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 |
Abbott, Stanley James | Killed in Action | 1944-06-25 | Lancaster (LL853) | Somersham, Suffolk, England |
 Warrant Officer 2 |
Acheson, George Robert | Killed in Action | 1943-06-25 | Boston () | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Agg, Richard William | Killed in Action | 1944-06-25 | Lancaster (LL853) | Essex, England (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Aiken, Douglas Earl | Killed in Action | 1944-06-25 | Lancaster (ND751) | Sarnia, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Almond, James Stewart | Killed in Action | 1942-06-25 | Halifax (W7747) | Michel, British Columbia |
 Captain |
Andree, Alexe Steinborn | Killed in Flying Accident | 1968-06-25 | Starfighter (12898) | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Sergeant |
Andrews, Peter Charles | Prisoner of War | 1943-06-25 | Halifax (HR816) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Andrews, Wilfred | Killed in Action | 1943-06-25 | Halifax (JD250) | Port Morien, Nova Scotia |
| Sergeant |
Arthur, William George | Killed in Action | 1943-06-25 | Halifax (DK135) | Auchenleck, Aryshire, Scotland |
| Sergeant |
Ashby, Frederick Charles | Killed in Action | 1943-06-25 | Halifax (DK135) | Reading, Berkshire, England |
| Sergeant |
Austin, Robert Edward | Prisoner of War | 1943-06-25 | Halifax (JD147) | |
| Flying Officer |
Baker, William Long | Killed in Action | 1944-06-25 | Stirling (LK394) | Lillooet, British Columbia |
| Flight Sergeant |
Barker, Leslie | Prisoner of War | 1943-06-25 | Halifax (JD147) | |
| 2nd-Lieutenant |
Barron, John George | Killed in Flying Accident | 1917-06-25 | DH.5 (B355) | Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England |
| Sergeant |
Beeston, Frank Lynford | Killed in Action | 1943-06-25 | Lancaster (DS666) | Chilwell, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Lieutenant |
Bennett, Carl Norwood | Died | 1918-06-25 | () | Halifax, Nova Scotia (parents) |
| Second-Lieutenant |
Benson, Donald Good | Killed in Action | 1918-06-25 | DH.9 (D5570) | Aylmer West, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Bent, Ernest | Killed in Action | 1942-06-25 | Beaufighter (T4789) | |
| Flying Officer |
Besso, Walter Edward | Killed in Action | 1945-06-25 | Dakota (KJ901) | Holyrood, Newfoundland (parenrs) |
| Pilot Officer |
Blaydes, Herbert | Killed in Action | 1944-06-25 | Lancaster (LL853) | St James, Manitoba |
 Pilot Officer |
Blick, Claude Wynter Arthur | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-06-25 | Hudson (BW770) | |
| Sergeant |
Bone, Lawrence Arthur | Prisoner of War | 1943-06-25 | Halifax (DK135) | |
| A Mech 2 |
Bonny, Gerald Charles | Killed in Flight Line Accident | 1917-06-25 | 504 (A2667) | |
| |
Bowker, Frank | Prisoner of War | 1943-06-25 | Halifax (HR816) | |
| Lieutenant |
Bowman, Leslie Spencer | Killed | 1917-06-25 | R.E.8 (A3847) | Ulverston, Lancashire, England |
| Lieutenant |
Bradley, Harold Bartlett | Killed in Action | 1918-06-25 | S.E.5 (C1102) | Montclair, New Jersey, USA (parents) |
 Sergeant |
Brown, Eddie Hester | Killed in Action | 1942-06-25 | Stirling (DJ973) | Big Springs, Texas, USA |
| Flt Sergeant |
Brown, Norman Wells | Killed in Action | 1944-06-25 | Lancaster (LL853) | Willesden, Middlesex, England |
 Flight Sergeant |
Bruce, Ashley William Alfred | Prisoner of War | 1943-06-25 | Halifax (JD147) | |
| Sergeant |
Budd, Peter Antony | Killed in Action | 1944-06-25 | Stirling (LK394) | Hindhead, Surrey England (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Burke, Reginald Joseph | Killed in Action | 1943-06-25 | Stirling (BK800) | Sudbury, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Burnside, Lloyd Weldon | Killed in Action | 1944-06-25 | Halifax (JP240) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Cameron, Jack Godding | Rescued | 1942-06-25 | Wellington () | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Campbell, Duncan Archie | Killed in Action | 1942-06-25 | Hurricane (BN119) | Somme, Saskatchewan |
| 2nd-Lieutenant |
Carter, Alan | Killed in Action | 1918-06-25 | F.K.8 (D5007) | |
| 2nd-Lieutenant |
