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
UK Acton, Colin George Killed in Flying Accident 1945-04-09 Mitchell (FV946)
Canada Baker, Henry Douglas Killed in Action 1943-04-09 Boston (W8325) Neepawa, Manitoba
Canada Bisson, Giles Ernest Prisoner of War 1943-04-09 Halifax (HR809) Windsor, Ontario
New Zealand Bradley, Selwyn Fitzgerald Killed in Flying Accident 1942-04-09 Crane (7957)
Canada Brooks, Hubert Prisoner of War 1942-04-09 Wellington (X3467) Westmount, Quebec
Canada Burchell, Robert Lloyd Killed in Flying Accident 1943-04-09 Mitchell (FR379) Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Canada Burton, Robert Killed in Flying Accident 1941-04-09 Spitfire (N3250) Victoria, British Columbia
Canada Carrruthers, Douglas unknown 1916-04-09 (5142)
Canada Carruthers, Douglas Survived 1916-04-09 Morane BB (5142) Kingston, Ontario
Canada Coster, E F Prisoner of War 1945-04-09 Lancaster (ME385)
UK Cox, Arthur Killed in Action 1943-04-09 Halifax (HR809)
Canada Crighton, Arthur Bligh Prisoner of War 1942-04-09 Wellington (X3467) Calgary, Alberta
Canada Cunningham, John Charles Killed in Action 1945-04-09 Halifax (NP769) Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada Daer, Harold Crawford Killed in Flying Accident 1945-04-09 Spitfire (BL342) Goderich, Ontario (parents)
USA Dean, Douglas Delbert Killed in Flying Accident 1942-04-09 Crane (7957) Tacoma, Washington, USA (mother)
Canada Dixon, Walter Alexander Killed in Action 1943-04-09 Typhoon (DN424) Markdale, Ontario (parents)
UK Dumble, David Storar Killed in Flying Accident 1945-04-09 Mitchell (FV946)
Canada Duncan, Robert Allison Killed in Action 1945-04-09 Halifax (NP769) Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Canada Dunning, Kenneth Valentine Killed in Flying Accident 1945-04-09 Mosquito (HR495) Toronto, Ontario
UK Farnsworth, R unknown 1943-04-09 ()
Canada Fenton, George Killed in Flying Accident 1943-04-09 Mitchell (FR379) Ridgedale, Saskatchewan
Canada Fisk, George Charles Killed in Action 1942-04-09 Manchester (L7427) St Catharines, Ontario
Canada Fraser, J D Prisoner of War 1943-04-09 Wellington (DF635) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Canada Fry, Thomas William Killed in Action 1945-04-09 Halifax (MZ361) Vancouver, British Columbia
UK Gale, Arthur Witherby Killed in Action 1916-04-09 Parasol (Morane) () Winchester, Hampshire, England
Canada Gale, George Claremont Killed in Action 1943-04-09 Stirling (R9199) Ravenscrag, Saskatchewan
USA Gellatly, Charles Dewitt Killed in Action 1942-04-09 Manchester (L7427) Beaumont, Texas, USA
Canada Goodman, Benny Baldwin Killed in Flying Accident 1943-04-09 Mitchell (FR379) Carman, Manitoba
UK Gover, Kenneth Lewis Killed in Flying Accident 1943-04-09 Oxford (X6555)
UK Hall, Joseph unknown 1945-04-09 Liberator (AM929)
UK Hallett, Dennis Peter Killed in Flying Accident 1945-04-09 Mitchell (FV946)
Canada Hardy, John Edward Killed in Action 1943-04-09 Wellington (HE658) Twin Butte, Alberta
Canada Hardy, Keith Lockhart Killed in Flying Accident 1942-04-09 Hudson (AE524) Elmsdale, Prince Edward Island
Canada Healey, Harold Arthur Killed in Action 1943-04-09 Lancaster (ED554) Ottawa, Ontario
Canada Hervey, Robert Gibson Killed in Action 1942-04-09 Canso (W8421) Ottawa, Ontario
Canada Hickey, Arthur Reginald Killed in Action 1943-04-09 Halifax (BB327) Alberni, British Columbia
Canada Holmberg, Carl Delbert Theodore Killed in Action 1944-04-09 Wellington (HZ598) Minnedosa, Manitoba
Canada Hooper, John Kennneth Killed in Action 1942-04-09 Canso (W8421) Stouffville, Ontario
Canada Howard, Ernest Richard Killed in Action 1942-04-09 Wellington (X3467) Longview, Alberta
UK Hutchinson, Sidney Willlaim Killed in Flying Accident 1945-04-09 Mitchell (FV946)
Canada Ireland, Percy John Killed in Action 1943-04-09 Halifax (BB327) Silver Park, Saskatchewan
Canada Jackson, Alan Hamilton Killed in Action 1943-04-09 Stirling (R9199) Simcoe, Ontario
Canada James, Cecil David Jr. Survived 1918-04-09 Pup (B7501) London, Ontario
