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 |
Applegate, Ernest Arthur | Killed in Action | 1943-04-14 | Lancaster (ED714) | Calgary, Alberta |
 Flight Sergeant |
Bakeman, Edward Henry | Killed in Action | 1943-04-14 | Lancaster (ED714) | Yarmouth, Massachusetts, USA |
| Squadron Leader |
Ball, Donald George Elmer | Killed in Action | 1943-04-14 | Spitfire (EP489) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Banford, James Greenwood | Killed in Action | 1943-04-14 | Spitfire (EN907) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Flying Officer |
Banks, Verne | Prisoner of War | 1945-04-14 | Lancaster (KB784) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Barbour, Frank Douglas | Killed in Action | 1942-04-14 | Wellington (X3484) | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
 Pilot Officer |
Beldin, Ross John | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-14 | Stirling (BF462) | |
| Sergeant |
Black, Donald | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-14 | Bolingbroke (10071) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Blake, Richard Barnett | Killed in Action | 1943-04-14 | Stirling (BF462) | Ottawa, Ontario (parents) |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Blight, William Gerald | Killed in Action | 1943-04-14 | Wellington (HE863) | Newmarket, Ontario |
| Lieutenant-Commander |
Bowman, Irvin Lawrence "Irv" | Rescued | 1951-04-14 | Sea Fury (VW658) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Casey, E R O | Prisoner of War | 1945-04-14 | Lancaster (KB784) | |
| Lieutenant |
Chalk, William Joseph | Prisoner of War Died | 1917-04-14 | R.E.8 (A4191) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flight Sergeant |
Clark, Robert Ernest | Killed in Action | 1943-04-14 | Wellington (HZ303) | Moncton, New Brunswick (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Clark, Wilfred Ernest Fuller | Killed in Action | 1943-04-14 | Lancaster (ED714) | Barcelona, Spain |
| Sergeant |
Clay, Charles Norris | Killed in Action | 1943-04-14 | Lancaster (ED714) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Cox, David Reid | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-14 | Halifax (L9576) | Isaacs Harbor, Nova Scotia (parents) |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Cozens, Paul Joseph | Killed in Action | 1943-04-14 | Wellington (HE863) | Toronto, Ontario (parents) |
| Flight Sergeant |
Darley, Henry Francis Stain | Killed in Action | 1942-04-14 | Wellington (X3484) | St Lambert, Quebec |
| Sergeant |
Doolan, Terance James Hibbard | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-14 | Fort (3593) | Cranbrook, British Columbia |
| Second-Lieutenant |
Doughty, Edward Albert | Killed in Action | 1918-04-14 | R.E.8 (C4561) | Chatham, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Dutton, Leonard | Killed in Action | 1943-04-14 | Wellington (HE863) | Swansea, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Dynarski, Edward Frank | Killed in Action | 1943-04-14 | Lancaster (ED714) | Rochester, New York, USA (parents) |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Fleming, George Rivers Sanderson | Killed in Action | 1917-04-14 | Strutter (9667) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Lieutenant |
Gallant, Francois Joseph 'Frank' | Drowned | 1919-04-14 | () | Brewer, Penobscot, Maine, USA |
| Flight Sergeant |
Giffin, Stephen Graham | Killed in Action | 1943-04-14 | Wellington (HE863) | Melfort, Saskatchewan |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Gould, John Roy | Accident | 1944-04-14 | () | |
| Sergeant |
Gould, Stanley Francis | Killed in Action | 1943-04-14 | Stirling (BF462) | Dorking, Surrey, England |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Grinstad, Finn Henry | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-14 | Harvard (3065) | East Angus, Quebec |
| Sergeant |
Hammond, Samuel | Killed in Action | 1943-04-14 | Stirling (BF462) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Henderson, William | Killed in Action | 1945-04-14 | Lancaster (KB866) | Cranbrook, British Columbia |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Johnstone, William Thomas | Killed in Action | 1943-04-14 | Spitfire (P8715) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Pilot Officer |
Jones, Gregory James | Killed in Action | 1945-04-14 | Lancaster (KB866) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Captain |
Lally, Conrad Tolendal | Survived | 1917-04-14 | DH.4 (A7477) | Wainright, Alberta |
| Flight Sergeant |
Langlois, Louis Marie | Killed in Action | 1942-04-14 | Wellington (X3484) | Quebec City, Quebec |
| Flying Officer |
Lefebvre, Joseph Donat Camille | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-14 | Beaufighter (NE351) | Grand'mere, Quebec |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Lewis, James Frederick Byng | Killed in Flying Accident | 1940-04-14 | Blenheim (L9207) | Morden, Manitoba |
| Pilot Officer |
