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 |
Adams, Harry Walter Hughes | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-09-28 | Wellington (HX448) | Ninette, Manitoba |
 Sergeant |
Birk, Hilary Eldred 'Larry' | Evader | 1941-09-28 | Wellington (X9761) | Croydon, New South Wales, Australia (parents) |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Blair, Frederick Charles | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-09-28 | Harvard (3178) | Kenora, Ontario |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Bordeleau, Pierre Paul Enee | Died | 1944-09-28 | () | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Boulter, Frederick Charles | Prisoner of War | 1943-09-28 | Lancaster (LM345) | Ayen, Alberta |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Boyle, John Greer | Killed in Action | 1940-09-28 | Spitfire (X4426) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Lieutenant |
Brooks, Walter James | Killed in Action | 1918-09-28 | B.E.12 (6661) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Brown, Douglas Roy | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-09-28 | Lancaster (W4904) | Plaster Rock, New Brunswick |
| Lieutenant |
Brown, Francis Roy | unknown | 1918-09-28 | Camel (D8218) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Brown, Harold Earl | Killed in Action | 1944-09-28 | Mosquito (KB366) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Flying Officer |
Chandler, John Joseph | Killed in Action | 1943-09-28 | Stirling (EH991) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Chartier, Joseph Leon Triffle | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-09-28 | Wellington (HX448) | Rabbits Lake, Saskatchewan |
| Pilot Officer |
Cleland, Andrew McNeill | Killed in Action | 1944-09-28 | Liberator (EV885) | Verdun, Quebec |
| Flight Sergeant |
Coffey, John Robert | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-09-28 | Wellington (HX448) | Czar, Alberta |
 Sergeant |
Coleman, Eric | Prisoner of War | 1941-09-28 | Wellington (X9761) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Connolly, Donald Joseph | Killed in Action | 1941-09-28 | Spitfire (AB924) | Bathurst, Gloucester County, New Brunswick (parents) |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Cote, J A | Evader | 1944-09-28 | Typhoon (MN375) | |
| Sergeant |
Custeau, G M | Survived | 1943-09-28 | Halifax (DK252) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
De Sieyes, Jean Galt | Killed in Action | 1943-09-28 | Halifax (LK648) | Winnipeg, Manitoba (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Dean, George Albert Earl | Killed in Action | 1943-09-28 | Halifax (LW228) | Waterford, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Dicks, John Bartlett | Evader | 1941-09-28 | Wellington (X9761) | |
| Sergeant |
Dyer, Wallace Harry | Evader | 1941-09-28 | Wellington (X9761) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Ecclestone, Edwin Clifford | Killed in Action | 1943-09-28 | Halifax (LW228) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Edmonds, Leslie Frederick | Survived | 1943-09-28 | Halifax (DK252) | |
| Flying Officer |
Emeno, Lionel Burton | Killed in Action | 1940-09-28 | Hudson (P5129) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flight Sergeant |
Ewanko, William | Prisoner of War | 1943-09-28 | Stirling (EH945) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 2nd-Lieutenant |
Fahey, Norman | Survived | 1918-09-28 | () | Montreal, Quebec (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Farmer, John Ernest | Killed in Action | 1943-09-28 | Halifax (EB215) | Balham, London, England |
| Leading Airman (Acting) |
Fitton, Geoffrey | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-09-28 | Harvard (AJ693) | |
| 2nd-Lieutenant |
Fletcher, Cyril (sometimes called himself Charles) | Killed in Action | 1918-09-28 | R.E.8 (C2530) | |
| Squadron Leader |
Freeman, Max Ingram | Killed in Action | 1943-09-28 | Anson (EF952) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Sergeant |
Gilbert, Joseph Wilfrid Marcel | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-09-28 | Kittyhawk (ET572) | Shawinigan Falls, Quebec |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Gilmour, John Mitchell | Prisoner of War | 1942-09-28 | Wellington (Z1663) | |
