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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sergeant |
Archer, Ronald Albert | Killed in Action | 1942-06-03 | Stirling (W7500) | Harrow, England |
| Flight Sergeant |
Armstrong, Albert Winston | Killed in Action | 1942-06-03 | Lancaster (R5562) | St John's, Newfoundland |
| Sergeant |
Armstrong, Richard | Killed in Action | 1942-06-03 | Stirling (W7500) | Northumberland, England |
 Warrant Officer |
Ashdown, John A | Killed in Action | 1944-06-03 | Wellington (JA296) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Flying Officer |
Banks, Jack Standish | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-06-03 | Oxford (V3821) | Torbrook Mines, Nova Scotia |
 Flt Sergeant |
Bavin, Douglas Frederick | Killed in Action | 1943-06-03 | Whitley (BD414) | Mount Barker, Western Australia (parents) |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Bell, Frederick Judson | Killed in Action | 1941-06-03 | Hudson (782) | Toronto, Ontario (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Black, Bruce Graham | Killed in Action | 1944-06-03 | Halifax (LV921) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Boire, Leo Albert | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-06-03 | Oxford (X6871) | Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan |
| Sergeant |
Bouch, Robert Leonard | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-06-03 | Ventura (2144) | Lindsay, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Bough, Roy Edward | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-06-03 | Ventura (2144) | Cornwall, Ontario |
 Sergeant |
Brier, Roland Frank | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-06-03 | Ventura (AE942) | |
| Sergeant |
Brown, Basil Sydney | Killed in Action | 1942-06-03 | Stirling (W7500) | Boston, Lincolnshire, England |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Buckley, John Bowyer | Killed in Action | 1943-06-03 | Hudson (FK386) | Woodcroft, Northampton, England |
| Flying Officer |
Cantlay, William Grant | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-06-03 | Marauder (HD417) | Toronto, Ontario (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Carter, Francis Robert | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-06-03 | Ventura (AE942) | |
| Sergeant |
Chabot, Leonard Joseph Reynold | Killed in Action | 1941-06-03 | Bolingbroke (9007) | Hamilton, Ontario (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Chambers, George William | Killed in Action | 1944-06-03 | Halifax (LW434) | Winnipeg, Manitoba (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Chowne, Henry William | Evader | 1944-06-03 | Halifax (LK877) | Gillingham, Kent, England |
| Flying Officer |
Cohen, Cyril Branston | Killed in Action | 1944-06-03 | Spitfire (MK840) | Swift Current, Saskatchewan |
| Squadron Leader |
Coldrey, George Edwin | Killed in Action | 1944-06-03 | Lancaster (ND507) | Carlington, Ontario (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Cooper, James Hyndman | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-06-03 | Wellington (R1405) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Court, George Lachlan | Prisoner of War | 1944-06-03 | Lancaster (ND507) | |
| Corporal |
Craig, Douglas Earl | Killed in Action | 1941-06-03 | Hudson (782) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Crone, Robert Duncan | Killed in Action | 1944-06-03 | Lancaster (ND651) | London, Ontario (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Dalton, George Harold | Prisoner of War | 1944-06-03 | Halifax (LK877) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Davidson, William Gordon | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-06-03 | Ventura (2144) | River Canard, Ontario |
| Aircraftman 1 |
Dilworth, Gordon Allen | Killed in Action | 1941-06-03 | Hudson (782) | Rush Lake, Saskatchewan (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Dorward, David Taylor | Killed in Action | 1943-06-03 | Whitley (BD414) | Killarney, Manitoba |
| Sergeant |
Dougherty, Leonard David | Killed in Action | 1941-06-03 | Wellington (R1438) | Hamilton, Ontario (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Douglas, George Elmer | Killed in Action | 1941-06-03 | Blenheim (L1495) | Atwood, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Dye, Jack Ellsworth | Killed in Action | 1944-06-03 | Halifax (NA515) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| |
