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 Lieutenant |
Anderson, Cecil William | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-05-02 | Bolingbroke (10098) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Captain |
Armstrong, George Hugh (Winters) | Survived | 1917-05-02 | S.VII (B1528) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Astrand, Harry | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-05-02 | Halifax (BB247) | Port Arthur, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Baldry, Earl Freiman | Killed in Action | 1944-05-02 | Halifax (LW415) | North Gower, Ontario (parents) |
| Flight Sergeant |
Bell, Murray Richard | Killed in Action | 1944-05-02 | Stirling (EF504) | Port Arthur, Ontario |
 Sergeant |
Bell, Robert Taylor | Killed in Action | 1945-05-02 | Liberator (KH210) | Glasgow, Scotland |
 Sergeant |
Blythe, Richard Reginald | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-05-02 | Finch (4664) | Crowell, Texas, USA |
| Flying Officer |
Calland, John | Killed in Action | 1945-05-02 | Liberator (KH210) | Nelson, Lancashire, England |
| Flight Sergeant |
Cameron, Donald Urquhart | Killed in Action | 1945-05-02 | Liberator (KH210) | Dingwall, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland |
| Pilot Officer |
Chartrand, John Louis Edmond | Killed in Action | 1944-05-02 | Lancaster (KB711) | Windsor, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Davidson, Harvey Archibald | Killed in Flying Accident | 1957-05-02 | Sabre (23530) | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Sergeant |
Davidson, Maurice Edward | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-05-02 | Harvard (2994) | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Sergeant |
Davies, Herbert Russell | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-05-02 | Halifax (BB247) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Squadron Leader |
De Souza, Gerald Anthony | Killed in Action | 1945-05-02 | Liberator (KH210) | Cawnpore, Northern Provinces, India |
| Flight Sergeant |
Doherty, Samuel Arthur | Killed in Action | 1945-05-02 | Liberator (KH210) | Meaford, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Donnelly, Edward John | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-05-02 | Halifax (BB247) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Leading Airman |
Dwyer, Terence Leonard George | Killed in Flight Line Accident | 1944-05-02 | Swordfish () | |
 Lieutenant |
Ehrne, Ronald Edward | Killed in Flying Accident | 1971-05-02 | Otter (3689) | Mission City, British Columbia |
| Sergeant |
Elliott, George Algernon | Killed in Action | 1944-05-02 | Halifax (LW415) | |
| Cadet |
Eunson, John Tullock | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-05-02 | JN-4 Canuck () | Tankerness, Scotland. |
| Sergeant |
Giles, Douglas William May | Killed in Action | 1944-05-02 | Halifax (BB247) | Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England |
| Flying Officer |
Hawke, John Elie Frederick | Killed in Action | 1944-05-02 | Halifax (LW415) | Outremont, Quebec |
| Sergeant |
Helsby, Laurence | Killed in Action | 1945-05-02 | Liberator (KH210) | Liverpool, England |
| Aircraftman 2nd Class |
Hiebert, Theodore Roland | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-05-02 | Harvard (2994) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Sergeant |
Hill, Alfred George | Prisoner of War | 1944-05-02 | Lancaster (KB711) | |
| Flying Officer |
Hill, Brian | Killed in Action | 1945-05-02 | Liberator (KH210) | |
| Flt Lieutenant |
Jones, Ieuan Iorwerth | Killed in Action | 1944-05-02 | Stirling (EF504) | Burlton, Shropshire,England |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Jones, Raymond Francis | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-05-02 | Bolingbroke (10098) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Group Captain |
Jones, Wilfred Alexander | Died | 1944-05-02 | () | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Warrant Officer |
Kightley, Eric Leslie | Rescued | 1945-05-02 | Liberator (KH210) | Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England |
| Lieutenant |
Laing, Richard Ross | Survived | 1917-05-02 | DH.4 () | Phelps, New York, USA |
| Flying Officer |
Leslie, S M | Evader | 1944-05-02 | Halifax (LW415) | |
| Cadet |
Litchfield, Richard William Reginald | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-05-02 | JN-4 Canuck () | Victoria, B.C. |
| Pilot Officer |
Long, Richard Clifford Douglas | Prisoner of War | 1944-05-02 | Lancaster (KB711) | |
