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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen, Donald George | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-02-21 | Hampden (X2968) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Althan, Ray | Prisoner of War | 1945-02-21 | Lancaster (KB804) | ||
| Andersen, Nels Peter Helin | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Halifax (NP711) | Woodside, Manitoba | |
| Anderson, Peter Gordon | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Lancaster (LL741) | Ottawa, Ontario | |
| Bailey, Harry James | Prisoner of War | 1945-02-21 | Halifax (LV920) | ||
| Ball, Harold Lester | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Halifax (NR121) | Victoria, British Columbia (parents) | |
| Bartholomew, John Arthur | Killed in Action | 1944-02-21 | Lancaster (JB312) | Rosebank, Cape Province, South Africa | |
| Baxter, Frank Dennis | Prisoner of War | 1945-02-21 | Halifax (NP812) | ||
| Beck, Albert John | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Lancaster (LM726) | Simpson, Saskatchewan (parents) | |
| Blaney, Lawrence Allen | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Lancaster (KB804) | Millville, York County, New Brunswick | |
| Bleich, James Arthur | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Halifax (NP812) | Kitchener, Ontario | |
| Blitch, William James | Survived | 1918-02-21 | R.E.8 () | ||
| Boydell, Eric | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Halifax (NR121) | ||
| Breault, Albert John | Prisoner of War | 1945-02-21 | Halifax (NP942) | ||
| Brennan, William Thomas | Prisoner of War | 1945-02-21 | Halifax (NP967) | ||
| Brown, Charles Douglas Grant | Killed in Action | 1942-02-21 | Blenheim (V5433) | Walkerville, Ontario | |
| Brown, Marvin Kitchener (ben) | Killed in Action | 1941-02-21 | Hurricane (N2476) | Kincardine, Ontario | |
| Bryant, James Roy | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-02-21 | Hudson (AM729) | Belleville, Ontario | |
| Butler, James | Prisoner of War | 1945-02-21 | Lancaster (ME456) | ||
| Cahill, J A | Prisoner of War | 1945-02-21 | Halifax (NA618) | ||
| Campbell, Roy | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Lancaster (LL741) | Edmonton, Alberta (parent) | |
| Clark, Thomas Wesley | Killed in Flying Accident | 1958-02-21 | Mitchell (5204) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |
| Combaz, Alfred Joseph | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Halifax (RG353) | Norwood, Manitoba (parents) | |
| Coysh, David Whittier | Killed in Action | 1940-02-21 | Magister (N3859) | Vancouver Island, British Columbia | |
| Craig, George Barton | Killed in Action | 1918-02-21 | S.E.5 (C5325) | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| Crawford, James | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Lancaster (LM726) | ||
| Creswell, George Elliott | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Halifax (NP812) | Kelvington, Saskatchewan (parents) | |
| Dailey, H R | Prisoner of War | 1945-02-21 | Lancaster (KB809) | ||
| Daley, Frank Shannon | Prisoner of War | 1945-02-21 | Halifax (RG455) | ||
| Dart, Henry Raymond | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Lancaster (NG267) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Davey, Hugh Augustine | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Lancaster (NG497) | Andover, Massachusetts, USA | |
| Davey, Jim Boyce | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Lancaster (PB814) | St Catharines, Ontario | |
| Dickie, Robert James | Killed in Action | 1944-02-21 | Lancaster (JB312) | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (parents) | |
| Dickson, John Arthur | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Lancaster (NG267) | Kingston, Ontario (parents) | |
| Dickson, Walter Sydney | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Lancaster (KB809) | Montreal, Quebec | |
| Dixon, Arthur Thomas | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Lancaster (LM726) | Wallasey Cheshire, England | |
| Doherty, William Joseph | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Lancaster (NG183) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Edwards, Frederick George | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Lancaster (PB666) | Aberdeen, Scotland (parents) | |
| Emerson, Roderick Stanley (Derick) | Killed in Action | 1944-02-21 | Lancaster (JB312) | Hampstead, London, England | |
| Essenberg, Edwin | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Halifax (NP942) | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| Etherington, Kenneth Joseph | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Lancaster (LM726) | Lytham, Lancashire, England (parents) | |
| Faulkner, Joseph | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Halifax (NR121) | Shaw, Lancashire, England | |
| Firth, Murray Norman | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Halifax (NP967) | Hamilton, Ontario | |
| Fitzner, Carl Patrick | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-02-21 | Hudson (AM729) | Sydney, Nova Scotia | |
| Foisy, Leopold Orie | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Halifax (NR288) | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| Forrest, William | Killed in Action | 1944-02-21 | Lancaster (LM456) | Trail, British Columbia | |
| Fournier, Edward Francis | Killed in Action | 1943-02-21 | Wellington (HF847) | Wayne, Michigan, USA | |
| Gardiner, John | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Lancaster (PB295) | Little Current, Ontario (parents) | |
