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 Alexander, Robert Gordon Killed in Flying Accident 1941-06-06 Harvard (3772) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
USA Allman, Leonard Ralph Killed in Action 1944-06-06 Typhoon (MN428) Schenectady, New York, USA
Canada Anderson, James Kennedy Killed in Action 1944-06-06 Stirling (LJ841) Hollyburn, British Columbia
Canada Andrews, Harry Henry Killed in Action 1945-06-06 Liberator (KH326) Sudbury, Ontario
UK Ashpole, Gerald John James Killed in Action 1944-06-06 Lancaster (ND815) Westham, Essex
Canada Bailey, Russel Norman Killed in Action 1942-06-06 (AngloSwiss) Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada Bain, Thomas Neil Killed in Action 1943-06-06 Boston (AL492) Toronto, Ontario
Canada Bamsey, Dora Marion Died 1943-06-06 () Edmonton, Alberta
Canada Barker, Thomas Frederick Killed in Action 1944-06-06 Stirling (EF268) Toronto, Ontario
Canada Bartley, Leonard Lawrence Prisoner of War 1941-06-06 Gladiator (N5829) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Canada Baylis, Charles John Missing in Action 1917-06-06 R.E.8 (A3235) Victoria, B.C. (parents)
Canada Beesley, Joseph Francis Terence Killed in Action 1944-06-06 Halifax (LW382) Kamloops, British Columbia
Canada Berger, Nathan Louis Killed in Action 1944-06-06 Dakota (KG429) Montreal, Quebec
Canada Braathen, Hans Evader 1944-06-06 Stirling (LJ849)
Canada Bradshaw, Robert Leonard Killed in Action 1942-06-06 Halifax (R9439) Hanna, Alberta
Canada Carol, Roy Frank Killed in Action 1944-06-06 Halifax (LW382) Winnipeg,Manitoba
Canada Caskey, Irvine Nathaniel Killed in Action 1944-06-06 Stirling (EF268) Macdonald,Manitoba
Canada Chapman, Stephen James Killed in Flying Accident 1918-06-06 F.2 (Bristol) (B1304) Hove, Sussex, England
Canada Chisholm, Roderick James Killed in Action 1942-06-06 Halifax (R9439) Vancouver, British Columbia (parents)
UK Coopey, Cecil Rhys unknown 1943-06-06 () Glamorgan, Wales
Canada Cox, Jack Scott Killed in Action 1944-06-06 Mustang (AG465) Brockville, Ontario (parents)
Canada Cunningham, Michael Francis Killed in Action 1918-06-06 DH.4 (B2080) Ottawa, Ontario.
Canada Day, Francis Edward James Killed in Action 1944-06-06 () Winona, Ontario (parents)
Dominican Republic Dellis, Donald Livingstone Killed in Action 1945-06-06 Liberator (KH326) San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic (parents)
Canada Doherty, Lawrence Aloysius Killed in Action 1943-06-06 Mustang (AP172) Toronto, Ontario (parents)
Canada Durnin, Graham William Killed in Action 1944-06-06 Halifax (LW382) Goderich, Ontario
Canada Dutton, Joseph Mervyn Killed in Action 1942-06-06 Wellington (X3486) Calgary, Alberta
Canada Epp, Jacob Alexander Killed in Action 1942-06-06 (AngloSwissHotel) Manitou, Manitoba
Norway Evensen, John Ernst Herlof Killed in Action 1944-06-06 Lancaster (ND815) Arendal, Norway
Canada Faulkner, George Killed in Action 1945-06-06 Liberator (KH326) Victoria, British Columbia
Canada Forsberg, Morris Soren Killed in Action 1944-06-06 Halifax (LW382) Dunblane, Saskatchewan
Canada Gee, Melsom Henry Walter Killed in Action 1944-06-06 Typhoon (MN478) Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada Giesbrecht, Reinhold Killed in Action 1945-06-06 Liberator (KH326) Edmonton, Alberta
Canada Gordon, Milton George Killed in Action 1943-06-06 Mitchell (FV907) Regina, Saskatchewan
Canada Grange, Arthur Hugh Killed in Action 1944-06-06 Lancaster (NE166) Niagara Falls, Ontario
Canada Grant, Sanford Owen unknown 1946-06-06 ()
Canada Herron, Thomas Alfred Killed in Action 1943-06-06 Beaufighter (EL472) HarteII, Alberta
Canada Hewer, Lorne Barrie Killed in Flying Accident 1943-06-06 Wellington (BJ801) Vancouver, British Columbia
UK Hubert, Charles Died 1943-06-06 ()
Canada Hunter, Austin Grant Prisoner of War 1942-06-06 Halifax (W7696) Sidney, Manitoba
Ireland Irvine, Richard Reginald Killed in Action 1944-06-06 Halifax (LW382) Dublin, Ireland
Canada Jarvis, Eric Macdonnell Killed in Action 1918-06-06 S.E.5 (B131) Toronto, Ontario
Norway Jespersen, Finn Varde Killed in Action 1944-06-06 Lancaster (ND815) Oslo, Norway
Canada Jones, Harvey Edgar Killed in Action 1944-06-06 Dakota (KG356) Niagara Falls, Ontario
Canada Jones, Lloyd Henry Killed in Action 1942-06-06 Spitfire (EN975) North Bay, Ontario
Canada Kelly, Louis Joseph Died 1945-06-06 () Kingston, Ontario