Canada Jensen, Arne Paul Killed in Action 1945-04-09 Halifax (NP769) Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada Le Maistre, Arthur Francis Killed in Action 1940-04-09 Sunderland (L2167) Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada MacFarlane, John Alexander Killed in Action 1945-04-09 Lancaster (ME385) Edmonton, Alberta
Canada MacWilliam, William Ralph Prisoner of War 1942-04-09 Wellington (X3467) Salisbury, New Brunswick
Canada Marion, Bernard Hermeneguide Evader 1943-04-09 Wellington (BK361)
Canada McDonald, Andrew Basil Killed in Action 1943-04-09 Hampden (P1189) Cornwall, Ontario
Canada McKay, Donald James Killed in Action 1943-04-09 Boston (W8325) Kitchener, Ontario
Canada McKay, Murray Roy Killed in Action 1945-04-09 Lancaster (PB374) Portage La Prairie, Manitoba
Canada Moffatt, Bertrum Augustus Killed in Action 1943-04-09 Stirling (BK770) Carberry, Manitoba
Canada Moore, Gerald Arthur Patrick unknown 1956-04-09 Silver Star (21293) Grande Prairie, Alberta
Canada Morris, John Hubert Killed in Action 1943-04-09 Halifax (BB327) Alexandria, Ontario
Trinidad Moule, Thomas Killed in Flying Accident 1945-04-09 Mitchell (FV946)
Canada O'Neil, Robert Christie Killed in Flying Accident 1953-04-09 Sea Fury (WG566) Ottawa, Ontario
Canada Paquin, Joseph Hector Killed in Action 1943-04-09 Wellington (HE495) Rollet, Temiscamingue County, Quebec
Canada Parker, Winston Churchill Prisoner of War 1942-04-09 Wellington (X3467) Midnapore, Alberta
Canada Paton, James Peter Prisoner of War 1942-04-09 Wellington (X3467) Westmount, Quebec
Canada Phelps, John Swinbank Killed in Flying Accident 1943-04-09 Kittyhawk (EV339) Minnedosa, Manitoba
Canada Pougnet, James Maurice Killed in Action 1945-04-09 Halifax (MZ361) St John, New Brunswick
Canada Rodin, N W Prisoner of War 1943-04-09 Wellington (DF635) Cloverdale, British Columbia
USA Schafer, Gordon Wellsley Killed in Flying Accident 1943-04-09 Mitchell (FR379) Spokane, Washington, USA
UK Scott, Edward Killed in Flying Accident 1945-04-09 Mitchell (FV946)
Canada Selthun, Leo Norman Killed in Action 1943-04-09 Hampden (P1189) Ardmore, Alberta
UK Smith, Cyril Woodyear Killed in Flying Accident 1943-04-09 Oxford (X6555)
Canada Smith, Ivan Winston Killed in Flying Accident 1945-04-09 Tempest (EJ845) Canmore, Alberta
Canada Smylie, R I Prisoner of War 1945-04-09 Halifax (NP769)
Canada Stewart, Leonard James Killed in Action 1943-04-09 Stirling (R9199) Nelson, British Columbia
Canada Stuart, Phillip Gordon Killed in Action 1943-04-09 Stirling (BK770) Wainwright, Alberta
Canada Switzer, John Ross Killed in Action 1945-04-09 Halifax (LK753) Toronto, Ontario
Canada Taylor, Arthur Maclellan Killed in Action 1945-04-09 Halifax (NP769) Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia
Canada Thomson, George Survived 1919-04-09 F.2 (Bristol) (C989) Celista, B.C.
Canada Tompkins, George William Killed in Flying Accident 1943-04-09 Mitchell (FR379) Frankford, Ontario
Canada Townsend, Leslie Robert Killed in Action 1943-04-09 Wellington (HE495) Calgary, Alberta
Canada Turner, Laverne Elmer Prisoner of War 1943-04-09 Halifax (BB327)
Canada Wagner, W A Prisoner of War 1943-04-09 Halifax (HR809)
Canada Waldron, Wilburn Lloyd Killed in Action 1941-04-09 Wellington (R1440) Brantford, Ontario
Canada Walker, James Dickson Killed in Action 1945-04-09 Halifax (NP769) Niagara Falls, Ontario
USA Waton, Alvin Bernard Killed in Flying Accident 1943-04-09 Mitchell (FR379) St Louis, Missouri, USA
Canada Way, Delmar Cyril Killed in Action 1943-04-09 Halifax (BB327) High River, Alberta
Canada Westcott, Frederick Gregory unknown 1944-04-09 () Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada Whitterton, A Prisoner of War 1943-04-09 Halifax (HR809) Westmount, Quebec
UK Wild, William Killed in Flying Accident 1945-04-09 Mitchell (FV946)
Canada Yaholnitsky, Walter Ladislo Killed in Action 1943-04-09 Spitfire (BR131) Mikado, Saskatchewan
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