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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldworth, Frank Carter | Killed in Action | 1945-02-15 | Lancaster (PB899) | Kamloops, British Columbia | |
| Allen, Basil John | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Lancaster (W4272) | ||
| Ashurst, William | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Lancaster (R5702) | ||
| Barker, John David | unknown | 1967-02-15 | Tutor (26176) | Lakeview, Ontario | |
| Barnes, Gordon John Lunney | Killed in Action | 1945-02-15 | Halifax (MZ865) | St John, New Brunswick | |
| Blanchard, Joseph Jerome | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Halifax (LK971) | Tignish, Prince Edward Island | |
| Blyth, William Vernon | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-02-15 | JN-4 Canuck (C663) | Norfolk, England | |
| Borland, Robert Alexander Adrian | Prisoner of War | 1945-02-15 | Halifax (RG449) | Eckhart, Manitoba, Canada | |
| Bostwick, Stanley Edward | Killed in Action | 1945-02-15 | Halifax (MZ865) | Frances, Washington, USA | |
| Brown, Clifford Althea | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Lancaster (W4272) | ||
| Bury, Clifford | Died | 1945-02-15 | () | Windsor, Ontario | |
| Cairns, Richard Foote | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-02-15 | Wellington (HF613) | Kamloops, BC (parents) | |
| Campbell, Robert Alexander | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Lancaster (R5702) | ||
| Carter, Frank Ernest | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Halifax (LK971) | Courtenay, BC | |
| Chapman, Frank Edward Walter | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Lancaster (W4272) | ||
| Charlton, Ross Conger | Killed in Action | 1945-02-15 | Halifax (MZ865) | North Bay, Ontario | |
| Collins, Herbert William | Killed | 1945-02-15 | () | Belleville, Ontario (parents) | |
| Davis, James Albert | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-02-15 | Lysander (T1744) | Merrickville, Ontario (parents) | |
| Davis, Lawrence Fortnam | Killed in Action | 1945-02-15 | Lancaster (PB899) | ||
| Donald, James Leo | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Halifax (JD456) | Grandview, Manitoba (parents) | |
| Downes, Stanley William | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Lancaster (R5702) | ||
| Dunning, William John Anderson | Killed in Action | 1945-02-15 | () | Hazel Hill, Nova Scotia | |
| Dynes, Harry | Killed | 1945-02-15 | () | Hamilton, Ontario | |
| Edwards, Edward Thomas | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Lancaster (R5702) | ||
| Fedorchuk, Wolodemir | Killed in Action | 1945-02-15 | Halifax (MZ865) | Insinger, Saskatchewan | |
| Filmer, Jasper Mayton Watson | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Halifax (HX155) | Lethbridge, Alberta | |
| Fournier, Marc Alexander Gerard | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Halifax (JD456) | Hull, Quebec (parents) | |
| Garvey, Frederick James | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Oxford (LW776) | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| Goodfellow, Donald Grant | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Halifax (LK971) | Codrington, Ontario | |
| Goodyear, Sandy Harold Kendell | Killed in Action | 1943-02-15 | Spitfire (EP641) | Buchans, Newfoundland | |
| Greenway, Robert Selton Earle | Killed in Action | 1943-02-15 | Canso (Z2149) | Simpson, Saskatchewan | |
| Griffiths, Trevor Llewellyn | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Lancaster (W4272) | ||
| Griffiths, John William | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Lancaster (W4272) | ||
| Guthrie, George Scott | Killed in Action | 1945-02-15 | Lancaster (PB899) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Hackett, William James | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-02-15 | Wellington (HF613) | Orangeville, Ontario | |
| Hamilton, Eric | Missing in Action | 1917-02-15 | Pup (A645) | ||
| Harrison, Stanley Armitage | Prisoner of War | 1945-02-15 | Halifax (RG449) | Camlachie, Ontario, Canada | |
| Hartnett, Frederick | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Halifax (JD456) | Oshawa, Ontario (parents) | |
| Hawkins, Walter | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Lancaster (ND365) | Naicani, Saskatchewan | |
| Hicks, Herbert Frederick | Killed | 1945-02-15 | () | Buckingham, Quebec | |
| Hodges, Reginald Fredrick | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-02-15 | Whitley (BD420) | Kamsack, Saskatchewan | |
| Hopper, Dennis Albert | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Halifax (JD456) | Dover, Kent, England (parents) | |
| Hyslop, Harvey Ronald | unknown | 1965-02-15 | () | Rosetown, Saskatchewan | |
| Jackson, Granville Andrew | Killed in Action | 1942-02-15 | Beaufighter (T4830) | Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA | |
| Jackson, Harold Naylor | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Lancaster (ND504) | Millet, Alberta | |
| Jenkins, Spurgeon Delma | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Halifax (LK971) | Mount Herbert, Prince Edward Island | |
| Jones, David Lynn | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Lancaster (JA934) | Fochriw, Glamorgan, Wales | |
| Kelly, John William | Killed in Action | 1970-02-15 | () | Halifax, NS | |
| Kemp, Dennis Stuart | Killed in Action | 1945-02-15 | Lancaster (PD394) | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan | |
| Kester, Douglas John | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-02-15 | Wellington (HF613) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |
| Lamphear, Norman Robert | Killed in Action | 1945-02-15 | Halifax (NP953) | Seattle, Washington, USA | |
| Lewis, Cecil Frederick | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Lancaster (R5702) | ||
