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 |
Agar, Beverley William | Killed in Action | 1943-04-03 | Halifax (DT617) | Provost, Alberta |
| Pilot Officer |
Anderson, John Fraser | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-03 | Hampden (P5346) | New Liskeard, Ontario |
 Captain |
Archibald, Ronald Chipman | Killed in Flying Accident | 1968-04-03 | Starfighter (12740) | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Sergeant |
Bentley, Lloyd Sinclair | Killed in Action | 1945-04-03 | Canso (11066) | South Maitland, Nova Scotia |
 Warrant Officer 1 |
Blake, Frederick Henry | Killed in Action | 1943-04-03 | Halifax (DT795) | The Dalles, Oregon, USA (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Boyer, Gilbert Davies | Killed in Action | 1943-04-03 | Halifax (JB866) | Haileybury, Ontario |
| A C Marshall RCAF |
Breadner, Lloyd Samuel | Survived | 1917-04-03 | Camel (B3782) | Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
| Lieutenant |
Brown, William Henry 'Harry' | Survived | 1918-04-03 | S.E.5 (C9263) | Steilacoom, Washington, USA |
| Flight Sergeant |
Burke, Franklyn Roy | Killed in Action | 1943-04-03 | Halifax (JB866) | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Staff Sergeant |
Butt , Gary | Killed in Action | 1971-04-03 | () | |
| Aircraftman 2nd Class |
Cameron, Duncan Cedric | Died | 1941-04-03 | () | Carleton Place, Ontario (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Carlisle, Elden Fleetwood | Killed in Action | 1945-04-03 | Halifax (NA660) | Flin Flon, Manitoba (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Christie, James Oliver | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-03 | Cornell (10880) | Regina, Saskatchewan (mother) |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Church, Maurice Gordon | Killed in Action | 1943-04-03 | Halifax (JB866) | Dilke, Saskatchewan |
| Flight Sergeant |
Cockerham, Lester | Killed in Action | 1945-04-03 | Lancaster (PA190) | Windsor, Ontario (parents) |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Coghill, Clarence Malcolm Mcgregor | Killed in Action | 1943-04-03 | Lancaster (ED334) | Tantalion, Saskatchewan (parents) |
 Flight Sergeant |
Cook, John Leo | Killed in Action | 1945-04-03 | Lancaster (PA190) | Corner Brook, Newfoundland (parents) |
| Flight Sergeant |
Cooper, Hector Thomas Moore | Killed in Action | 1942-04-03 | Wellington (X3709) | Plumas, Manitoba |
| Sergeant |
Eldridge, Philip Henry | Killed in Action | 1943-04-03 | Halifax (DT795) | King's Langley, Hertfordshire, England |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Ettinger, Everett Embert | Killed in Action | 1945-04-03 | Spitfire (JG322) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Flying Officer |
Fenton, William Johnston | Killed in Action | 1941-04-03 | Blenheim (N3552) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Fletcher, Grant Alexander | Killed in Action | 1943-04-03 | Halifax (JB866) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Fortin, Joseph Louis Jean Charles | unknown | 1947-04-03 | () | |
| Flying Officer |
Fraser, Alexander Donald | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-03 | Wellington (LN900) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Sergeant |
Fulcher, Louis Thomas | Killed in Action | 1943-04-03 | Lancaster (ED524) | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Gardner, John Carey | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-03 | Anson (7619) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Leading Airman (Acting) |
Graham-Brown, Herbert William | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-03 | Harvard (AJ695) | |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Greer, William Leonard | Killed in Action | 1945-04-03 | Canso (11066) | Round Island, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia |
| Flight Sergeant |
Gregory, Richard St Julien | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-03 | Hampden (P5346) | New Westminster, British Columbia |
| Sergeant |
Hall, Sebert Norman | Killed in Action | 1943-04-03 | Halifax (DT617) | Orono, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Hart, John William | Killed in Action | 1945-04-03 | Canso (11066) | Becher, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Hawkins, William David | Killed in Action | 1943-04-03 | Halifax (DT795) | Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Jackson, William Calder | Killed in Action | 1945-04-03 | Canso (11066) | Bathurst, New Brunswick |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Jamieson, James Hilton | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-03 | Halifax (W7937) | Orillia, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Jones, John Ceredig | Killed in Action | 1943-04-03 | Halifax (DT795) | Llanon, Cardiganshire, Wales |
| Officer Cadet |
Laurin, Richard Marcel | Killed in Flying Accident | 1978-04-03 | Tutor (26007) | Drummondville, Quebec |
| Flying Officer |