Canada Kirkpatrick, Herbert Joseph Killed in Action 1942-06-06 Wellington (X3486) Westmount, Quebec
Canada Lavoie, Joseph Michael Guy Leroy Killed in Action 1944-06-06 Spitfire (MH567) Montreal, Quebec
Canada Lawrence, Ira Vincent Survived 1918-06-06 DH.9 () Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
Canada Lindsay, Frank Donald Killed in Action 1942-06-06 Stirling (R9321) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Canada Little, Herbert Michael Killed in Flying Accident 1945-06-06 Wildcat F4F (JV356) Montreal, Quebec
Canada MacAllan, Douglas Harry Prisoner of War 1942-06-06 Wellington (Z9096) St Thomas, Ontario
Canada MacDonald, John Edward Killed in Flying Accident 1941-06-06 Harvard (3026) Regina, Saskatchewan
Canada MacDonell, Joseph Miles Killed in Flying Accident 1941-06-06 Hurricane (V6962) Toronto, Ontario
Norway Magnus, Knut Baade Killed in Action 1944-06-06 Lancaster (ND815) Bergen, Norway
Canada McCaw, Cameron Francis Killed in Action 1942-06-06 Wellington (X3486) Bedford, Quebec
Canada McCutcheon, William Robert Killed in Action 1944-06-06 Lancaster (ND815) Summerland, British Columbia
Canada McLeod, William Peter Killed in Action 1945-06-06 Liberator (KH326) Claresholm, Alberta
Canada Morgan, James William Killed in Action 1942-06-06 (AngloSwissHotel) Port Arthur, Ontario
Canada Moyer, William Thompson Killed in Action 1942-06-06 Tomahawk (AH818) North Bay, Ontario
Norway Munster, Christian Andres Killed in Action 1944-06-06 Lancaster (ND815) Horten, Norway
Canada Murray, Morris Campbell Killed in Action 1944-06-06 Halifax (LW638) Toronto, Ontario
Canada Nind, J A W Evader 1944-06-06 Stirling (LJ621)
Canada O'Connor, Leroy Joseph Killed in Action 1943-06-06 Mitchell (FV907) Toronto, Ontario
Canada Opruk, Peter Killed in Action 1943-06-06 Boston (AL492) Calder, Saskatchewan
Canada Palmer, Herbert James Killed in Flying Accident 1942-06-06 Wellington (DV713) Hamilton, Ontario
Canada Pedden, Arthur John Killed in Action 1942-06-06 () Kenora, Ontario
Norway Pedersen, Kare Killed in Action 1944-06-06 Lancaster (ND815) Gjerpen, Norway
Canada Peircey, Arthur Charles Campbell Killed in Flying Accident 1942-06-06 Wellington (DV713) Cornwall, Ontario
Canada Perron, Joseph Jean Paul Killed in Action 1945-06-06 Liberator (KH326) Three Rivers, Quebec
Canada Peters, Donald Howard Killed in Action 1942-06-06 Wellington (X3486) Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada Pettit, Wilmot Reginald Killed in Action 1944-06-06 Stirling (EF295) Brantford, Ontario
Canada Reeve, William Walker Killed in Action 1945-06-06 Liberator (KH326) Owen Sound, Ontario
Canada Rice, Walter Ruben Killed in Action 1942-06-06 Wellington (X3486) Granville Ferry, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia
Canada Rieger, Herbert William Killed in Action 1944-06-06 Lancaster (ND739) Hamilton, Ontario
Canada Rogers, John Killed in Action 1943-06-06 Mitchell (FV907) Coleman, Alberta
Canada Sharples, Thomas Sheldon Killed in Flying Accident 1941-06-06 Harvard (3026) Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada Smith, Edward Arthur Killed in Action 1942-06-06 Wellington (X3339) Prince Rupert, British Columbia
Canada Speer, Richard Norwood Prisoner of War 1942-06-06 Halifax (W7696) Ottawa, Ontario
Canada Sutcliffe, Charles Elliott Killed in Action 1917-06-06 Scout (B1730) Lindsay, Ontario.
Canada Swindells, Eric Russell Killed in Flying Accident 1943-06-06 Wellington (BJ801) Bowmanville, Ontario
Newfoundland Taylor, Adrian Ralph Killed in Action 1944-06-06 Typhoon (MN478) Bell Island, Conception Bay, Newfoundland
USA Taylor, Talbot Jones Killed in Action 1942-06-06 Halifax (R9439) New York City, New York, USA
Canada Thomson, Herbert Ernest Prisoner of War 1918-06-06 Camel (B2351) (Hamilton), Wentworth, Ontario
Canada Timmermans, Arie Frank Killed in Action 1945-06-06 Liberator (KH326) Burlington, Ontario
Canada Tranter, Roy Hudson Killed in Action 1944-06-06 Halifax (LW382) Peterborough, Ontario
Canada Traquair, William Lyall Killed in Action 1942-06-06 Wellington (DV699) Vermillion, Alberta
Canada Ward, Leslie Killed in Action 1943-06-06 Blenheim (BA916) Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada Wilson, David Robert Lambie Killed in Action 1943-06-06 Boston (AL492) White Rock, British Columbia
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