Edwards, Peter Leslie | Killed in Action | 1942-06-03 | Hampden (AT154) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
English, George Cornwall | Killed in Action | 1942-06-03 | Hurricane (Z3897) | Pipestone, Manitoba |
| Flying Officer |
Farnbank, Robert Maurice | Evader | 1944-06-03 | Halifax (LK877) | |
| Flying Officer |
Faulafer, Robert Alexander | Killed in Action | 1944-06-03 | Mosquito (NT154) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Gadsby, Frank Clark Gladstone | Died | 1943-06-03 | () | St Thomas, Ontario |
| Lieutenant |
Gaunt, James Ernest | Killed in Action | 1943-06-03 | Corsair (JT116) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Gillis, Ivan Lloyd George | Killed in Action | 1941-06-03 | Hudson (782) | Paradise, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Greenway, John Kinnaird | Killed in Action | 1944-06-03 | Halifax (LK875) | Lloydminster, Saskatchewan |
| Pilot Officer |
Harcus, Leslie James | Killed in Action | 1942-06-03 | Stirling (W7500) | Leith, City of Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Flight Sergeant |
Harding, Sydney Victor | Killed in Action | 1942-06-03 | Stirling (W7500) | Lewisham, London, England |
| Lieutenant (P) |
Hare, Mervin Charles | Killed in Flying Accident | 1950-06-03 | Sea Fury (TF997) | |
| Flying Officer |
Harju, Sulo Matt | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-06-03 | Ventura (2144) | Pennfield Ridge, New Brunswick |
| Sergeant |
Heaton, George William | Evader | 1944-06-03 | Halifax (LK877) | |
| Flying Officer |
Heyworth, Ernest Osborne | Killed in Action | 1944-06-03 | Halifax (LV882) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Sergeant |
Hicks, Allan Fenwick | Killed in Action | 1941-06-03 | Wellington (R1438) | Roblin, Manitoba |
| Pilot Officer |
Hodgins, Norman Joseph | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-06-03 | Marauder (HD417) | Waubaushene, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Holmes, Frank Alex | Killed in Action | 1942-06-03 | Halifax (R9491) | Elnora, Alberta |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Howell, William Chesin | Prisoner of War | 1942-06-03 | Lancaster (R5562) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Hutchison, Jack Leon | Killed in Action | 1942-06-03 | Wellington (X3724) | Virgil, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class |
Huxtable, Robert Gerald | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-06-03 | Marauder (HD417) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Leading Aircraftwoman |
James, Elsie Phyllis | Died | 1943-06-03 | () | Banff, Alberta |
| Flight Sergeant |
Johnson, Hubert Clarence | Killed in Action | 1944-06-03 | Halifax (LK784) | Thorsby, Alberta |
| Pilot Officer |
Johnston, Norman | Killed in Action | 1944-06-03 | Lancaster (ND507) | Powell River, British Columbia |
| Sergeant |
Jones, Stanley Bernard | Evader | 1944-06-03 | Halifax (LK877) | Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada |
| Flying Officer |
Jones, Walter Leigh | Evader | 1944-06-03 | Halifax (LK877) | |
| Sergeant |
Karlenzig, John Frederick Vincent | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-06-03 | Harvard (2838) | St Vital, Manitoba |
| Pilot Officer |
Kelley, David Austin | Killed in Action | 1944-06-03 | Lancaster (ND507) | Willow River, British Columbia |
| Aircraftman 2nd Class |
Lamont, Orville Alvin | Died | 1943-06-03 | () | Brandon, Manitoba |
| Pilot Officer |
Langdale, Selwyn Noel | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-06-03 | Ventura (AE942) | |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Lawrence, Stanley T. | Evader | 1944-06-03 | Halifax (LV921) | |
| Lieutenant |
Lewall, James Farnham | Survived | 1918-06-03 | () | Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California, USA |
| Flight Sergeant |
MacPherson, Hugh Douglas Kingsley | Killed in Action | 1942-06-03 | Spitfire (BR308) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Marks, George Henry Herbert | Killed in Action | 1942-06-03 | Halifax (R9491) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Sergeant |
Matthews, Herbert | Evader | 1944-06-03 | Halifax (LK877) | |
| Pilot Officer |
