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 |
Abbs, Kenneth Arthur | Prisoner of War | 1944-08-26 | Lancaster (PB233) | |
 Flight Sergeant |
Adams, Frank Edward | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-08-26 | Wellington (HE802) | Whitby, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Aldridge, Albert Charles | Prisoner of War | 1944-08-26 | Lancaster (PD274) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Anderson, Alexander John | Killed in Action | 1944-08-26 | Lancaster (PA998) | Cadurcis, Manitoba |
| Pilot Officer |
Anderson, Howard Francis | Killed in Action | 1944-08-26 | Lancaster (KB708) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Archer, Edward Lawrence | Prisoner of War | 1943-08-26 | Marauder (FK373) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Armstrong, Tom Reginald | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-08-26 | Whitley (LA937) | Parry Sound, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Barnard, David Russell | Killed in Action | 1944-08-26 | Lancaster (KB775) | Mildmay, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Bartram, Harry Parker | Killed in Action | 1944-08-26 | Boston (BZ423) | |
 Sergeant |
Beaudoin, Gaetan | Killed in Action | 1969-08-26 | () | |
| Sergeant |
Bennett, Gordon Richard | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-08-26 | Cornell (14498) | |
| Sergeant |
Blanchette, Guy Andre | Killed in Action | 1969-08-26 | () | |
| Flying Officer |
Bolton, Vernon Harry | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-08-26 | Wellington (MF589) | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Boorman, Robert James | Killed in Action | 1944-08-26 | Lancaster (KB775) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Brislan, John Glen | Killed in Action | 1943-08-26 | Wellington (HE515) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Brown, Donald Henry | Prisoner of War | 1944-08-26 | Lancaster (PB233) | |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Brown, Henry Donald | Prisoner of War | 1944-08-26 | Lancaster (PB233) | |
| Civilian |
Brown, John Matheson | Died | 1944-08-26 | Mosquito (KB398) | |
| Sergeant |
Brown, Norman Conway | Killed in Action | 1943-08-26 | Wellington (HF628) | Portage La Prairie, Manitoba |
| Aircraftman 2nd Class |
Buckham, John Andrew | Died | 1941-08-26 | () | Brandon, Manitoba |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Church, Eric Rodger | Killed in Action | 1944-08-26 | Lancaster (PA998) | St Lambert, Quebec |
| Flight Sergeant |
Clark, Basil Elliott | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-08-26 | Wellington (HE802) | Hamilton, Ontario (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Cook, George Victor | Killed in Action | 1943-08-26 | Stirling (EE877) | Wembley, Middlesex, England (parents) |
| Flight Sergeant |
Cooper, Frederick Terrance | Killed in Action | 1943-08-26 | Wellington (HF628) | Goderich, Ontario (parents) |
| Lieutenant |
Corbold, Henry Maurice | Killed in Action | 1916-08-26 | B.E.12 (6551) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Flying Officer |
Cousins, Norman Edward | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-08-26 | Wellington (MF589) | Toronto, Ontario (parents) |
| Second-Lieutenant |
Cram, John Mitchell | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-08-26 | JN-4 Canuck (C1315) | Glen Devon, Dollar, Scotland (parents) |
 Leading Aircraftman |
De Wever, Charles Erasme | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-08-26 | Cornell (14498) | |
| Sergeant |
Deacock, Victor Alfred | Killed in Action | 1943-08-26 | Stirling (EE877) | Wallasey, Cheshire, England |
| Second-Lieutenant |
Douglas, Roland Keith | Prisoner of War Died | 1918-08-26 | Dolphin (C4043) | St. Phillippe D'Argenteuil, Quebec |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Dukes, Reginald | Died | 1942-08-26 | () | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Edwards, Robert Lesley | Killed in Action | 1940-08-26 | Hurricane (P3874) | Cobourg, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Epstein, Aubrey Issy | Prisoner of War | 1944-08-26 | Lancaster (PD274) | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Flying Officer |
