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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albers, M M | Survived | 1944-02-01 | Halifax (LV828) | ||
| Arsenault, Joseph Gaspard | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-02-01 | Halifax (BB275) | Windsor, Ontario | |
| Boivin, John Louis | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-02-01 | Halifax (BB275) | Ottawa, Ontario | |
| Bronskill, Francis Henry 'Frank' | Prisoner of War | 1917-02-01 | F.E.2 (A1951) | ||
| Brown, James Pirie | Killed in Action | 1945-02-01 | Lancaster (ME648) | Owen Sound, Ontario | |
| Bruce, Gerald Joseph | Prisoner of War | 1945-02-01 | Tempest (EJ762) | ||
| Carbert, Charles Molyneaux | Killed in Action | 1917-02-01 | F.E.2 (A28) | Campbelville, Ontario (parents) | |
| Carder, David Clayton | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-02-01 | Halifax (BB275) | Stettler, Alberta (parents) | |
| Clapham, Thomas Herbert | Killed in Action | 1943-02-01 | Halifax (BB275) | Flixton, Lancashire, England (parents) | |
| Colman, G W | Survived | 1944-02-01 | Halifax (LV828) | ||
| Coombs, Francis Alma | Killed in Action | 1945-02-01 | Lancaster (ME648) | Rosemary, Alberta (parents) | |
| Coultry, Thomas Alexander | Killed in Flying Accident | 1949-02-01 | Sea Fury () | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| Cowie, Robert James | Killed in Action | 1945-02-01 | Halifax (MZ516) | Culver City, California, USA | |
| Davidson, Arthur Scarlett | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-02-01 | Anson (NK945) | Clive, Alberta | |
| Decker, Stephen James | Killed in Flying Accident | 1953-02-01 | Lancaster (KB914) | Cooks Harbour, Newfoundland (parents) | |
| Domville, Henry De Gaspe | Prisoner of War Died | 1943-02-01 | () | Montreal, Quebec (parents) | |
| Donald, Charles Douglas | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-02-01 | Wellington (X9755) | Vancouver, British Columbia (parents) | |
| Ellingson, John Phillip | Killed in Action | 1945-02-01 | Halifax (MZ516) | Windfield, Alberta | |
| Fenske, Kenneth Gordon | Killed in Action | 1945-02-01 | Lancaster (ME863) | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| Ferguson, Ronald Cameron | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-02-01 | Anson (NK945) | Ogmore Vale, Gamorgan, Scotland (parents) | |
| Fernquist, Virgil John | Killed in Action | 1945-02-01 | Lancaster (NG202) | New Westminster, British Columbia | |
| Forbes, Bernard Delbert | Killed in Flying Accident | 1953-02-01 | Lancaster (KB914) | North Bay, Ontario | |
| Fowlow, Frances Stewart | Killed in Flying Accident | 1953-02-01 | Lancaster (KB914) | St. John's, Newfoundland (parents) | |
| Frayling, D W | Survived | 1944-02-01 | Halifax (LV828) | ||
| Gallant, Joseph Donat | Killed in Flying Accident | 1953-02-01 | Lancaster (KB914) | Urbainville, Prince Edward Island | |
| Geil, Howard Keith | Killed in Flying Accident | 1952-02-01 | Harvard (2801) | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| George, James Barrie Diggle | Killed in Action | 1943-02-01 | Halifax (BB275) | Oswestry, Shropshire, England | |
| Giguere, George Joseph | Killed in Action | 1943-02-01 | Wellington (X3361) | Thessalon, Ontario | |
| Gilpin, William Claghorn | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-02-01 | Wellington (X9798) | Kitscoty, Alberta | |
| Gordon, Nelson Leslie | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-02-01 | Typhoon (RB343) | Canso, Nova Scotia | |
| Gorrie, Harvey Frank | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-02-01 | Halifax (BB275) | Holden, Alberta (parents) | |