| Flying Officer |
Love, Fred Harvard | Prisoner of War | 1944-05-02 | Lancaster (KB711) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
MacFarlane, Thomas Campbell | Killed in Action | 1942-05-02 | Spitfire (BL633) | Eastview, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 1 |
McCann, Garnet | Killed in Action | 1944-05-02 | Halifax (LW415) | Windsor, Ontario (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
McKinnon, John Lockwood | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-05-02 | Halifax (BB247) | Port Arthur, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
McNary, John Crawford | Killed in Action | 1944-05-02 | Lancaster (KB711) | Windsor, Ontario |
 Flight Sergeant |
Nicolson, Donald Tofft | Killed in Action | 1945-05-02 | Liberator (KH210) | Campbell Town, Tasmania |
| Wing Commander |
Nicolson, James Brindley Eric | Killed in Action | 1945-05-02 | Liberator (KH210) | Kirkby Wharfe, Yorkshire, England |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Osborne, Delmar Linwood | Killed in Flying Accident | 1954-05-02 | Mustang (9234) | Dauphin, Manitoba |
| Flt Sergeant |
Osborne, Ronald Henderson | Killed in Action | 1944-05-02 | Stirling (EF504) | Goorambat, Victoria, Australia (parents) |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Picton, William Frederick | Prisoner of War | 1944-05-02 | Halifax (MZ593) | |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Piotrofsky, Paul | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-05-02 | Wellington (HE692) | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Flying Officer |
Pope, William Alexander | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-05-02 | Halifax (BB247) | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Pilot Officer |
Priske, Kenneth Wheatley | Killed in Action | 1944-05-02 | Halifax (HX347) | Port Arthur, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer |
Pullen, Michael Henry | Rescued | 1945-05-02 | Liberator (KH210) | Camberwell, Victoria, Australia |
| Flying Officer |
Purvis, James Albert | Killed in Flying Accident | 1954-05-02 | Vampire (17038) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Rey, Joseph John | Prisoner of War | 1944-05-02 | Wellington (HE343) | |
| Lieutenant |
Robinson, William Hartley | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-05-02 | Camel (B3840) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Sangster, Douglas Scott MacKay | Prisoner of War | 1944-05-02 | Lancaster (KB711) | |
| Flying Officer |
Seabrook, Malcolm Thomas | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-05-02 | Halifax (BB247) | Kitscoty, Alberta |
| W.O.II Air Gunner |
Setter, Douglas James | Killed in Action | 1944-05-02 | Halifax (HX347) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Sergeant |
Shaw, James John | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-05-02 | Bolingbroke (10098) | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Captain |
Smith, Everett Maitland | Survived | 1918-05-02 | R.E.8 (A4258) | ???, New Brunswick |
| Sergeant |
Snook, Alfred Arthur | Killed in Action | 1944-05-02 | Stirling (EF504) | Redfield, Bristol, England (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Spears, James Douglas Murray | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-05-02 | Bolingbroke (10098) | Port Perry, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Spillard, Jack | Killed in Action | 1945-05-02 | Liberator (KH210) | |
| Flying Officer |
Taylor, Samuel Douglas | Evader | 1944-05-02 | Stirling (EF504) | |
| Flying Officer |
Twining, Robert Ernest Samuel | Killed in Action | 1944-05-02 | Stirling (EF504) | Lympsham, Somerset, England |
| Pilot Officer |
Vipond, George Graham | Killed in Action | 1944-05-02 | Halifax (LW415) | Nanaimo, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
Webster, Robert James | Killed in Action | 1944-05-02 | Halifax (LW415) | Durham, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Williams, Sydney Arthur | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-05-02 | Bolingbroke (10098) | Chateauguay Heights, Quebec |
| Pilot Officer |
Wilson, John James | Prisoner of War | 1944-05-02 | Lancaster (KB711) | |
| Sergeant |
Wright, Eric William | Evader | 1944-05-02 | Stirling (EF504) | Small Meath, Birmingham, England |
| Flight Sergeant |
Young, James Roslyn | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-05-02 | Blenheim (L9206) | Viscount, Saskatchewan |
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