| Gibson, Glenn Thornley | Prisoner of War | 1944-02-21 | Halifax (LW390) | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| Gilmore, William James | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Halifax (NP711) | Eugene, Oregon, USA | |
| Graham, George Robert | Prisoner of War | 1945-02-21 | Liberator (TS520) | ||
| Granbois, Maurice Emerson | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Lancaster (PB295) | White Rock, British Columbia (parents) | |
| Grant, Christopher Ignatius | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Halifax (RG455) | ||
| Green, Peter Isaac | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Lancaster (PB666) | Swanton Morley, Norfolk, England (parents) | |
| Grundy, Eric | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Lancaster (PB814) | Leigh, Lancashire, England (parents) | |
| Halperin, Ronald | Killed in Action | 1944-02-21 | Lancaster (ND345) | ||
| Halsall, Gerald Lee | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Lancaster (PB671) | St John, New Brunswick | |
| Hanna, Donald | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Lancaster (KB804) | Beaurepaire, Quebec | |
| Harding, Oliver | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Lancaster (NG267) | Hodgeville, Saskatchewan (parents) | |
| Hart, William John | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-02-21 | Halifax (DT633) | ||
| Hatfield, William Miller | Killed in Action | 1942-02-21 | Hudson (776) | Victoria, British Columbia | |
| Hegy, William Norman | Killed in Action | 1944-02-21 | Halifax (LV836) | Airdrie, Alberta | |
| Hellier, Harry Thomas | Killed in Action | 1941-02-21 | Wellington (T2503) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Henderson, Douglas Anderson | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Halifax (NR288) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Henson, George Borden | Prisoner of War | 1945-02-21 | Halifax (RG455) | ||
| Hill, David Walter | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Lancaster (NG183) | Fort McMurray, Alberta | |
| Hoffman, Louis Edward | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Lancaster (KB809) | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| Hogg, Archibald Cecil | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Halifax (NP812) | ||
| Holman, W H | Prisoner of War | 1945-02-21 | Lancaster (NN785) | ||
| Hough, Alban Gordon William | Killed in Action | 1941-02-21 | Wellington (T2575) | Kingston, Ontario | |
| Howard, Burton Dix | Killed in Action | 1944-02-21 | Lancaster (ND338) | Elora, Ontario | |
| Hunter, Alvin John | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Halifax (NP812) | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| Huntley, C O | Evader | 1945-02-21 | Lancaster (PB295) | ||
| Hutchinson, Bruce | Killed in Action | 1942-02-21 | Hudson (776) | New Westminster, British Columbia | |
| Hyndman, Orie Frank | Killed in Action | 1944-02-21 | Wellington (HF307) | Rapid City, Manitoba | |
| Instone, T. Stan | Prisoner of War | 1945-02-21 | Lancaster (KB804) | ||
| Jonas, G J | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-02-21 | Hudson (AM729) | ||
| Joy, K W | Prisoner of War | 1945-02-21 | Halifax (NP967) | ||
| Justice, Robert Mclaren | Died | 1942-02-21 | () | Dauphin, Manitoba | |
| Kall, A D | Prisoner of War | 1945-02-21 | Lancaster (NN785) | ||
| Kearney, Robert Emmett | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Lancaster (NG183) | Montreal, Quebec | |
| Kent, William Morley Seller | Killed in Action | 1918-02-21 | S.E.5 (B4860) | Bathurst, New Brunswick. | |
| Kindret, Andrew | Prisoner of War | 1945-02-21 | Lancaster (KB804) | ||
| Kopp, John Walter | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Lancaster (KB809) | Rennie, Manitoba | |
| Kubin, John Richard | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Lancaster (ME456) | Nelson, British Columbia | |
| Lancaster, W | Prisoner of War | 1945-02-21 | Lancaster (PB666) | ||
| Lang, A M | Prisoner of War | 1945-02-21 | Halifax (LV920) | ||
| Laut, Ross K | Killed in Action | 1944-02-21 | Halifax (LV836) | Crossfield, Alberta | |
| Lee, Lloyd George | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-02-21 | Harvard (2590) | Owen Sound, Ontario | |
| Lehman, F E | Prisoner of War | 1945-02-21 | Lancaster (KB809) | ||
| Lupton, John Thomas | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Stirling (PB295) | ||
| MacCugan, I C | Prisoner of War | 1945-02-21 | Lancaster (KB809) | ||
| MacIntyre, Peter McDonald | Killed in Action | 1944-02-21 | Wellington (HF307) | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| Mackay, Donald Kenzie | Prisoner of War | 1944-02-21 | Lancaster (ND345) | Kintail, Huron County, Ontario, Canada | |
| MacLeod, Arthur James | Prisoner of War | 1945-02-21 | Lancaster (PB701) | ||
| MacNicoll, Robert Campbell | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Lancaster (PB295) | Brantford, Ontario (parents) | |
| Maguire, Edward Stidston | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Halifax (RG451) | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| Maguire, John Goodwin | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Halifax (RG451) | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| Mallen, William Brown | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Halifax (NR121) | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| Maloney, William Patrick | Killed in Action | 1945-02-21 | Lancaster (NG267) | Sudbury, Ontario (parents) |
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