| Harper, Alan John | Killed in Flying Accident | 1955-02-01 | Silver Star (21230) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Henwood, Thomas Henry Edward | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-02-01 | Wellington (X9755) | Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia | |
| Herring, C | Survived | 1944-02-01 | Halifax (LV828) | ||
| Jicha, Vaclav (Polish_RAF) | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-02-01 | Anson (NK945) | ||
| Kenny, Jack | Killed in Action | 1945-02-01 | Lancaster (PB256) | New York City, New York, USA | |
| Lalonde, Roger David Joseph | Killed in Flying Accident | 1953-02-01 | Lancaster (KB914) | Cobalt, Ontario | |
| Larsen, Peder | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-02-01 | Halifax (BB275) | Alida, Saskatchewan (parents) | |
| Lloyd, Hubert Herbert | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-02-01 | Lancaster (L7530) | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| MacDonald, Robert Emmett | Killed in Action | 1945-02-01 | Stirling (LJ832) | Little Pond, Prince Edward Island | |
| Maclean, Stephen Joseph | Killed in Action | 1942-02-01 | Manchester (L7472) | Woodbine, Nova Scotia | |
| Magee, Gerald Austin | Died | 1943-02-01 | () | Moncton, New Brunswick | |
| Matherly, Jones Monroe | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-02-01 | Halifax (LV828) | Sarasota, Florida, USA | |
| McBrinn, Patrick Joseph | Killed in Action | 1945-02-01 | Halifax (MZ516) | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| McDonald, David Alex John | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-02-01 | Wellington (X9755) | ||
| McGeown, George Ernest | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-02-01 | Wellington (X9755) | Belfast, N I | |
| McMillan, Donald James | Killed in Action | 1945-02-01 | Lancaster (NG460) | Orangeville, Ontario | |
| McRae, Duncan John | Prisoner of War Died | 1917-02-01 | B.E.2 (6742) | Hamilton, Ontario | |
| McShane, John Thomas | Killed in Action | 1945-02-01 | Lancaster (NG460) | Coquitlam, British Columbia | |
| Patton, Henry Rupert Dunstan | Killed in Action | 1944-02-01 | Typhoon (JR335) | Montreal, Quebec | |
| Perron, Joseph Marcel Gaston | Killed in Action | 1943-02-01 | Wellington (X3361) | Sherbrooke, Quebec | |
| Pierson, Roy | Killed in Action | 1945-02-01 | Lancaster (NG460) | Taber, Alberta | |
| Scott, Charles Bruce | Killed in Flying Accident | 1953-02-01 | Lancaster (KB914) | ||
| Shorrock, William Hugh | Prisoner of War | 1942-02-01 | Manchester (L7472) | Edmonton, Alberta | |
| Spankie, Edward | Killed in Action | 1945-02-01 | Lancaster (ME648) | Calgary, Alberta (parents) | |
| Stephenson, G T | Survived | 1944-02-01 | Halifax (LV828) | ||
| Stinson, Harold Keith | Killed in Action | 1945-02-01 | Lancaster (NG460) | Windsor, Ontario | |
| Tate, Thurland Mabury | Killed in Flying Accident | 1953-02-01 | Lancaster (KB914) | Grand Manan, New Brunswick | |
| Voynich, Leslie | Prisoner of War Japan | 1943-02-01 | () | Galt, Ontario Canada | |
| Wagar, Claude Thomas | Killed in Flying Accident | 1953-02-01 | Lancaster (KB914) | ||
| Watson, McCleland Barry | Survived | 1918-02-01 | () | ||
| Wedderspoon, Alan Bayne | Killed in Action | 1943-02-01 | Halifax (BB275) | Watford, Hertfordshire, England | |
| White, Leonard Charles | Died | 1943-02-01 | () | ||
| Wood, Douglas David Richard | Killed in Flying Accident | 1953-02-01 | Lancaster (KB914) | Peterborough, Ontario |
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