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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Captain |
Abbott, George Samuel | Survived | 1915-11-08 | 184 () | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Anderson, William Wallace Eugene | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-11-08 | Hurricane (PG578) | Point Anne, Ontario |
| Second-Lieutenant |
Archibald, Wesley Alexander | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-11-08 | Dolphin (C8061) | Vancouver, B.C. |
| Flight Sergeant |
Bell, Charles Harold | Killed in Action | 1941-11-08 | Wellington (W5553) | Delta, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Berg, Carl Martin | Killed in Action | 1943-11-08 | Mitchell (FV927) | Lougheed, Alberta |
 Flying Officer |
Beyer, Frederick Avery | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-11-08 | Mitchell (FR203) | Bendigo, Victoria |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Bist, Alfred Charles | Prisoner of War | 1942-11-08 | Boston (W8358) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Flight Sergeant |
Black, Wendell Clifford | Killed in Action | 1942-11-08 | Halifax (W1152) | Amherst, Nova Scotia |
| Sergeant |
Booth, George Edward | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-11-08 | Spitfire (N3026) | Downsview, Ontario |
| Second-Lieutenant |
Booth, John Thomas | Killed in Flying Accident | 1917-11-08 | S.E.5 () | Toronto, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class |
Bowen, Murray Gerald | Prisoner of War | 1941-11-08 | Wellington (X9739) | Verdun, Quebec |
| Sergeant |
Bowery, Edwin Maurice | Killed in Action | 1942-11-08 | Hudson (V8985) | Listowel, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Britton, Clarence William Arthur | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-11-08 | Halifax (HX356) | Windsor, ON |
 Sergeant |
Bronson, Clifford Robert | Killed in Action | 1941-11-08 | Manchester (L7466) | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA |
| Pilot Officer |
Buchanan, William Lysle | Killed in Action | 1942-11-08 | Boston (W8358) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Squadron Leader |
Bushell, Christopher | Killed in Action | 1941-11-08 | Spitfire (W3959) | Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan |
 Sergeant |
Carpenter, Arthur Vincent | Killed in Action | 1941-11-08 | Whitley (Z9130) | |
| Sergeant |
Chambers, William Martin | Killed in Action | 1941-11-08 | Whitley (Z9130) | Rouleau, Saskatchewan |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class |
Clubb, Gordon William | Prisoner of War | 1942-11-08 | Hampden (AT241) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Lieutenant |
Cockburn, Gordon Allan | Killed in Action | 1917-11-08 | S.VII (B6777) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Cook, R.J | Killed in Action | 1944-11-08 | Dakota (FL554) | |
| Flying Officer |
Cook, William Wilfred | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-11-08 | Halifax (HX356) | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Corbett, Bruce Sherwood | Killed in Action | 1944-11-08 | Dakota (FL554) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Cowieson, John Harrison | Killed in Action | 1943-11-08 | Mitchell (FV927) | Aurora, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Crowe, Herbert Roy | Killed in Action | 1941-11-08 | Wellington (X9878) | Toronto, Ontario (parents) |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Currie, Thomas Hugh | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-11-08 | Hudson (V8985) | High River, Alberta |
| Civilian |
Davies, Owen Geriant | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-11-08 | Mitchell (FR203) | Llandysul, Cardiganshire, Wales |
| Flight Sergeant |
Davis, Clifford Arthur | Killed in Action | 1942-11-08 | Spitfire (BL896) | Kelowna, British Columbia |
| Sergeant |
Dean, Raymond | Killed in Action | 1941-11-08 | Wellington (X9739) | |
| Lieutenant |
Deans, John Harold | Missing in Action | 1917-11-08 | S.E.5 (B4869) | Orillia, Ontario (parents) |
| Aircraftman 1 |
Deebank, Percy John | Died | 1940-11-08 | () | Cornwall, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Delaney, John Michael Hugh | Killed in Action | 1944-11-08 | Dakota (FL554) | Chapleau, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Denkman, Kenneth Raymond Ernest | Killed in Action | 1941-11-08 | Spitfire (W3952) | Vancouver, British Columbia (parents) |
| Squadron Leader |
