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
Canada Baer, John Richard Killed in Flying Accident 1957-12-03 Canuck (18270) Kitchener, Ontario
Canada Barnson, Arthur Theodore Killed in Flying Accident 1943-12-03 Martinet (MS554) Selkirk, Manitoba (parents)
Canada Bascom, Charles Stanley Died 1944-12-03 () Eastend, Saskatchewan
UK Blue, Alastair Farquhar Killed in Flying Accident 1943-12-03 Anson (8637)
UK Bolsworth, John Harrold Killed in Flying Accident 1943-12-03 Anson (8637)
Canada Cahill, T Arthur Killed in Flying Accident 1942-12-03 Hudson (BW384) Chapeau, Quebec
Canada Campbell, J G H Killed in Flying Accident 1955-12-03 Freighter (Bristol) (9696)
Canada Carder, Wilfred George Died 1943-12-03 () Chatham, Ontario
Canada Clement, David Ward Killed in Flying Accident 1917-12-03 F.2 (Bristol) (A7268) Kitchener, Ontario
Canada Climenhage, Robert Arthur Killed 1943-12-03 () Stevensville, Ontario (parents)
Canada Curran, Jean Killed in Flying Accident 1942-12-03 Hudson (BW384) Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Canada Dakin, Frank Maximillian Killed in Flying Accident 1957-12-03 Canuck (18270) Dakin, Alberta
Canada Edwards, Theadore Ian Mardon Killed in Action 1942-12-03 Halifax (W7884) Sechelt, British Columbia
Trinidad Elrick, George Killed 1942-12-03 ()
Canada Furnell, Dennis Guy Died 1944-12-03 () Bridgeville, Nova Scotia
Canada Graham, Harvey Allan Died 1945-12-03 ()
Canada Haines, A R Evader 1942-12-03 Halifax (W7916)
Canada Hanan, Brian Hereman Hubert Killed in Flying Accident 1942-12-03 Oxford (BG649) Thornhill, Manitoba
Canada Harris, Herbert Allenby Died 1942-12-03 Stirling (R9194) Toronto, Ontario
Canada Hodgins, Edward Hinchey Killed in Flying Accident 1944-12-03 Harvard (FS868) Ottawa, Ontario
Canada Hrenyk, J P Killed in Flying Accident 1955-12-03 Freighter (Bristol) (9696)
Canada Johnson, Albert Morse Borden Killed in Action 1942-12-03 Wellington (BK338) St John, New Brunswick
Canada Jones, George Ernest Killed in Action 1944-12-03 Liberator (KG973) Montreal, Quebec
UK Kemmett, John Arthur Colin Killed in Flying Accident 1943-12-03 Martinet (MS554) Gloucester,
Canada Knight, P G Killed in Flying Accident 1955-12-03 Freighter (Bristol) (9696)
Canada Lechner, Markus Johann Maximilian unknown 1994-12-03 () Belleville, Ontario
UK Lee, John Francis Killed in Flying Accident 1943-12-03 Anson (8637)
Canada MacCaulay, Owen Killed in Flying Accident 1942-12-03 Hudson (BW384) Sydney, Nova scotia
Canada May, Francis Samuel Prisoner of War 1942-12-03 Halifax (W7884)
Canada McCrea, Athol Malver William Killed in Action 1942-12-03 Wellington (BK338) Toronto, Ontario
Canada McDougall, Alexander Allan Prisoner of War 1943-12-03 Lancaster (DV325)
Canada McKim, D W Prisoner of War 1942-12-03 Halifax (W7884) Delhi, Ontario
Canada McQueen, Mary Killed in Flying Accident 1942-12-03 Hudson (BW384) Prince Edward Island
Canada Milligan, John Robert Killed in Action 1944-12-03 Liberator (KG973) Maniwaki, Quebec
USA Morrissy, Harry Killed in Action 1942-12-03 Halifax (W7913) Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, USA
Canada Newman, Gerald Sinclair John Killed in Flying Accident 1955-12-03 Freighter (Bristol) (9696) Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Canada Offerdahl, Robert Clarence Killed in Flying Accident 1955-12-03 Freighter (Bristol) (9696) Kelowna, Central Okanagan Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Canada Owen, David Richard Killed in Flying Accident 1982-12-03 Starfighter (12640) Ponoka, Alberta
Canada Patterson, Bruce E Killed in Flying Accident 1955-12-03 Freighter (Bristol) (9696)
Canada Pigot, Peter Killed in Flying Accident 1955-12-03 Freighter (Bristol) (9696)
Canada Prentice, John Henry Killed in Flying Accident 1942-12-03 Hudson (BW384) Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Canada Rey, Albert Edward Prisoner of War 1942-12-03 Stirling (BK618) Toronto, Ontario
Canada Sanders, Roy James Killed in Flying Accident 1944-12-03 Harvard (FS868) Toronto, Ontario
Canada Saunders, William Lee Killed in Action 1944-12-03 Typhoon (MN348) Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan
Canada Simbalist, Eugene Killed in Action 1942-12-03 Wellington (BK338) Calgary, Alberta
Netherlands Sluyter, Johannes Lambertus Killed in Flying Accident 1943-12-03 Harvard (2741)
Canada Sugden, Alfred William Edward Killed in Action 1944-12-03 Typhoon (MN251) Outremont, Quebec
Canada Swarbrick, Joseph Cecil Killed in Action 1942-12-03 Wellington (BK338) Montreal, Quebec
Canada Tremblay, Lorenzo Andre Killed in Flying Accident 1982-12-03 Starfighter (12647) Kenogami, Quebec
USA Warfield, William Killed in Action 1944-12-03 Spitfire (MK232) New York, New York, USA
UK Whiteland, Timothy Gurney Killed in Flying Accident 1943-12-03 Anson (8637)
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