Douglas | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Halifax (DK141) | Kenaston, Saskatchewan (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Hammett, G B | Prisoner of War | 1943-06-23 | Halifax (DK224) | |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class |
Hammett, Robert Herbert | Prisoner of War | 1943-06-23 | Halifax (DK224) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Harper, Alan Buchan | Killed in Action | 1942-06-23 | Wellington (X3758) | Kamsack, Saskatchewan |
| Flight Sergeant |
Heximer, Harry Pliley | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Halifax (DK191) | Chippawa, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Hills, James Oliver | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Wellington (HF457) | DiIke, Saskatchewan |
| Flying Officer |
Hoar, Archibald Macmaster | Killed in Action | 1944-06-23 | Halifax (MZ702) | Lethbridge, Alberta |
| Flying Officer |
Irwin, David Lloyd | Killed in Action | 1944-06-23 | Halifax (LK840) | Navan, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Kellett, Arthur Frederick | Evader | 1943-06-23 | Stirling (EF348) | |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Kellow, John Osman David | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-06-23 | Anson (6767) | |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Kotanko, Max William | unknown | 1946-06-23 | () | |
| Warrant Officer 1 |
Laberge, Joseph Claude Albert | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Wellington (HZ312) | Dorval, Quebec (parents) |
| Flight Sergeant |
Labiuk, George | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Stirling (BF572) | Kalyna, Saskatchewan |
| Flt. Sergeant |
Laing, Alexander Rutherford | Prisoner of War | 1943-06-23 | Lancaster (ED928) | |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Leigh, Charles Hardy | Died | 1945-06-23 | () | London, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Lemon, Leonard Burnie | Survived | 1944-06-23 | Halifax (JD106) | |
| Flying Officer |
Lim, Peter James | Killed in Action | 1945-06-23 | Mosquito (MM567) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class |
Linklater, Gordon Leonard | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Beaufighter (V8648) | Sudbury, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Little, Kingsley Clarence | Killed in Action | 1942-06-23 | Hampden (AD786) | London, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Macaskill, Timothy Leo | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Halifax (BB324) | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| Sergeant |
Macaulay, Wilfred Chalmers | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Stirling (EF348) | Dundee, Scotland (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
MacIntyre, John Scott | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Wellington (HZ312) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Manning, Albert John | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Halifax (DK139) | Kempston, Bedfordshire, England |
| Flt. Sergeant |
Mansfield, John James | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Lancaster (ED928) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Maund, Ronald Albert Charles | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Halifax (JD259) | Poplar District, of East London |
| Flight Sub-Lieutenant |
McAllister, John Norquay | Killed in Flying Accident | 1917-06-23 | Triplane (N5442) | St. Andrew's, Manitoba |
| Flying Officer |
McCulloch, William Donald | Killed in Action | 1942-06-23 | Lancaster (R5517) | Kamloops, British Columbia |
| Squadron Leader |
McNaughton, Ian George Armour | Killed in Action | 1942-06-23 | Lancaster (R5517) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
McNeil, Roderick | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Stirling (EH882) | Glace Bay, Nova Scotia |
| Pilot Officer |
Meyer, Melvin Maier | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Halifax (DK139) | Winnipeg, Manitoba (mother) |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Milliken, Peter Scott | Killed in Action | 1944-06-23 | Halifax (LW620) | Sinclair, Manitoba |
| Flight Sergeant |
Moore, Maynard Hazlett | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Halifax (DG405) | Toronto, Ontario |
 Flight Sergeant |
Moran, William Linkous Cameron | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Lancaster (ED773) | Detroit, Michigan, USA |
| Sergeant |
Mosedale, Thomas | Prisoner of War | 1943-06-23 | Stirling (EF348) | |
| Flt. Sergeant |
Newport, Jack William | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Stirling (EF348) | New Malden, Surrey, England |
 Leading Aircraftman |
Norwood, Loftus | unknown | 1946-06-23 | () | Kilkenny, Ireland |
| Flight Sergeant |
Notley, Norman Frederick | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Halifax (DK191) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
O'Hagan, Walter Gerard | Killed in Action | 1944-06-23 | Spitfire (AB489) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Flying Officer |
Pariseau, Armand Alphonse | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Halifax (DK191) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class |
Plante, Jean Marie Charles | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-06-23 | Halifax (JD106) | Quebec City, Quebec |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Preston, Herbert | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-06-23 | Anson (6767) | |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Reansbury, John Joseph | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Halifax (DK141) | Brantford, Ontario (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Reid, Norman Duncan | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Halifax (DK191) | Durban, Manitoba |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Robertson, John Wallace | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Boston (W8394) | Arelee, Saskatchewan |
| Sergeant |
Sage, Robert James | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Halifax (JD259) | Ely, Cardiff, Wales |
| Wing Commander |
Savard, Joseph Logan | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Wellington (HZ312) | Quebec City, Quebec |
| Pilot Officer |
Scutt, Leonard Allan | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-06-23 | Halifax (JD106) | Limerick, Saskatchewan |
| Sergeant |
Sharp, Gerald David | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Halifax (DK141) | Marnhull, Dorsetshire, England (parents) |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Skelly, John Henry | Killed in Action | 1945-06-23 | Mosquito (MM567) | Enderby, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
Sneath, William Alfred | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Wellington (HF457) | Cranbrook, British Columbia |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Spencer, James Arnold | Prisoner of War | 1943-06-23 | Halifax (DK141) | Medicine Hat, Alberta |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Spurr, Alfred Eugene | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Lancaster (ED773) | Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Taylor, Alfred Edward | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-06-23 | Harvard (FE349) | |
| Flying Officer |
Thomas, Charles Richard | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-06-23 | Beaufighter (EL401) | New Westminster, British Columbia |
| Flight Sergeant |
Thompson, Osborne David | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Halifax (JD213) | Victoria, British Columbia |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Tod, Richard Douglas | Killed in Action | 1943-06-23 | Stirling (EH889) | St Vital, Manitoba |
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