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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pilot Officer |
Anderson, Robert Allan | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-21 | Halifax (LW692) | Brandon, MB |
| Pilot Officer |
Ashdown, Frederick James Mackenzie | Killed in Action | 1943-04-21 | Ventura (AE692) | Clive, Alberta |
| Flight Sergeant |
Bartman, Gordon Harold | Killed in Action | 1943-04-21 | Halifax (HR712) | Hanna, Alberta (parents) |
| Flt sub-Lieutenant |
Bawlf, David Leland 'Barney' | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-04-21 | Camel (B3795) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
 Sergeant |
Beavis, Patrick Albert | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-21 | Hudson (FH335) | |
| Wing Commander |
Beck, Beverley Heu-De-Burgh | Killed in Flying Accident | 1949-04-21 | Expeditor (1425) | Aylmer/Gatineau, Quebec |
| Sergeant |
Beynon, David Edmund | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-21 | Mitchell (HD308) | |
| Squadron Leader |
Blake, Wilfred Albert | Killed in Action | 1943-04-21 | Stirling (R9261) | Gloucester, Ontario |
| Boning, John Patrick | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-21 | Harvard (3025) | ||
| Flight Cadet |
Boswell, Donald Frederick | Killed in Flying Accident | 1954-04-21 | Harvard (20204) | Coburg, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Bourcier, Joseph Hector Jean Paul | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-21 | Halifax (LW692) | Chateauguay, Quebec |
| Pilot Officer |
Bowden, Wilfred Edgar | Killed in Action | 1941-04-21 | Wellington (T2997) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Brennan, Harold J | Evader | 1944-04-21 | Wellington (LN896) | Lindsay, Ontario |
 Captain |
Briere, Romeo Roger Gilles | unknown | 1993-04-21 | () | Longueuil, Quebec |
| Flying Officer |
Brodie, Robert Gerald | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-21 | Wellington (BK347) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Brooker, Stanley Frederick | Killed in Action | 1942-04-21 | Spitfire (BP976) | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Captain |
Brown, Arthur Roy | Survived | 1918-04-21 | Camel (B7270) | Carleton Place, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class |
Carlton, James Martin | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-21 | Halifax (JB912) | Grimsby, Ontario |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Cavanagh, John Thomas Cecil | Killed in Flying Accident | 1949-04-21 | Expeditor (1425) | Kinburn, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class |
Crandell, Thomas Mervyn | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-21 | Halifax (JB912) | Erindale, Quebec |
| Squadron Leader |
Darnell, Frederick William | Killed in Flying Accident | 1949-04-21 | Expeditor (1425) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 1 |
Davidson, Alexander Suttie | Died | 1947-04-21 | () | |
| Sergeant |
Day, Frank William | Killed in Action | 1943-04-21 | Halifax (HR712) | |
| Sergeant |
Dickson, Roger Jacques | Evader | 1944-04-21 | Wellington (LN896) | |
| Sergeant |
Doidge, George Lewi | Killed in Action | 1943-04-21 | Halifax (HR712) | Alresford, Hampshire, England |
| Wing Commander |
Drury, John Harry | Killed in Flying Accident | 1949-04-21 | Expeditor (1425) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Duncan, Clarence Delmer | Killed in Action | 1944-04-21 | Lancaster (DS728) | Petrolia, Ontario |
| |
Edwards, Harry | Survived | 1918-04-21 | DH.4 (D9240) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Elder, Andrews | Evader | 1944-04-21 | Wellington (LN896) | Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada |
| Flying Officer |
England, George Albert | Killed in Action | 1944-04-21 | Halifax (JP199) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Corporal |
Ericson, Eric Joseph | Killed in Flying Accident | 1955-04-21 | H-21 (9613) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Flight Sergeant |
Eyre, John Crowther | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-21 | Hudson (AM807) | Hendon, Saskatchewan |
| Farley, Charles | Killed in Action | 1943-04-21 | Stirling (R9261) | ||
 Pilot Officer |
Fonseca, Donald Everton | Killed in Action | 1944-04-21 | Lancaster (ND564) | Crossroads, Jamaica, British West Indies |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Fry, John Russell | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-21 | Halifax (JB912) | Westmount, Quebec |
| Sergeant |
Gough, Patrick Francis | Killed in Action | 1944-04-21 | Halifax (LW692) | Barry, Glamorgan, Wales, UK |
| Squadron Leader |
Gutray, Joseph Theodore | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-21 | Hudson (FH335) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
 Leading Aircraftman |
Hamilton, Thomas Bruce | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-21 | Harvard (3031) | |
| Sergeant |
Hamlin, C R | unknown | 1945-04-21 | () | |
| Sergeant |
Hamlin, Cyril Reginald | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-21 | Mitchell (HD308) | Eastbourne, Sussex, England (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Hammond, John Clifford | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-21 | Tiger Moth (5168) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Sergeant |
Hanney, R A | unknown | 1945-04-21 | () | |
| Sergeant |
Hanney, Robert Aubrey | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-21 | Mitchell (HD308) | Morriston, Swansea, Wales (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Hanscom, Harry Robert | Killed in Action | 1945-04-21 | Spitfire (SM664) | Mimico, Ontario |
| Captain |
Henry, Hugh Macdonald | Survived | 1917-04-21 | S.11 Shorthorn (A7058) | Toronto, York County, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Hinde, Kenneth | Killed in Flying Accident | 1949-04-21 | Expeditor (1425) | Point Claire, Quebec |
 Flight Lieutenant |
Holland, Glen Allen | Killed in Action | 1944-04-21 | Mosquito (NS928) | Bronxville, New York, USA |
| Sergeant |
Hortie, R H | Evader | 1944-04-21 | Lancaster (W4127) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Houston, Alfred James | Evader | 1944-04-21 | Wellington (LN896) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Hume, Raymond Graham | Killed in Action | 1943-04-21 | Halifax (HR714) | Flin Flon, Manitoba |