| Warrant Officer |
Goldspink, Walter Eric | Killed in Action | 1943-09-28 | Lancaster (JB120) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Gorman, Wilfred Melvin | Prisoner of War | 1943-09-28 | Lancaster (LM345) | South Nelson, New Brunswick |
 Seaman |
Graham, Gilbert James | Killed in Action | 1967-09-28 | () | |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Grant, Duncan Marshall | Killed in Action | 1943-09-28 | Mustang (AG577) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Sergeant |
Griffin, David Albert Job | Prisoner of War | 1943-09-28 | Halifax (EB215) | |
| 2nd-Lieutenant |
Haight, John Lawson | Prisoner of War | 1917-09-28 | DH.5 (A9276) | Downey, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Pilot Officer |
Hall, Joseph William Kenneth | Killed in Action | 1943-09-28 | Stirling (EH991) | St Lambert, Quebec |
| Flight Sergeant |
Hallas, John William | Killed in Action | 1943-09-28 | Halifax (LK648) | Gatton, Queensland, Australia (parents) |
| Flight Sergeant |
Hamlyn, Alexander Gordon | Killed in Action | 1942-09-28 | Wellington (Z8908) | St John's, Newfoundland |
| Flying Officer |
Highsted, Raymond Harold | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-09-28 | Halifax (EB181) | New Westminster, British Columbia |
| Acting Sergeant |
Hitchen, Gilbert James | Killed in Flying Accident | 1931-09-28 | Avian (97) | |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Hoar, William Joseph | Killed in Action | 1943-09-28 | Stirling (EE952) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Flt/Sergeant |
Holden, Arthur Joseph | Prisoner of War | 1943-09-28 | Lancaster (LM345) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Holland, John | Died | 1942-09-28 | () | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| Flight Sergeant |
Honey, Edgar Charles | Prisoner of War | 1943-09-28 | Halifax (LW265) | |
| Captain |
Hoy, Ernest Charles | Prisoner of War | 1918-09-28 | JN-4 Canuck (C222) | Toccoa, Georgia, USA |
| Sergeant |
Hughes, John Mcgarry | Killed in Action | 1943-09-28 | Halifax (LW228) | Glasgow, Scotland (parents) |
| Flight Sergeant |
Hutton, Edsel Raymond | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-09-28 | Wellington (HX448) | The Pus, Manitoba |
| Flying Officer |
Jackman, Frederick Desmond | Survived | 1943-09-28 | Halifax (DK252) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Johnson, Magnus Jonas | Survived | 1943-09-28 | Halifax (DK252) | |
| Flying Officer |
Jones, Benjamin Stanley | Killed in Action | 1943-09-28 | Halifax (LK648) | Vancouver, British Columbia (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Kanelakos, James | Prisoner of War | 1943-09-28 | Lancaster (JA849) | Smith's Falls, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Kirby, Phillip George | Killed in Action | 1943-09-28 | Halifax (LW228) | Twickenham, Middlesex, England |
| Sergeant |
Knowles, Ernest Charles Henry | Survived | 1943-09-28 | Halifax (DK252) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Kogan, Maxwell | Survived | 1943-09-28 | Halifax (DK252) | |
| Sergeant |
Lewis, Harold George | Prisoner of War | 1941-09-28 | Wellington (X9761) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Livesey, Arnold | Prisoner of War | 1943-09-28 | Lancaster (LM345) | |
| Squadron Leader |
Logan, Lloyd Emerson | Prisoner of War | 1943-09-28 | Lancaster (LM345) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Long, Stuart Herman | Killed in Action | 1943-09-28 | Lancaster (JB120) | Russell, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Lord, Frederick Charles | Killed in Action | 1943-09-28 | Halifax (LK648) | Toronto, Ontario (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Lowther, John Clair | Killed in Action | 1943-09-28 | Lancaster (JB120) | Tuxford, Saskatchewan |
| Sergeant |
Lucas, Arthur James Wadd | Killed in Action | 1943-09-28 | Halifax (DK270) | Horsell, Woking, England |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Mathers, James Wilson | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-09-28 | Wellington (JA580) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Sergeant |
McKimm, C H | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-09-28 | Harvard (FE399) | |