Lawry, Gordon Williams | Killed in Action | 1943-04-03 | Halifax (DT617) | Timmins, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Lukey, John Anthony | Killed in Action | 1945-04-03 | Mosquito (HJ771) | Victoria, British Columbia |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Mackay, William James | Killed in Action | 1943-04-03 | Hampden (L4084) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Flight Sergeant |
MacNeil, Ralph Gordon | Killed in Action | 1945-04-03 | Canso (11066) | Baddeck, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia |
| Captain |
Maher, Kevin John | Killed in Flying Accident | 1978-04-03 | Tutor (26007) | Sherbrooke, Quebec |
| Flying Officer |
Martin, Leslie Charles | Killed in Action | 1945-04-03 | Canso (11066) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
McArthur, Leo Neil | Killed in Action | 1943-04-03 | Lancaster (R5626) | Sydney, Nova Scotia (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
McBeath, Thomas Albert | Killed in Action | 1945-04-03 | Stirling (LJ942) | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan |
| Flying Officer |
McBride, John Dugald | Killed in Action | 1943-04-03 | Halifax (JB866) | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan |
| Flight Sergeant |
McConnell, John Robert | Killed in Action | 1945-04-03 | Canso (11066) | St Lambert, Quebec |
| Pilot Officer |
McIlrath, James | Killed in Action | 1945-04-03 | Canso (JX257) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Melville, John Edward | Killed in Action | 1943-04-03 | Hudson (AM828) | Midland, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Montgomery, Donald | Killed in Action | 1943-04-03 | Hampden (L4084) | Cultus Lake, British Columbia |
| Lieutenant |
Mortimer, Ernest George Smith | unknown | 1918-04-03 | () | |
| Pilot Officer |
Myles, Edwin Robert | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-03 | Cornell (FH740) | Sarnia, Ontario, Canada |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
O'Rourke, Edward John | Killed in Action | 1945-04-03 | Lancaster (PA190) | Outremont, Quebec |
| Captain |
Pattison, Charles Edward | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-04-03 | Camel (B5720) | Winona, Ontario (parents |
| Pilot Officer |
Piggott, John Edward | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-03 | Hampden (P5346) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Second-Lieutenant |
Pilling, Walter | Killed in Flying Accident | 1917-04-03 | S.11 Shorthorn (A7099) | Burnley, Lancashire, England |
| Pilot Officer |
Redman, Earle | Killed in Action | 1943-04-03 | Hudson (AM828) | Melfort, Saskatchewan |
| Sergeant |
Richardson, William George | Killed in Action | 1943-04-03 | Halifax (DT738) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flight Sergeant |
Robertson, Donald Lawrence | Killed in Action | 1943-04-03 | Lancaster (W4894) | Hazlet, Saskatchewan |
| Flying Officer |
Rogers, Harold Melville | Killed in Action | 1943-04-03 | Spitfire (BL658) | Oxford, Nova Scotia |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Roth, Kenneth Lorne | Killed in Action | 1945-04-03 | Canso (JX257) | Woodstock, Ontario |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Roy, Joseph Jacques Armand | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-03 | Anson (7434) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Flying Officer |
Sandford, John William George | Killed in Flying Accident | 1956-04-03 | Silver Star (21457) | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Scott, John Douglas | Killed in Action | 1943-04-03 | Hampden (L4084) | Windsor, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Sirett, Ebenezer Alfred | Killed in Action | 1943-04-03 | Halifax (JB866) | Franklin, Manitoba |
| Flying Officer |
Solmundson, Oscar George | Killed in Action | 1945-04-03 | Canso (11066) | Gimli, Manitoba |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Tamblyn, Hugh Norman Donald | Killed in Action | 1941-04-03 | Hurricane (Z2692) | Yorkton, Saskatchewan |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Thomson, Alexander George | Killed in Action | 1945-04-03 | Canso (11066) | Balmoral, Manitoba |
| Sergeant |
Trollope, Thomas Victor | Killed in Action | 1943-04-03 | Halifax (DT795) | Walthamstow, Essex, England (mother) |
| Sergeant |
Walters, Gerard Stanley | Killed in Action | 1943-04-03 | Halifax (DT795) | Stratford, Essex, England |
| Sergeant |
Warr, Bertram James | Killed in Action | 1943-04-03 | Halifax (DT635) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Watson, Arthur Morrison | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-03 | Spitfire (BR978) | Premier, British Columbia |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Webber, Rodney | Killed in Action | 1943-04-03 | Halifax (DT795) | Bellingham, Washington, USA (parents) |
| Flight Sergeant |
Whipple, John William | Killed in Action | 1943-04-03 | Hampden (L4084) | Nordegg, Alberta |
| Captain |
White, James Butler Jr | Survived | 1919-04-03 | Camel (E7165) | Toronto, Ontario |
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