McCorkle, Donald Frederick | Killed in Action | 1944-06-03 | Halifax (LW635) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
McCrea, Leslie Asa | Killed in Action | 1944-06-03 | Lancaster (ND507) | Loco, British Columbia |
| Sergeant |
McKenzie, Orville Wilbert | Killed in Action | 1942-06-03 | Hampden (AT154) | Trail, British Columbia |
| Flight Sub-Lieutenant |
McNeil, Percy Gordon | Missing in Action | 1917-06-03 | () | |
| Flight Sergeant |
McPherson, Joseph Campbell | Killed in Action | 1942-06-03 | Spitfire (R7037) | Wawota, Saskatchewan |
| Sergeant |
Morgan, Wilfred Frank | Killed in Action | 1942-06-03 | Stirling (W7500) | Cricklewood, Middlesex, England |
| Flt Sergeant |
Neilson, Erick Haakon | Killed in Action | 1943-06-03 | Whitley (BD414) | Verdun, Quebec (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Neville, Clifford Gerald | Killed in Action | 1944-06-03 | Lancaster (ND651) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Nichols, Cecil Aspland | Killed in Action | 1943-06-03 | Whitley (BD414) | Enfield, Middlesex, England (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
O'Neill, John Henry | Prisoner of War | 1944-06-03 | Lancaster (ND507) | |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Paige, John Osborne | Killed in Action | 1944-06-03 | Halifax (LK783) | Lennoxville, Quebec |
| Pilot Officer |
Parker, Frederick James | Killed in Action | 1941-06-03 | Bolingbroke (9007) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Pilot Officer |
Pepper, Harold Douglas | Killed in Action | 1943-06-03 | Whitley (BD414) | Edmonton, Alberta (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Perkins, Denis Clement Farmer | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-06-03 | Marauder (HD417) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Sergeant |
Precious, Sydney Walstead | Killed in Action | 1942-06-03 | Stirling (W7500) | Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Flight Sergeant |
Read, Robert George Dunlop | Killed in Action | 1942-06-03 | Wellington (Z1249) | Birch Cliff, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Renaud, Joseph Gerard Maurice | Killed in Action | 1944-06-03 | Lancaster (ND507) | Victoriaville, Quebec |
| Sergeant |
Richardson, Colin Arthur | Killed in Action | 1943-06-03 | Whitley (BD414) | |
| |
Ronmson, Ewart Gladstone | Killed in Action | 1942-06-03 | Hampden (AT154) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Rouleau, David Francis | Killed in Action | 1942-06-03 | Spitfire (BR355) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Sanderson, George Frederick | Killed in Action | 1942-06-03 | Stirling (W7500) | Avonlea, Saskatchewan |
| Pilot Officer |
Seibold, Elwood Raymond | Killed in Action | 1942-06-03 | Lancaster (R5562) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
Shepherd, Ernest George | Prisoner of War | 1944-06-03 | Halifax (LW434) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Snow, Gerald Barclay | Killed in Action | 1941-06-03 | Hudson (782) | Ottawa, Ontario (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Stiles, Frederick John | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-06-03 | Ventura (AE942) | Windsor, Ontario |
| Lieutenant |
Talbot, Alexander | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-06-03 | Camel (B7142) | Lacombe, Alberta. |
| Pilot Officer |
Taylor, Kenneth Henry | Killed in Action | 1942-06-03 | Hampden (AT154) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Thompson, Russell Bennett | Killed in Action | 1944-06-03 | Halifax (LK875) | Middlechurch, Manitoba |
| Aircraftman 1 |
Tibbett, Floyd Joseph | Killed in Action | 1941-06-03 | Bolingbroke (9007) | Bracebridge, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Tomlinson, Robert James | Killed in Action | 1944-06-03 | Mosquito (HR179) | Sherbrooke, Quebec |
| Sergeant |
Toombs, L W | Evader | 1944-06-03 | Halifax (LK841) | |
| Flying Officer |
Ward, Raymond | Killed in Action | 1944-06-03 | Halifax (LW635) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Warrant Officer |
Whittard, Frederick Henry Theodore | Killed in Action | 1944-06-03 | Dakota (FD866) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Willis, Calvin Erskin | Prisoner of War | 1944-06-03 | Halifax (LW434) | Ottawa, Ontario |
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