Farrell, James Thomas | Prisoner of War | 1944-08-26 | Lancaster (PA989) | |
| Flying Officer |
Fleming, S A | Prisoner of War | 1944-08-26 | Lancaster (PA998) | |
| Flying Officer |
Flood, James Mcveigh | Killed in Action | 1944-08-26 | Spitfire (ML308) | Hearst, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Freeman, Elton Eugene | Killed in Action | 1944-08-26 | Halifax (MZ311) | Fosterton, Saskatchewan |
| Flying Officer |
Glenn, John Alexander | Killed in Action | 1944-08-26 | Halifax (MZ311) | Ferris, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Good, Francis Edward | Killed in Action | 1944-08-26 | Lancaster (ME802) | Red Deer, Alberta |
| Flying Officer |
Good, Harold Robert | Killed in Action | 1944-08-26 | Lancaster (PA989) | Red Deer, Alberta |
| Flight Sergeant |
Gregory, Harold William | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-08-26 | Wellington (HX424) | London, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Hamilton, Hugh Brannan | Killed in Action | 1944-08-26 | Halifax (MZ311) | North Battleford, Saskatchewan |
| Squadron Leader |
Hanway, James Albert | Killed in Action | 1944-08-26 | Beaufighter (NE198) | Lunenburg, Nova Scotia |
| Flying Officer |
Harris, Ronald Leslie | Prisoner of War | 1944-08-26 | Lancaster (PA989) | |
| Sergeant |
Havercroft, Walter Crampton | Killed in Action | 1943-08-26 | Stirling (EE877) | |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Henderson, Robert Norman | Killed in Action | 1944-08-26 | Boston (BZ423) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Hope, William John | Killed in Action | 1944-08-26 | Lancaster (ME802) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Howes, Charles Maurice | Killed in Action | 1944-08-26 | Halifax (MZ311) | Folkestone, England |
| Pilot Officer |
Jackson, Alvin Roy | Killed in Action | 1944-08-26 | Lancaster (KB775) | Norgate, Manitoba |
| Sergeant |
Johnson, Philip Henry | Killed in Action | 1943-08-26 | Stirling (EE877) | Hall Green, Birmingham, England (parents) |
| Flight Sergeant |
Jones, J T | Prisoner of War | 1943-08-26 | Marauder (FK373) | |
| Private First Class |
Kennedy, Bruce Thomas | Killed in Action | 1968-08-26 | () | |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Kennedy, John Fleming | Prisoner of War | 1943-08-26 | Marauder (FK373) | |
| Flying Officer |
Kirschner, Irving Jack | Killed in Action | 1944-08-26 | Lancaster (KB708) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
Kisilowsky, Edward | Killed in Action | 1944-08-26 | Lancaster (PD216) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Kohut, Frank | Killed in Action | 1944-08-26 | Lancaster (PA998) | Didsbury, Alberta |
| Flight Sergeant |
Kydd, Grordon | Prisoner of War | 1944-08-26 | Lancaster (PD274) | |
| Flying Officer |
Laing, Keith Nesbitt | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-08-26 | Whitley (LA937) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Flying Officer |
Larsen, Arnold Wilfred | Killed in Action | 1944-08-26 | Lancaster (KB775) | Climax, Saskatchewan |
| Pilot Officer |
Lewis, W E | Prisoner of War | 1944-08-26 | Lancaster (PA998) | |
 Flight Lieutenant |
Lindschau, Gilbert Arthur | Prisoner of War | 1943-08-26 | Marauder (FK373) | Netherby, South Australia |
| Corporal |
Manson, Harold John | Killed in Vehicle Accident | 1942-08-26 | () | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Lieutenant |
Marshall, Herbert William Hare | Killed in Flying Accident | 1917-08-26 | F.E.2 (4871) | Bengal, India |
| Pilot Officer |
Martin, Maurice James | Survived | 1944-08-26 | Lancaster (PB233) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Leading Aircraftman |
May, Douglas Gordon | Killed | 1941-08-26 | () | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
McCartney, George William | Killed in Action | 1944-08-26 | Halifax (MZ311) | Clairville, Kent County, New Brunswick |
| Sergeant |
McDonald, Wesley Earl | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-08-26 | Halifax (DT802) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