| Lindo, Harold Lester | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Lancaster (ND363) | Sligoville, Jamaica, British West Indies | |
| Loughlin, Cecil | Prisoner of War | 1943-02-15 | Stirling (W7638) | Edmonton, Alberta | |
| MacKenzie, James Fraser | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-02-15 | Lysander (T1744) | Beauly, Inverness-shire, Scotland (parents) | |
| Mackie, Geoffrey Fylton | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-02-15 | Harvard (1344) | Vernon, British Columbia | |
| Manser, William Mason Maxwell | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Halifax (HX155) | Woodstock, Ontario | |
| Mate, Victor Hugo | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Lancaster (JA934) | ||
| McCallum, Robert John | Killed in Action | 1945-02-15 | Halifax (MZ865) | Ottawa, Ontario | |
| McIntosh, John David | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Lancaster (JA934) | Simoom Sound, British Columbia | |
| McMurchy, Kenneth Cameron | Killed in Action | 1945-02-15 | Lancaster (PB899) | Reston, Manitoba | |
| McPherson, William Hugh | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Halifax (LK971) | St Vital, Manitoba | |
| Miller, Harry James | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Lancaster (ME636) | Marysville, York County, New Brunswick | |
| Miller, Kenneth Alexander | Killed in Action | 1945-02-15 | Lancaster (PB899) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Morral, Harold | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Lancaster (W4272) | ||
| Page, Herbert Joseph | Killed in Action | 1916-02-15 | 184 () | Saturna Island, B.C. | |
| Parker, John Allen | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Halifax (JD456) | Minnedosa, Manitoba (parents) | |
| Penalagan, Ronald Henry | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Halifax (HX311) | London, Ontario | |
| Proskurniak, Harry John | Prisoner of War | 1944-02-15 | Lancaster (R5702) | Timberton, Manitoba | |
| Purdy, Claude Chester William | Killed in Action | 1918-02-15 | 184 () | East Selkirk, Manitoba | |
| Raine, Harold Thomas | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Halifax (JD456) | Vancouver, British Columbia (parents) | |
| Rainford, Keith Willard | Killed in Action | 1945-02-15 | Halifax (MZ865) | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| Reaney, Elias Eldon | Killed in Action | 1945-02-15 | Lancaster (PB899) | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| Reardon, Harold Roger | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Lancaster (R5702) | ||
| Reilander, Aloyis Valentine | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Halifax (HX311) | Regina, Saskatchewan | |
| Robertson, Kenneth William Jr | Died | 1942-02-15 | () | Lafayette, Indiana, USA | |
| Rood, Walter Everitt | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Halifax (LK971) | Windsor, Ontario | |
| Ross, Reginald Norman | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Halifax (JD456) | Stourport-On-Severn, Worcestershire England (parents) | |
| Schwartz, Moses | Killed in Action | 1945-02-15 | Halifax (MZ799) | Montreal, Quebec | |
| Serne, John James | Prisoner of War | 1945-02-15 | Halifax (RG449) | Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| Slocum, Arthur Gordon | Killed in Action | 1945-02-15 | Lancaster (NF996) | St John, New Brunswick | |
| Smith, Vernon Beverley (Babe) | Killed in Action | 1945-02-15 | Lancaster (PB899) | Regina, Saskatchewan | |
| Sorrell, George Lionell | Killed in Action | 1945-02-15 | Halifax (RG449) | Wimbledon Park, Surrey, England | |
| Stewart, Donald George Alexander | Killed in Action | 1941-02-15 | Hurricane (P3231) | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| Stockton, Andrew Hunter | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Lancaster (JA934) | Sussex Corner, New Brunswick | |
| Stringer, Richard James | Prisoner of War | 1945-02-15 | Halifax (RG449) | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| Sykes, Robert Frederick | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Halifax (LW339) | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| Taylor, Robert Clifton | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Lancaster (W4272) | Lambeth, Ontario | |
| Thompson, Jack Harvey | Prisoner of War | 1945-02-15 | Halifax (RG449) | White Rock, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Thomson, Robert Denis | Prisoner of War | 1945-02-15 | Halifax (RG449) | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Thorne, Robert Aubray | Killed in Action | 1945-02-15 | Halifax (MZ865) | Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta | |
| Westhaver, Harold Andrew | Killed in Action | 1943-02-15 | Spitfire (AD231) | Regina, Saskatchewan | |
| Wheeler, Arthur Brian | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Boston (BZ279) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| Wheeler, John Walter | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Halifax (LK971) | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| Whiteside, Roy Richard | Killed in Action | 1945-02-15 | () | London, Ontario | |
| Wilkinson, Bernard Elliott | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-02-15 | Wellington (HF613) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (parents) | |
| Williams, Edwin Reynolds | Survived | 1918-02-15 | DH.4 () | Vancouver, B.C. | |
| Willsdon, Donald | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Lancaster (JA934) | ||
| Wivell, Richard Walter John | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Lancaster (JA934) | Norbury, Surrey, England | |
| Woodger, Robert Edward | Killed in Action | 1944-02-15 | Lancaster (JA934) | Gillingham, Kent |
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