Carter, Albert | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-06-25 | F.K.8 (D5007) | East Dulwich, London. England (Parents) |
| Sergeant |
Casselman, D E | Evader | 1944-06-25 | Lancaster (JA899) | |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Cheetham, Gerald Harry | Killed in Action | 1943-06-25 | Halifax (DK166) | Ottawa, Ontario (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Cleaver, Reginald Alfred | Prisoner of War | 1943-06-25 | Halifax (JD214) | |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Cleeton, Barrington Farr | Killed in Action | 1944-06-25 | Spitfire (BL753) | Brilliant, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
Clegg, Frank Peter | Killed in Action | 1944-06-25 | Kittyhawk (836) | London, Ontario (parents) |
| Flight Sergeant |
Coady, Francis Anthony | Killed in Action | 1944-06-25 | Halifax (JP240) | Leduc, Alberta (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Collingwood, Albert Edward | Killed in Action | 1945-06-25 | Dakota (KJ901) | Collingwood, Winterton, Lincolnshire, England |
| Flight Sergeant |
Corbett, Dalton Morgan | Killed in Action | 1944-06-25 | Halifax (JP240) | Barrie, Ontario (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Corns, Alexander | Killed in Action | 1943-06-25 | Lancaster (DS666) | Bury, Lancashire, England |
| Pilot Officer |
Cowie, George Wellington | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-06-25 | Ventura (AJ186) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Currie, Robert Eldyrn | Killed in Action | 1943-06-25 | Wellington (HF594) | Red Deer, Alberta |
| Captain |
Dalziel, Brian George | Killed in Action | 1944-06-25 | Halifax (JP240) | Strathtay, Perthshire, Scotland |
| Sergeant |
Davison, David Arthur Keith | Killed in Action | 1944-06-25 | Lancaster (LL853) | Southend-On-Sea Essex, England (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Dean, John Ellis | Killed in Action | 1943-06-25 | Halifax (JD258) | Formby, Lancashire, England |
| Flight Sergeant |
Deverell, Mansell Ramsay | Killed in Action | 1943-06-25 | Wellington (HZ518) | Sebright, Ontario (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Dolby, Lawrence Albert | Killed in Action | 1944-06-25 | Lancaster (LL970) | Derby, United Kingdom (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Donnelly, William Archibald | Killed in Action | 1943-06-25 | Halifax (JD258) | Farningham, Kent, England |
| Flight Sergeant |
Downton, John Edwin Lawrence | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-06-25 | Beaufighter (T4789) | Wilcox, Saskatchewan |
| Captain |
Drummond, John Elmer 'Jack' | Survived | 1918-06-25 | F.2 (Bristol) (C926) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Dyker, Allan Lloyd | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-06-25 | Tiger Moth (4100) | Holland, Manitoba |
| Sergeant |
Ellis, William Charles | Killed in Action | 1944-06-25 | Halifax (JP240) | Mimico, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Emery, John Arthur | Prisoner of War | 1943-06-25 | Lancaster (ED595) | Moncton, New Brunswick |
| Pilot Officer |
Facey-Crowther, Lionel Percy | Killed in Action | 1944-06-25 | Lancaster (ME798) | Bathurst, New Brunswick |
| Flt Sergeant |
Firth, Grenville | Killed in Action | 1945-06-25 | Dakota (KJ901) | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class |
Forest, Alexander | unknown | 1947-06-25 | () | |
| Flying Officer |
Fowler, Reginald John Leake | Killed in Action | 1943-06-25 | Halifax (JD258) | New Liskeard, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Francoeur, William Cecil | Killed in Action | 1942-06-25 | Halifax (W7747) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Flight Sergeant |
Gardner, William Hawksworth | Killed in Action | 1942-06-25 | Wellington (X9980) | Windsor, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Garratt, Henry | Prisoner of War | 1944-06-25 | Lancaster (LL853) | |
| Flying Officer |
Gingras, Joseph Rene Guy | Killed in Action | 1943-06-25 | Wellington (HZ518) | Gatineau Mills, Quebec (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Goldie, Neil | Killed in Action | 1943-06-25 | Wellington (HF572) | Rotherham, Yorkshire |
| Flying Officer |