McDowell, James Stewart | Survived | 1944-08-26 | Lancaster (PB233) | |
| Pilot Officer |
McKay, Harold Lloyd | Killed in Action | 1944-08-26 | Lancaster (KB775) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Flight Sergeant |
McKenzie, Alexander Gracey | Killed in Action | 1943-08-26 | Hampden (AE195) | Warwick, Alberta |
| Flight Sergeant |
McLaughlin, Thomas George | Killed in Action | 1944-08-26 | Boston (BZ423) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
McLenahan, Arthur Cedric | Killed in Action | 1943-08-26 | Wellington (HE515) | Fredericton, New Brunswick |
| Sergeant |
McMurtrie, James Crawford | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-08-26 | Wellington (MF589) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Leading Aircraftman |
McVicar, James | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-08-26 | Yale (3391) | |
| Sergeant |
Miller, William John | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-08-26 | Halifax (DT802) | Sanford, Manitoba |
| Flying Officer |
Milner, William Arthur | Killed in Action | 1944-08-26 | Lancaster (KB708) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
Mitchell, W H | Prisoner of War | 1943-08-26 | Wellington (HF628) | London, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Mosher, John Edgar | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-08-26 | Yale (3391) | Hamilton Beach, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Munsterman, Ernest | Killed in Action | 1943-08-26 | Wellington (HE515) | Rossington, Alberta |
| Pilot Officer |
Nairn, Ross Bell | Killed in Action | 1944-08-26 | Lancaster (PB233) | Science Hill, Ontario (parents) |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Nelson, John Archibald | Died | 1943-08-26 | () | Colfax, Saskatchewan |
| Pilot Officer |
New, Edwin James | Survived | 1944-08-26 | Lancaster (PB233) | |
| Otterson, Bjorn | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-08-26 | Cornell () | ||
| Sergeant |
Paterson, Donald Montague | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-08-26 | Wellington (LN293) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Perdue, James Alfred | Killed in Action | 1944-08-26 | Lancaster (PA989) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Sergeant |
Perras, Roland Joseph Fidele | Killed in Action | 1941-08-26 | Wellington (X9749) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Flight Sergeant |
Peters, Paul | Killed in Action | 1944-08-26 | Lancaster (LM172) | Galt, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Phethean, Alfred | Killed in Action | 1943-08-26 | Marauder (FK373) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Pick, Clarence Frank | Killed in Action | 1943-08-26 | Wellington (HF628) | Valley Centre, Saskatchewan |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Reid, Robert Bruce | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-08-26 | Tiger Moth (8909) | Drayton, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Richardson, Harry Reginald Jack | Killed in Action | 1943-08-26 | Stirling (EE877) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Robinson, Robert Elmer | Killed in Action | 1941-08-26 | Spitfire (X4898) | Ninga, Manitoba |
 Flying Officer |
Ross, William | Killed in Action | 1944-08-26 | Lancaster (NN705) | Mount Vernon, New York, USA |
| Corporal |
Rowsell, James Malcolm | unknown | 1946-08-26 | () | |
| Sergeant |
Sander, Raymond Joseph | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-08-26 | Wellington (MF589) | Orillia, Ontario |
| Aircraftman 2nd Class |
Sellgren, Hjalmer Sanford | Killed | 1943-08-26 | () | Inwood, Manitoba |
| Flight Sergeant |
Shaw, Morris Ezra | Killed in Action | 1942-08-26 | Spitfire (EP164) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Second-Lieutenant |
Shellington, Percy Gordon | Killed in Flying Accident | 1917-08-26 | F.E.2 (4871) | Burford, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Simm, Stephen | Killed in Action | 1944-08-26 | Lancaster (PD216) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Simmons, Georffrey Reginald | Prisoner of War | 1943-08-26 | Wellington (HF628) |
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