Dickenson, Peter George Scott | Killed in Action | 1941-11-08 | Whitley (Z9130) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Douglass, Charles Knowlton | Killed in Action | 1944-11-08 | Dakota (FD924) | Barker's Point, New Brunswick |
| Sergeant |
Drozdiak, William | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-11-08 | Wellington (JA343) | McLeod Valley, Alberta |
| Pilot Officer |
Duley, Michael Walter Warren | Killed in Action | 1944-11-08 | Dakota (FD924) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Flight Sergeant |
Elliott, Thomas Edison | Killed in Action | 1941-11-08 | Wellington (X9977) | Windsor, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class |
Epstein, Mandel Max | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-11-08 | Canso (9834) | Botwood, Newfoundland |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Farwell, Frank | Died | 1941-11-08 | Henley (L3265) | Creston, Newfoundland |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Featherstone, Arthur | Prisoner of War | 1941-11-08 | Wellington (T2554) | Vineland, New Jersey, USA |
| Sergeant |
Fernstrom, Harold Lawson | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-11-08 | Wellington (JA343) | East Kildonan, Manitoba |
| Flight Sergeant |
Finley, Clarence Bruce | Killed in Action | 1942-11-08 | Halifax (DT550) | Prince Rupert, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
Foote, Raymond Hamilton | Killed in Action | 1942-11-08 | Boston (W8358) | Lakeville, Nova Scotia |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Foreman, Gordon James | Killed in Action | 1942-11-08 | Spitfire (BS349) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Freeman, William Max | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-11-08 | Halifax (HX356) | Milner, British Columbia |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class |
Gallagher, Michael Edmund | Killed in Action | 1944-11-08 | Dakota (FL554) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Sergeant |
Gardner, Robert Walter | Killed in Action | 1941-11-08 | Spitfire (AA925) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Gazzard, James Frederick | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-11-08 | Wellington (JA343) | Guelph, Ontario |
| 2nd-Lieutenant |
Goad, Gerald | Survived | 1918-11-08 | Camel (F6349) | Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Goodwin, Harry Albert | Prisoner of War | 1941-11-08 | Wellington (X9739) | |
| Sergeant |
Gray, C.E.J | Killed in Action | 1944-11-08 | Dakota (FL554) | |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Grenier, Joseph Amedee | Killed in Action | 1943-11-08 | Mitchell (FV927) | Welland, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Grimes, Donald Leonard | Killed in Action | 1942-11-08 | Lancaster (W4265) | Hanna, Alberta |
| Flight Sergeant |
Hassan, Alexander Lawrence Dennis | Killed in Action | 1941-11-08 | Wellington (W5553) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Henderson, Hubert Howard | Prisoner of War | 1941-11-08 | Wellington (X9739) | |
| 2nd-Lieutenant |
Heney, John James | Survived | 1918-11-08 | 504 (D6259) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Higgins, Frederick Alexander | Killed in Action | 1941-11-08 | Spitfire (W3822) | Niagara Falls, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Hoagg, Ernest Andrew | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-11-08 | Anson (N9855) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Flight Sergeant |
Hodgins, Adam Kidd | Killed in Action | 1942-11-08 | Halifax (W1152) | Carp, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Hood, John Spurgeon | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-11-08 | Wellington (JA343) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Wing Commander |
Ings, Ralph Royden | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-11-08 | Canso (9834) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Kelly, Charles Joseph | Prisoner of War | 1941-11-08 | Whitley (Z6839) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Killin, Ronald Douglas | Killed in Action | 1941-11-08 | Wellington (W5553) | Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| Lieutenant |