Livingston, Gordon Archie | Killed in Action | 1945-04-14 | Lancaster (KB866) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
Livingstone, John George Stanley Joseph | Killed in Action | 1945-04-14 | Typhoon (MN989) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Flying Officer |
Loft, Charles Robert | Killed in Action | 1945-04-14 | Lancaster (KB866) | London, Ontario |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Lunkie, Antti Alfreet | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-14 | Fort (3593) | Peterbell, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Mackie, John Fylton | Killed in Action | 1941-04-14 | Hurricane (P3732) | Vernon, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
Maclaren, Colin Charles | Killed in Action | 1945-04-14 | Lancaster (KB866) | Kelowna, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
McCarthy, William Francis | Killed in Action | 1942-04-14 | Hampden (AT219) | York Mills, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
McMillan, Alexander | Killed in Action | 1942-04-14 | Wellington (X3484) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Miller, E V | Prisoner of War | 1945-04-14 | Lancaster (KB784) | |
| Sergeant |
Mulligan, James Lawrence Anthony | Killed in Action | 1943-04-14 | Lancaster (ED714) | Deeping St. James, Lincolnshire, England (parents) |
| Flight Sub Lieutenant |
Murray, Petchell Burtt | Killed in Flying Accident | 1914-04-14 | B.E.2 () | Didsbury, Nanchester, England |
| Pilot Officer |
Murray, William James | Killed in Action | 1942-04-14 | Hampden (AT219) | Medicine Hat, Alberta |
| Sergeant |
Noar, Harry | Killed in Action | 1943-04-14 | Stirling (BF462) | Droylsden, Lancashire, England |
| Flight Sergeant |
Norris, James Royden | Killed in Action | 1942-04-14 | Wellington (X3484) | Chapu-Hughes, Ontario |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Owen, James Ernest | Killed | 1941-04-14 | () | Peterborough, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Palmer, Robert John | Killed in Action | 1943-04-14 | Stirling (BF462) | Circencester, Gloucestershire, England |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Paplowski, John | Killed in Action | 1943-04-14 | Wellington (HE863) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Flying Officer |
Payne, D M | Prisoner of War | 1945-04-14 | Lancaster (KB784) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Payne, Norman Austin | Killed in Action | 1942-04-14 | Beaufort (N1169) | Cornwall, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Richardson, Henry Holmes | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-14 | Lancaster (W4103) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flying Officer |
Riley, G C | Prisoner of War | 1945-04-14 | Lancaster (KB784) | |
| Sergeant |
Robertson, Alexander William | Killed in Action | 1942-04-14 | Wellington (X3484) | |
| Sergeant |
Sayers, Frank Gordon | Killed in Action | 1943-04-14 | Lancaster (ED714) | |
| Squadron Leader |
Scott, Alward Elmer | Killed in Action | 1945-04-14 | Mosquito (HR574) | St Stephen, New Brunswick |
| Sergeant |
Shaw, Edwin Arthur | Killed in Action | 1943-04-14 | Stirling (BF462) | Bare, Morecombe, Lancashire, England (parents) |
| Flight Sergeant |
Sheffler, Lew Wallace | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-14 | Wellington (R1085) | Beckley, West Virginia, USA |
| Sergeant |
Sinclair, T F | Prisoner of War | 1945-04-14 | Lancaster (KB784) | |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Smith, James Duncan | Killed in Action | 1941-04-14 | Hurricane (P2652) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Sergeant |
Smith, Melvin Harry | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-14 | Oxford (AB662) | Arcola, Indiana, USA |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Steenson, William Joseph | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-14 | Bolingbroke (10071) | Morden, Manitoba |
| Flight Sergeant |
Stevens, Gordon Brassett | Killed in Flight Line Accident | 1945-04-14 | () | Moncton, New Brunswick |
| Stewart, Percy Allen | Died | 1943-04-14 | () | ||
| Flying Officer |
Todd, Bruce Geoffrey | Killed in Flying Accident | 1960-04-14 | Sabre (23229) | |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class |
Toon, James Willis | Killed in Action | 1943-04-14 | Lancaster (W4828) | Murrayville, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
Vardy, Albert Edward | Killed in Action | 1945-04-14 | Lancaster (KB784) | Bancroft, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Wightman, Edgar Ross | Killed in Action | 1945-04-14 | Lancaster (KB866) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
Wincott, Donald William | Killed in Action | 1945-04-14 | Lancaster (KB866) | Port Colborne, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Wooster, Warren Somers | Killed in Action | 1942-04-14 | Lysander (461) | New Westminster, British Columbia |
| Aircraftman 2nd Class |
Zakem, Jean Alfred | Died | 1943-04-14 | () | Montreal, Quebec |
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