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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lieutenant |
Allbutt, Harold Frederick | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-07-15 | F.2 (Bristol) (C1000) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Corporal |
Armitage, Maxwell James | Killed in Action | 1940-07-15 | Hudson (759) | South March, Ontario (parents) |
| Lieutenant |
Armstrong, George Powell | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-07-15 | B.E.2 (8422) | Toronto, Ontario |
 Flight Sergeant |
Auld, Charles | Killed in Action | 1942-07-15 | Wellington (DV700) | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Lieutenant |
Babbitt, Thomas Emerson | Killed in Action | 1918-07-15 | Camel (D1778) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Second-Lieutenant |
Breakey, Henry Leopold 'Harry' | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-07-15 | DH.4 (A7827) | Hillside, Monaghan, Ireland |
 Pilot Officer |
Bryson, Basil John Maitland | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-07-15 | Hudson (FH386) | Luton, Bedfordshire, England |
| Flying Officer |
Burton, Gordon Ralph | Prisoner of War | 1943-07-15 | Boston (AL753) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Campbell, Frederick Yorston | Killed in Action | 1942-07-15 | Spitfire (BL662) | Stellarton, Nova Scotia |
| Warrant Officer 1 |
Cantin, Joseph Marc Gerard | Prisoner of War | 1943-07-15 | Wellington (Z8515) | McCreary, Manitoba |
| Captain |
Carroll, Reginald Sheridan | Survived | 1916-07-15 | B.E.2 (5745) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Chalifour, Joseph Maurice | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-07-15 | Typhoon (EK228) | Limoilou, Quebec (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Crites, Clinton Arnold | Killed in Action | 1943-07-15 | Mustang (AG659) | Cornwall, Ontario (parents) |
| Sergeant |
D'Hondt, Thadde Ignace | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-07-15 | Hudson (FH386) | Hindhead, Surrey, England |
| Flight Sergeant |
Dogue, George | Killed in Action | 1942-07-15 | Hudson (FH378) | Porcupine, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Dowling, Walter George | Died | 1945-07-15 | () | Toronto, Ontario |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Duffie, Robert Daniel | Died | 1943-07-15 | () | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Echlin, Allan Grant | Killed in Action | 1944-07-15 | Liberator (EV947) | Oliver, British Columbia (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Fitch, Ronald | Killed in Action | 1944-07-15 | Liberator (EV947) | |
| Flying Officer |
Forsyth, Alexander | Killed in Action | 1944-07-15 | Liberator (EV947) | Gunn, Alberta |
| Aircraftman 1st Class |
Gagnon, Joseph Robert Henri | Died | 1944-07-15 | () | St Come de Kennebec, Quebec |
| Lieutenant |
Gilbert, Walter Edwin | Survived | 1918-07-15 | S.E.5 (B7890) | Point Roberts, Washington, USA |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Gilchrist, Hubert Hamish | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-07-15 | Hudson (FH386) | Newton Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Griggs, Thomas Eric | Killed in Action | 1943-07-15 | Wellington (MP702) | Tisdale, Saskatchewan |
| Flight Sergeant |
Hammell, Melvin Thomas | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-07-15 | Wellington (W5619) | Bracebridge, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Haylock, Basil Geoffrey | Killed in Action | 1941-07-15 | Blenheim (L8365) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Pilot Officer |
Hilton, Norman | Killed in Action | 1944-07-15 | Liberator (EV947) | |
| Lieutenant |
Humphreys, Cecil James Gaston d'Herbez | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-07-15 | JN-4 Canuck (C776) | Victoria, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
Johnson, Ross Everleigh | Killed | 1944-07-15 | () | Westmount, Quebec |
| Flight Sergeant |
Kirk, James Norville William | Prisoner of War | 1941-07-15 | Wellington (W5534) | Hamiota, Manitoba |
| Flight Sergeant |
Kozlowski, Stanley John | Killed in Action | 1944-07-15 | Lancaster (ND994) | Fort William, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Kravac, William | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-07-15 | Wellington (W5619) | Port Coquitiam, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
Lalonde, Joseph Jean Alexander Victor | Killed in Action | 1940-07-15 | Hudson (759) | Outremont, Quebec |
| Corporal |
Langevin, Joseph Arsene Adelard | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-07-15 | Crane (7944) | Grand'Mere, Quebec |
 Sergeant |
Langoulant, Thomas Bruce | Killed in Action | 1942-07-15 | Hudson (FH378) | Busselton, Western Australia, |
| Flying Officer |