Kingsland, H. Walter Ross | Survived | 1917-11-08 | S.E.5 (B4877) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Lane, Carleton Thompson | Killed in Action | 1941-11-08 | Whitley (Z6972) | Sudbury, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Leftly, Emerson Master | Killed in Action | 1941-11-08 | Whitley (Z6796) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Lord, Arthur Lambert | Prisoner of War | 1941-11-08 | Whitley (Z9212) | Deer Island, New Brunswick |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Low, Douglas Dunbar | Killed in Action | 1942-11-08 | Lancaster (W4265) | Owen Sound, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Lowther, Robert Fleming | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-11-08 | Canso (9834) | Kitchener, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Mackenzie, Alexander | Killed in Action | 1941-11-08 | Wellington (X9739) | Broughty Ferry, Angus, Scotland |
| Flying Officer |
Mackenzie, Kenneth Alex | Killed in Action | 1942-11-08 | Lancaster (R5916) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Maclaren, Donald Alexander | Killed in Action | 1944-11-08 | Dakota (fd924) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Flight Sergeant |
Maclean, Ian Dugald | Killed in Action | 1942-11-08 | Wellington (DV726) | Prince Rupert, British Columbia |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
MacMurray, Alfred Weldon (Mac) | Prisoner of War | 1941-11-08 | Whitley (Z6839) | Moncton, New Brunswick |
| Leading Aircraftman |
MacNeil, Daniel Thomas | Died | 1944-11-08 | () | Inverside, Nova Scotia |
| Flying Officer |
Manley, Douglas Russell | Killed in Action | 1942-11-08 | Spitfire (BS391) | Wetaskiwin, Alberta |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Manning, Gordon M | Prisoner of War | 1942-11-08 | Halifax (W1152) | St John, New Brunswick |
| Flight Sergeant |
Markle, Alexander Gilmour | Prisoner of War Escaper | 1942-11-08 | Kittyhawk (FR279) | Carnrose, Alberta |
| Flight Sergeant |
Maroney, Paul James | Killed in Action | 1942-11-08 | Halifax (W1152) | Angola, New York, USA |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Martin, Ray Burt | Prisoner of War | 1941-11-08 | Wellington (T2554) | Waterton, New York, USA |
| Flying Officer |
McCrady, Alexander Curtis | Killed in Action | 1942-11-08 | Hudson (V8985) | Milestone, Saskatchewan |
| Pilot Officer |
McDonald, Arthur Joseph | Killed in Action | 1942-11-08 | Lancaster (W4265) | Turner Valley, Alberta |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
McGrath, James Patrick | Killed in Action | 1942-11-08 | Wellington (HX732) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Flying Officer |
McIver, Bruce Gordon | Killed in Action | 1941-11-08 | Hampden (AD932) | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
McLeod, Graham Alexander | Killed in Action | 1941-11-08 | Wellington (W5553) | St James, Manitoba |
| Second-Lieutenant |
Merrill, Volney Norris | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-11-08 | Camel (F9417) | West Vancouver, B.C. |
| 2nd-Lieutenant |
Merrrill, Volney Norris | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-11-08 | Camel (F9417) | Vancouver, B.C. (Parents) |
| Sergeant |
Mills, Eric John | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-11-08 | Canso (9834) | Timmins, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Milton, Carl William | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-11-08 | Wellington (DF742) | Edgett's Landing, Alberta County, New Brunswick |
| Pilot Officer |
Moore, William Dermot | Prisoner of War | 1941-11-08 | Wellington (X9739) | |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Morrison, Donald Robert | Prisoner of War Early Release | 1942-11-08 | Spitfire (BS202) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Major |
Morton, Kenneth Storey | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-11-08 | Canso (9834) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Patterson, Gerald William Henry | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-11-08 | Halifax (HX356) | Peterborough, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Pickell, Owen Fraser | Killed in Action | 1941-11-08 | Spitfire (AD270) | Fort St John, British Columbia |
| Sergeant |
Powell, Edwin Sampson | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-11-08 | Halifax (HX356) | Stoke-on-Trent, England |
 Flight Lieutenant |
Pryor, Gerald Cowes | Killed in Action | 1941-11-08 | Blenheim (Z7895) | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Sergeant |
Rawson, Kenneth Dean | Killed in Action | 1942-11-08 | Hudson (V8985) | Chaton, Alberta |
| Civilian |
Record, Gay Thomas | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-11-08 | Mitchell (FR203) | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Redmond, Joseph Coates | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-11-08 | Canso (9834) | Edmonton, Alberta |
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