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
Canada Affleck, John Colin Campbell Survived 1918-01-01 () High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
Canada Angelini, Samuel Killed in Action 1945-01-01 Typhoon (MN589) Hamilton, Ontario
UK Barnard, John Killed in Action 1943-01-01 Sunderland (N9029) Widdington, Essex, England (parents)
Canada Bell, Gordon Ross Killed in Action 1945-01-01 () Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Canada Book, Archibald Neville Killed in Flying Accident 1944-01-01 Beaufighter (NE309) Valleyfield, Quebec
Canada Bradley, Irvine Clifford Killed in Action 1945-01-01 Mosquito (NT231) Portage La Prairie, Manitoba
Canada Brigden, Donald Andrew Killed in Action 1945-01-01 Spitfire (MK420) Carman, Manitoba
UK Butcher, Vernon Frederick Killed in Action 1943-01-01 Sunderland (N9029)
Canada Cann, John Osmond Gilbert Died 1945-01-01 () Ottawa, Ontario (parents)
Canada Christie, William Leslie Survived 1918-01-01 () Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Australia Clayton, Lawrence Samuel Killed in Action 1943-01-01 Sunderland (N9029)
Canada Clements, Hugh Killed in Action 1945-01-01 Lancaster (PB768) Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada Cooper, Edgar Harvey Killed in Action 1945-01-01 Lancaster (NG252) Washago, Ontario (parents)
UK Daniels, Augustus George Killed in Action 1943-01-01 Sunderland (N9029)
UK Darge, William Henry Killed in Action 1943-01-01 Sunderland (N9029)
Canada Dauphin, William Ralph Killed in Action 1945-01-01 Spitfire (PV137) Ridgetown, Ontario
Canada Davis, Randall George Henry Survived 1920-01-01 B.E.2 (2659) Farnham, Surrey, England
Canada Dean, Michael James Killed in Action 1943-01-01 Sunderland (N9029) Fort Frances, Ontario
Canada Doak, James Basil Killed in Action 1945-01-01 Spitfire (MJ877) Cowansville, Quebec (parents)
Canada Douglas, Malcolm Lyall Survived 1918-01-01 () Brockville, Ontario
Canada Hall, Walter Vernon Killed in Action 1943-01-01 Beaufighter (X7967) Fredericton, New Brunswick
Canada Hargraft, Stuart Alexander Survived 1918-01-01 B.E.2 (A3152) Cobourg, Ontario
Canada Harling, David William Armstrong Killed in Action 1945-01-01 Spitfire (SM304) Westmount, Quebec
Australia Holcombe, Richard Herbert Killed in Action 1943-01-01 Sunderland (N9029)
Canada Inwood, John Oldacres Survived 1918-01-01 () Toronto, Ontario
Canada Johnson, Albert Henry Survived 1918-01-01 () Brentwood. Essex, England
Canada Jones, William Gordon Died 1944-01-01 () Choiceland, Saskatchewan
Canada Keller, Ross Whaley Killed in Action 1945-01-01 Typhoon (PD503) Durham, Ontario
Canada Kelly, James Francis Died 1944-01-01 () New Lowell, Ontario
Canada Kennedy, Kenneth Edgar 'Isaac' Survived 1918-01-01 () ????, California, USA
Canada Large, William Sydney Killed in Action 1943-01-01 Spitfire (ER726) Camrose, Alberta
Canada Laver, Ernest Survived 1918-01-01 ()
Canada Lawrence, Arthur William Francis Died 1943-01-01 () Hamilton, Ontario
Canada Lessard, Andrew Achille Survived 1918-01-01 ()
Canada Massey, Maurice Pierre Killed in Action 1943-01-01 Hudson (FH281) Ranier, Alberta
Canada Mathison, Earl Donald Killed in Action 1945-01-01 Lancaster (NG332) Bounty, Saskatchewan
Canada McKay, Donald Prisoner of War 1943-01-01 Wellington (X3351) Swift Current, Saskatchewan
Canada McLeod, John William Killed in Action 1945-01-01 Lancaster (NG332) Cannnore, Alberta
Australia Meaton, Russell William Killed in Action 1943-01-01 Sunderland (N9029)
Canada Medforth, Robert Charles Killed in Action 1945-01-01 () Pennant, Saskatchewan
USA Newton, Clifford Sinclair Killed in Action 1945-01-01 Lancaster (NG252) Roseville, Michigan, USA
Australia Nicholass, Ernest Attwood James Killed in Action 1943-01-01 Sunderland (N9029)
Canada Parkin, Annie Died 1944-01-01 () Sussex, New Brunswick
UK Purkiss, Walter Leslie Killed in Action 1943-01-01 Sunderland (N9029)
Canada Robertson, Donald Stuart Killed in Flying Accident 1944-01-01 Oxford (LW914) Outremont, Quebec
Canada Rowe, Gordon Lorne Killed in Action 1945-01-01 Liberator (KH360) Edmonton, Alberta
Canada Ryrie, James Grant Survived 1918-01-01 () Toronto, Ontario
UK Savidge, Jack Killed in Action 1943-01-01 Sunderland (N9029)
Canada Scott, James Stanley Survived 1918-01-01 () Halifax, Nova Scotia
Canada Stevens, Robert Slade Killed in Action 1945-01-01 Lancaster (NG252) Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada Tapping, Frank Ford Survived 1918-01-01 () Hull, Yorkshire.
Canada Thompson, William Basil Cheale Killed in Flying Accident 1943-01-01 Anson (AX145) Moosomin, Saskatchewan
Canada Tylee, Arthur Kellam Survived 1918-01-01 ()
Canada Usborne, George Curzon Osbert Accident 1917-01-01 F.E.8 (7628)
Canada Wanklyn, Frederick Angus McCol Survived 1918-01-01 () Nassau, Bahamas
UK Webber, Leslie John Killed in Action 1943-01-01 Sunderland (N9029)
Canada Williams, John Scott Died 1944-01-01 () Westmount, Quebec
USA Williams, Joseph Leonard Benedict Killed in Action 1945-01-01 () Albany, New York, USA
Canada Wilson, Peter Killed in Action 1945-01-01 Typhoon (PD556) North Vancouver, British Columbia
USA Wolf, Hiram Killed in Action 1942-01-01 Defiant (N3432) Peaks Island, USA
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