Lawson, Gordon Herbert | Killed in Action | 1943-07-15 | Wellington (MP631) | Sherridon, Manitoba |
| Lieutenant |
Lewis, Meredith Brown | Killed in Action | 1918-07-15 | Camel (D1945) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA, |
| Flying Officer |
Linklater, Raymond Edwin | Killed in Action | 1944-07-15 | Lancaster (ND994) | Burnham, Saskatchewan |
| Flying Officer |
Mackintosh, Donald Mackenzie | Killed in Action | 1944-07-15 | Lancaster (ND994) | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Magee, Thomas John Paul | Killed in Action | 1944-07-15 | Wellington (NB831) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Pilot Officer |
Maguire, Lawrence Robert | Killed in Action | 1942-07-15 | Blenheim (Z7920) | East Orange, New Jersey, USA |
| Flying Officer |
Markowsky, William John | Prisoner of War | 1943-07-15 | Wellington (MP702) | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
McClure, James Edward | Killed in Action | 1944-07-15 | Lancaster (ND621) | Wilkie, Saskatchewan |
| Flight Sergeant |
McCollum, William John | Killed in Action | 1944-07-15 | Lancaster (ND994) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
McCorkell, Edwin Albert | Killed in Action | 1943-07-15 | Wellington (MP631) | Wakefield, Quebec |
| Flying Officer |
McCracken, Gordon Malcolm | Died | 1945-07-15 | () | Toronto, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
McDonald, William Russell Campbell | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-07-15 | Crane (7944) | Melville, Saskatchewan |
| Flight Sergeant |
McMahon, John Arthur | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-07-15 | Wellington (W5619) | Renfrew, Ontario |
| Flt Sergeant |
McRobb, Charles | Killed in Action | 1944-07-15 | Liberator (EV947) | |
| Sergeant |
Mole, Raymond Ernest | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-07-15 | Hudson (FH386) | Northbridge, New South Wales |
| Flying Officer |
Mollard, Lloyd Bemister | Killed in Action | 1944-07-15 | Liberator (EV947) | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Moyer, Clifford | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-07-15 | Tiger Moth (1242) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Omoe, Francis Melvin | Killed in Action | 1944-07-15 | Lancaster (ND621) | Banff, Alberta |
| Flying Officer |
Pagan, Arthur Robert | Killed in Action | 1943-07-15 | Wellington (MP631) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Sqn Leader |
Pedersen, Varley Allen 'Jim" | Killed in Action | 1942-07-15 | Hudson (FH378) | |
| Flying Officer |
Platana, Daniel Dominique | Killed in Action | 1944-07-15 | Lancaster (PA984) | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Warrant Officer |
Pratlett, Oliver John Lancaster | Killed in Action | 1944-07-15 | Lancaster (NE136) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Preston, William Winwood | Killed in Action | 1944-07-15 | Liberator (EV947) | |
| Flying Officer |
Renton, Albert | Killed in Action | 1943-07-15 | Wellington (MP631) | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Sergeant |
Sales, John Marshall | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-07-15 | Hudson (FH386) | Calgary, Alberta (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Scandiffio, Francis Michael | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-07-15 | Thunderbolt (HD163) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Sibbett, Clarence Deane | Killed in Action | 1944-07-15 | Mosquito (MM518) | Nanton, Alberta |
| Flight Sergeant |
Sims, George Robert | Killed in Action | 1944-07-15 | Lancaster (ND994) | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| Warrant Officer |
Sleeman, William Leonard | Prisoner of War | 1943-07-15 | Wellington (Z8515) | Sleeman, Ontario |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Sneath, Harold Lewis | Killed in Action | 1942-07-15 | Blenheim (Z7920) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Stroud, George William Eugene | Drowned | 1944-07-15 | () | Webster's Falls, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Tarrison, Maxwell Harry | Killed in Action | 1943-07-15 | Wellington (MP631) | Stratford, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Taylor, John Elliott | Killed in Action | 1944-07-15 | Liberator (EV947) | Brantford, Ontario (parents) |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Taylor, Murray Clifford | Killed in Action | 1944-07-15 | Mosquito (MM518) | Blackfoot, Alberta |
| Flying Officer |
Thynne, Brian Winslow | Killed in Action | 1944-07-15 | Liberator (EV947) | |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Tysowski, Albert John | Prisoner of War | 1943-07-15 | Spitfire (AD290) | Veregin |
| Sergeant |
Willis, Roy Allen | Killed in Action | 1942-07-15 | Hudson (FH378) | East Freemantle, Western Australia |
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