| Sergeant |
McKimm, Charles Harwood Jr | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-09-28 | Harvard (FE399) | Smiths Falls, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
McKinnon, Lloyd George | Killed in Action | 1944-09-28 | Liberator (EV885) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
 Sergeant |
McLeod, Herbert David | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-09-28 | Hampden (AJ994) | |
| Sergeant |
Mercer, John Duncan | Killed in Action | 1943-09-28 | Halifax (DK270) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
Merkel, Lawrence Reginald | Killed in Flying Accident | 1952-09-28 | Chipmunk (CFCXN) | Langbank, Saskatchewan |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Millar, George Glenn | Killed in Action | 1944-09-28 | Spitfire (PL490) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flight Sergeant |
Miller, David Douglas | Killed in Action | 1942-09-28 | Wellington (HD947) | Sarnia, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Mitchell, Donald Alex | Killed in Action | 1942-09-28 | Wellington (HD947) | Grenfell, Saskatchewan |
 Flight Sergeant |
Mullen, Adam William | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-09-28 | Lancaster (W4904) | Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Sergeant |
Mussen, William Edward | Killed in Action | 1943-09-28 | Halifax (EB215) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Nadeau, Joseph Albert | Killed in Action | 1944-09-28 | Liberator (EV885) | Nashua, North Hampshire, USA |
| Second-Lieutenant |
Noble, Harold Taylor | Killed in Action | 1917-09-28 | F.2 (Bristol) (A7241) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Flight Sergeant |
O'Hara, Basil Morgan | Killed in Action | 1943-09-28 | Halifax (LK648) | Vancouver, British Columbia (parents) |
| Flight Sergeant |
Oatway, John Evered | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-09-28 | Wellington (HX448) | Rockhaven, Saskatchewan |
| Flight Sergeant |
Parker, John Austin | Killed in Action | 1942-09-28 | Wellington (Z1663) | Windsor, Ontario |
| 2nd-Lieutenant |
Pollins, Jay | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-09-28 | R.E.8 (D4932) | Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA |
| Flt Sergeant |
Read, Graham Sydney | Killed in Action | 1943-09-28 | Lancaster (JB120) | Malvern, South Australia |
| Flt Sergeant |
Ridgway, Walter Douglas | Prisoner of War | 1943-09-28 | Lancaster (LM345) | |
| Flying Officer |
Roughton, Bruce Wallace | Survived | 1943-09-28 | Halifax (DK270) | |
| Sergeant |
Satchell, John Walter | Killed in Action | 1943-09-28 | Halifax (EB215) | Leytonstone, Essex, England |
| Flight Sergeant |
Shea, James Junior | Killed in Action | 1942-09-28 | Spitfire (BR587) | Windsor, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Shelton, Paul Arthur | Killed in Action | 1943-09-28 | Halifax (LW228) | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Silverman, J | Survived | 1943-09-28 | Halifax (DK252) | |
| Flying Officer |
Sinclair, David James | Killed in Action | 1943-09-28 | Halifax (LK648) | Drumheller, Alberta (parents) |
| |
Slade, Stanley John | Killed in Action | 1943-09-28 | Lancaster (JB120) | UK |
| Sergeant |
Smith, William Frank | Killed in Action | 1943-09-28 | Halifax (DK270) | Dursley, Gloucestershire, England |
| Sergeant |
Sneddon, James | Killed in Action | 1943-09-28 | Halifax (LW228) | Larkhall, Lanarkshire, England (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Springett, Eric Turner | Killed in Action | 1943-09-28 | Halifax (EB215) | Rowhedge, Essex, England |
| Flying Officer |
St Louis, Bruce Anderson | Killed in Action | 1943-09-28 | Lancaster (JB120) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Stansall, John James | Prisoner of War | 1942-09-28 | Wellington (Z1663) | Hartney, Manitoba |
| Second-Lieutenant |
Stata, Bernard Hill | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-09-28 | DH.9 (D1085) | Ottawa, Ontario. |
| Lieutenant |
Stevens, Alexander Mackay | Killed in Action | 1918-09-28 | DH.4 (A7849) | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan |
| Captain |
Stevens, Lawrence Estimere Devere | unknown | 1917-09-28 | () | Truro, Nova Scotia |
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