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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Aircraftman 1 |
Acheson, Charles Frederick | Died | 1946-04-13 | () | |
| Captain |
Agar, Egan Zinkan | Killed in Action | 1918-04-13 | Camel (D6461) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Allen, Joseph Edward | Killed in Action | 1944-04-13 | Mitchell (FL181) | Toronto, Ontario |
 Sergeant |
Barrow, Richard Trathen | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-13 | Hampden (AN121) | |
 Leading Aircraftman |
Bower, Tom Duncan | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-13 | Oxford (T1169) | |
| Second-Lieutenant |
Boyd, Philip Bentinck | Killed in Action | 1917-04-13 | R.E.8 (A3203) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Campbell, William Wright | Killed in Action | 1944-04-13 | Stirling (LJ483) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Cannings, Fred Curtis | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-13 | Oxford (T1169) | |
| Flying Officer |
Crossfield, Raymond Jack | Killed in Action | 1944-04-13 | Spitfire (JF833) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Cullen, Kenneth Earle | Killed in Action | 1944-04-13 | Mitchell (FL181) | Vernon, British Columbia (parents) |
| Flight Sergeant |
Davenport, John Joseph | Killed in Action | 1942-04-13 | Hampden (AT120) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Lieutenant |
Davison, Hiram Franklin | Survived | 1918-04-13 | F.2 (Bristol) (A7243) | London, Ontario |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Deans, George Hector Cowan | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-13 | Harvard (AJ651) | Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland.(parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Drew, Charles Cyril | Killed in Action | 1944-04-13 | Mosquito (LR416) | Lachute, Quebec |
| Pilot Officer |
Dunn, Glen Richard | Killed in Action | 1944-04-13 | Mitchell (FL181) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Eaton, Walter Ronald | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-13 | Bolingbroke (9196) | Sudbury, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Edwards, Rupert Edward C | Killed in Action | 1945-04-13 | Dakota (KN298) | Banff, Alberta |
| Flying Officer |
Ewart, Ross Stewart | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-13 | Halifax (EB204) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Filliter, Brian Forsyth | Prisoner of War | 1942-04-13 | Boston (Z2210) | Moncton, New Brunswick |
 Leading Aircraftman |
Foster, Robert Richard | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-13 | Harvard (3176) | Waterloo, Iowa, USA |
| Pilot Officer |
Gardiner, Frederick George | Killed in Action | 1944-04-13 | Stirling (LJ483) | Hadlow, Kent, England |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Gillies, James Kennedy | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-13 | Anson (DJ564) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Grossutti, Aldo | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-13 | Mitchell (FL181) | Windsor, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Holobow, Frederick Michael | Killed in Action | 1943-04-13 | Hampden (P1257) | Mission City, British Columbia |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class |
Howard, George Beverley | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-13 | Stirling (EF162) | Albion, Ontario |
| Flt sub-Lieutenant |
Hutcheson, Harry McCamus | Survived | 1916-04-13 | () | Huntsville, District Municipality of Muskoka, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Lantz, George Malcolm | Killed in Action | 1942-04-13 | Hampden (AT120) | Port Williams, King's County, Nova Scotia |
| Lieutenant |
Lefebvre, Rene Hector | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-04-13 | Camel (B5410) | Montreal, Quebec (parents) |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Lowe, Leslie Allen Ralph | Killed in Action | 1944-04-13 | Stirling (LJ483) | Carrot River, Saskatchewan (parents) |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Lowney, Joseph Patrick | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-13 | Bolingbroke (9196) | Copper Cliff, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
MacGillivray, Donald Duncan | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-13 | Hampden (AN121) | Silver Park, Saskatchewan |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
MacLeod, Douglas George | Killed in Action | 1943-04-13 | () | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| Flight Sergeant |
Marshall, William John | Killed in Action | 1942-04-13 | Hampden (AT196) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Leading Aircraftman |
McBride, Harold Ferguson | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-13 | Bolingbroke (9196) | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia |
| Flying Officer |
Medhurst, Reginald Chester Pelham | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-13 | Halifax (EB204) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Meech, William Ian | Killed in Action | 1942-04-13 | Hampden (AT120) | Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| Flight Sergeant |
Moule, Wallace Alfred Richard | Killed in Action | 1942-04-13 | Halifax (R9487) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Nicholson, George Henard | unknown | 1946-04-13 | () | |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Nickerson, Otis Keith | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-13 | Anson (6751) | Yarmouth, Nova Scotia |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Parker, Louis Holmes | Killed in Action | 1945-04-13 | Typhoon (SW475) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Pearce, William Henry Newton | Killed in Action | 1943-04-13 | Sunderland (JM669) | Port Arthur, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Peterkin, James Smith | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-13 | Hampden (AN121) | |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Pringle, John Edwin Corydon | Prisoner of War | 1942-04-13 | Boston (Z2210) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Reardon, John Murray | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-04-13 | Battle (R7461) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Robson, George Eyre | Killed | 1942-04-13 | () | Duluth, Minnesota, USA |
| Flying Officer |
Ross, John Douglas | Killed in Flying Accident | 1956-04-13 | Sabre (23376) | Liverpool, England |
| Pilot Officer |
Russ, Hamar William | Killed in Action | 1942-04-13 | Wellington (Z8721) | Lethbridge, Alberta |
| Flying Officer |
Sandberg, Theodore | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-13 | Beaufighter (T5103) | Murilloa, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Taylor, Bruce Wilson | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-13 | Hurricane (Z4103) | New Liskeard, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Thomson, John Alexander | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-13 | Bolingbroke (9196) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Lieutenant |
Thurston, Charles Rae | Killed in Action | 1945-04-13 | Hellcat (JW862) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Topping, Walter Eric | Killed in Action | 1944-04-13 | Stirling (LJ483) | Wallasey, Cheshire, England (parents0 |
| Sergeant |
Watson, William Alexander Fernie | Killed in Action | 1944-04-13 | Stirling (LJ483) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Wilkie, Gordon John | Killed in Action | 1942-04-13 | Hampden (AT120) | North Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| Sergeant |
Willcocks, Herbert Francis | Killed in Action | 1944-04-13 | Stirling (LJ483) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Wilson, Stanley Alan | Killed in Action | 1944-04-13 | Stirling (LJ483) | East Coburg, Victoria, Australia |
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