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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Leading Aircraftman |
Amlin, Edsel Edward | Died | 1945-05-03 | () | Amherstburg, Ontario |
| Flight-Lieutenant |
Annis, Wilbur Fawcett | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-05-03 | JN-4 Canuck (C1047) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Austin, Hubert Borden | unknown | 1947-05-03 | () | |
 Flight Lieutenant |
Biggs, Horace William | Killed in Action | 1942-05-03 | Boston (W8340) | |
| Wing Commander |
Blatchford, Howard Peter 'Cowboy' | Killed in Action | 1943-05-03 | Spitfire (EN971) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Flying Officer |
Brine, Garnett Reid | Killed in Flying Accident | 1954-05-03 | Sabre (19400) | Antigonish, Nova Scotia |
| Flying Officer |
Burden, George Franklin | Killed in Action | 1945-05-03 | Typhoon (SW443) | Fredericton, New Brunswick |
| Second-Lieutenant |
Carthew, James Harvey | Killed in Action | 1918-05-03 | F.2 (Bristol) (C855) | Wabamun, Alberta. |
| Aircraftman 2nd Class |
Cochshott, Frederick Lewis | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-05-03 | Harvard (AJ538) | |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Cooper, Gordon Louis | Prisoner of War | 1942-05-03 | Hurricane (BE680) | Powell River, British Columbia |
| De Jong, Gordon Cornelis | Killed in Flying Accident | 1978-05-03 | Tutor (26118) | ||
| Sergeant |
Downs, Albert Edward | Killed in Action | 1943-05-03 | Ventura (AE798) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Elliott, Richard Gordon | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-05-03 | Harvard (AJ538) | |
 Flight Lieutenant |
Everett, D T | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-05-03 | Harvard (2875) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Fallis, George Emerson | Killed in Action | 1942-05-03 | Boston (W8340) | Carberry, Manitoba |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Fraser, Donald Gordon | unknown | 1947-05-03 | () | |
| Lieutenant |
Goby, Arthur | Survived | 1918-05-03 | S.E.5 (C5301) | Rouleau-Avonlea District, Saskatchewan |
| Serjeant |
Gordon, Edward | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-05-03 | Camel (B6321) | ????, England |
| Lieutenant |
Grant, Edward Gladstone | Survived | 1918-05-03 | B.E.2 () | North Vancouver, BC |
| Group Captain, RCAF |
Hampton, Percy Reginald | Prisoner of War | 1918-05-03 | F.2 (Bristol) (C4744) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Lieutenant |
Henderson, Walter Read Waldo | Survived | 1918-05-03 | R.E.8 () | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Lieutenant |
Hughes, David Walker | Survived | 1918-05-03 | S.E.5 (C1107) | St. Louis, Missouri, USA |
 Flight Lieutenant |
Jenkins, George Russell | Killed in Flying Accident | 1966-05-03 | Canberra (WH857) | Millview, Prince Edward Island |
| Flying Officer |
Jones, Edward Crowther | Killed in Action | 1944-05-03 | Lancaster (LL826) | Riverside, Ontario |
| La Fortune, Hubert George | unknown | 1960-05-03 | () | ||
| Sergeant |
Lowe, James William | Killed in Action | 1943-05-03 | Ventura (AE798) | Emsworth, Hampshire, United Kingdom |
| Flight Sergeant |
Lynass, James Cunningham | Killed in Action | 1943-05-03 | Ventura (AE798) | Delburne, Alberta |
| Leading Aircraftman |
MacIntosh, Finlay | Died | 1945-05-03 | () | Sudbury, Ontario |
| Marks, Craig Royston | unknown | 1917-05-03 | () | ||
| Flight Lieutenant |
McClarty, Stanley Malcolm | Killed in Action | 1945-05-03 | Spitfire (NH263) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
 Flying Officer |
McGowan, Stuart | Killed in Action | 1943-05-03 | Ventura (AE780) | |
| Second-Lieutenant |
Morris, Mansell John | Killed in Action | 1917-05-03 | Strutter (5719) | Ottawa, Ontario. |
| Sergeant |
Mugan, James Edward Aloysious | Killed | 1945-05-03 | () | Kingsway, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Oliver, Melvin Robert | Killed in Action | 1944-05-03 | Lancaster (LL826) | Listowell, Ontario |
| Civilian |
Paggi, Martino Maximilian | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-05-03 | Ventura (AE711) | |
 Flight Lieutenant |
Pieri, Donald Mathew | Killed in Action | 1945-05-03 | Spitfire (MK827) | Elmhurst, Illinois, USA |
| Captain |
Segal, Leon | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-05-03 | Ventura (AE711) | |
| Sergeant |
Smith, Cyril Richard | Killed in Action | 1943-05-03 | Ventura (AE780) | Miller's Flat, Otago, New Zealand |
| Sergeant |
Statton, Donald Allen Benjamin | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-05-03 | Blenheim (N6228) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| |
Stewart, Archibald Ross | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-05-03 | Camel (C1677) | ?????, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Thornber, Ernest Garfield | Killed in Action | 1943-05-03 | Ventura (AE780) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Toombs, Harry Wallace | Killed in Action | 1943-05-03 | Ventura (AE798) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Sergeant |
Urlich, Ivan Francis | Evader | 1943-05-03 | Ventura (AE780) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Watson, James | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-05-03 | Ventura (AE711) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Aircraftman 1st Class |
White, William Henry | Died | 1942-05-03 | () | Carnduff, Saskatchewan |
| Pilot Officer |
Whitfield, Harold Herbert | Killed in Action | 1942-05-03 | Boston (W8340) | |
| Second-Lieutenant |
Whyte, Cecil Bertram | Killed in Action | 1918-05-03 | DH.9 (C6101) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Corporal |
Wickins, Stanley Charles | Died | 1942-05-03 | () | Dovercourt, Alberta |
| Sergeant |
Williams, Robert Earle | Killed in Action | 1942-05-03 | Boston (W8340) | Florence, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia |
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