Goodwin, Robert Oscar Evans | Killed in Action | 1943-06-25 | Halifax (JD147) | Niagara Falls, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Gorton, Clifford | Killed in Action | 1943-06-25 | Halifax (JD258) | Little Hulton, Lancashire, England |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Grant, Charles Donald | Killed in Action | 1944-06-25 | Spitfire (PL275) | Kitchener, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Grant, Douglas Raymond | Evader | 1944-06-25 | Lancaster (LL970) | |
| Sergeant |
Green, Ernest | Killed in Action | 1943-06-25 | Lancaster (DS666) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Griffiths, Clifford Avery | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-06-25 | Ventura (AJ186) | |
| Sergeant |
Griffiths, Donald John | Prisoner of War | 1943-06-25 | Halifax (JD214) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Hadley, James Caldwell | Killed in Action | 1942-06-25 | Wellington (X9980) | Kenmore, Ohio, USA |
| Flt Sergeant |
Halshaw, John Edward | Killed in Action | 1944-06-25 | Lancaster (LL853) | Bacup, Lancashire, England |
| Lieutenant |
Harper, Norman Stuart | Killed in Action | 1918-06-25 | DH.9 (D5570) | Kamloops, British Columbia |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Harris, Stanley | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-06-25 | Cornell (14412) | |
| Sergeant |
Harrison, Graham | Killed in Action | 1944-06-25 | Stirling (LK394) | Wigan, Lancashire, England |
| Flight Sergeant |
Hicks, Harold Stanley | Killed in Action | 1943-06-25 | Wellington (HZ521) | Rouleau, Saskatchewan |
| Lieutenant |
Hollingsworth, Albert | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-06-25 | F.K.8 (D5007) | |
| Lieutenant |
Hollingworth, Albert | Killed in Action | 1918-06-25 | F.K.8 (D5007) | Prescot, Lancashire, England |
| Flight Sergeant |
Hopkinson, Jack Nettleton | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-06-25 | Hudson (BW770) | |
| Sergeant |
Horswell, Kenneth Alfred | Killed in Action | 1944-06-25 | Stirling (LK394) | Upton, Torquay, Devon,.England (parents) |
| Second-Lieutenant |
Jackson, Hugh Arthur Bruce | Killed in Action | 1918-06-25 | DH.9 (C6260) | Victoria, B.C. |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Jaffray, William Milne | Prisoner of War | 1943-06-25 | Halifax (JD214) | Stoney Creek, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Johnson, Julius Bjorn | Killed in Action | 1943-06-25 | Halifax (JD147) | Gimli, Manitoba |
| Sergeant |
Jones, John Elias | Killed in Action | 1944-06-25 | Lancaster (LL970) | Flint, Michigan, USA |
| Squadron Leader |
Jost, Burton Norris | Killed in Action | 1943-06-25 | Halifax (JD147) | Guysborough, Nova Scotia |
| Flight Sergeant |
Keay, Charles William | Killed in Action | 1943-06-25 | Wellington (HZ521) | High Prairie, Alberta |
| Flight Sergeant |
Kenwell, David Edward | Prisoner of War | 1943-06-25 | Halifax (JD214) | Union, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Killick, Charles Kingston | Killed in Action | 1943-06-25 | Wellington (HF572) | The Hyde, Middlesex |
| Flight Sergeant |
Kimber, Michael Patrick | Killed in Action | 1943-06-25 | Halifax (JD258) | Marcelin, Saskatchewan |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Kingsley, William | Prisoner of War | 1943-06-25 | Halifax (HR816) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Kramer, Julius | Killed in Action | 1944-06-25 | Lancaster (ND987) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Kucinsky, Joseph Wendelin | Killed in Action | 1943-06-25 | Halifax (HR816) | Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Flight Sergeant |
Lagace, Joseph Maurice Conrad | Killed in Action | 1943-06-25 | Wellington (HZ518) | Quebec City, Quebec (parents) |
| Flight Sergeant |
Leckie, John Alexander | Killed in Action | 1943-06-25 | Spitfire (BS557) | Kinglake, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Lewis, Arthur Jack | Killed in Action | 1944-06-25 | Lancaster (LL970) | Lee Chapel, Laindon, Essex, United Kingdom |
| Sergeant |
Liddle, George | Killed in Action | 1943-06-25 | Wellington (HF572) | Roker, Sunderland, County Durham |
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