| Sergeant |
Irving, James Bolton McMillan | Killed in Action | 1943-04-21 | Halifax (HR712) | |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Jackson, Thomas Earl | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-21 | Halifax (JB912) | |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Kedrosky, John Francis | Died | 1943-04-21 | () | Renfrew, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Kember, Robert Richard | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-21 | Hudson (FH335) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Kempson, John | Killed in Action | 1944-04-21 | Wellington (LN896) | Surbiton, Surrey, England |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Kendall, Clyde Crosby | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-21 | Harvard (3230) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Kenning, Robert Donald | unknown | 1967-04-21 | () | Timmins, Ontario |
| Flt Sergeant |
Krulicki, Louis John | Killed in Action | 1943-04-21 | Stirling (R9261) | Kitchener, Ontario |
| Lees, Jack | Killed in Action | 1943-04-21 | Stirling (R9261) | ||
| Pilot Officer |
Leigh, Kenneth Edward Wright | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-21 | Harvard (3230) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Leonard, Raymond Gale | Killed in Action | 1944-04-21 | Halifax (LW692) | Crowsnest, British Columbia |
| Sergeant |
Leuty, Allen Henry | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-21 | Hurricane (V6938) | Melton, Ontario |
| Lieutenant |
Lewtas, Frank Gordon | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-04-21 | 504 (C554) | Victoria, British Columbia (Lewtas' home) |
| Flight Sergeant |
Lines, Walter John Edward | Killed in Action | 1942-04-21 | Whitley (Z9158) | Walkerville, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Lunam, Donald | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-21 | Mitchell (HD308) | Birkenhead, Cheshire, England (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Lunan, D | unknown | 1945-04-21 | () | |
| Pilot Officer |
Lyttle, William Alex | Killed in Action | 1943-04-21 | Ventura (AE692) | Humber Bay, Ontario |
| Aircraftman 2nd Class |
MacIntosh, Kenneth James | Died | 1944-04-21 | () | Milltown, New Brunswick |
| Lieutenant |
Marion, Robert Jamieson | Missing in Action | 1918-04-21 | Camel (B9315) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Marshall, James Stanley | Killed in Action | 1943-04-21 | Stirling (R9261) | Edson, Alberta |
| Pilot Officer |
Maunder, Clifford Leigh | Killed in Action | 1943-04-21 | Stirling (BF442) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Flying Officer |
McCurdy, Archibald Roy | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-21 | Spitfire (RM730) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Pilot Officer |
McDonald, Charles P. | Interned Prisoner | 1943-04-21 | Lancaster (ED312) | |
| Flying Officer |
McGregor, N R | Evader | 1944-04-21 | Halifax (JP113) | |
| Squadron Leader |
McGugan, Francis Richard | Killed in Action | 1944-04-21 | Halifax (JP199) | Weyburn, Saskatchewan |
| Sergeant |
McGuire, Edward Voliantine | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-21 | Tiger Moth (5168) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
McIntyre, Archibald Blake | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-21 | Harvard (3025) | Guelph, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
McKerns, Charles | Killed in Action | 1943-04-21 | Stirling (BF442) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
McLean, James Robert | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-21 | Mitchell (FL184) | Fernie, British Columbia |
| Sergeant |
McLean, R F | unknown | 1945-04-21 | () | |
| Sergeant |
McLean, Robert Forrester | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-21 | Mitchell (HD308) | Cambuslang Lanarkshire Scotland (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Meldrum, George Simpson | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-21 | Halifax (HR712) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Miller, Ivan Anderson | Killed in Action | 1942-04-21 | Whitley (Z9158) | Grandview, Manitoba |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Morgan, G R | Evader | 1944-04-21 | Mosquito (DD616) | |
| Flying Officer |
Murphy, Arthur Hugh | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-21 | Halifax (JP113) | |
| Sergeant |
Olliver, Peter Russell | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-21 | Halifax (HR712) | |
| Parish, Charles Woodbine | Killed in Action | 1943-04-21 | Stirling (R9261) | ||
| Civilian |
Parkes, Leonard Cecil | Killed in Flying Accident | 1949-04-21 | Expeditor (1425) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Porter, Reginald Frank Charles | Killed in Action | 1943-04-21 | Baltimore (AG806) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Pilot Officer |
Putnam, Hiram Aldine | Killed in Action | 1942-04-21 | Spitfire (AB336) | Clarkwood, Texas, USA |
| Flying Officer |
Raets, Wilfred | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-21 | Beaufort (EK973) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Lieutenant |
Rogers, Garfield Redman | Killed in Flying Accident | 1917-04-21 | B.E.2c (A2915) | Oakwood, Ontario. |
| Pilot Officer |
Rossignol, James Louis | Killed in Action | 1943-04-21 | Lancaster (W4795) | Miami Beach, Florida, USA |
| Private First Class |
Sauve, Daniel Louis | Killed in Action | 1966-04-21 | () | |
| Sergeant |
Sebastien, Camille Joseph | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-21 | Halifax (JB912) | Timmins, Ontario |
| Major |
Smith, Donald Victor | Evader | 1943-04-21 | Stirling (R9261) | |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Smith, Frank Henry | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-21 | Harvard (2866) | |
| Sergeant |
Smith, K M | unknown | 1945-04-21 | () | |
| Sergeant |
Smith, Kenneth Mortimer | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-21 | Mitchell (HD308) | Weston, Bath, Somerset, England (parents) |
| Flight Sergeant |
Spafford, William Marshall | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-21 | Hudson (AM807) | Belleville, Ontario |
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