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
UK Adams, Donald Albert Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Halifax (LK657)
Canada Archer, Wesley David Survived 1918-10-09 S.E.5 (E4089) New York, New York, USA
UK Ashcroft, Thomas Alfred Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Halifax (LK657)
Canada Baht, Ralph Edmund Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Lancaster (JB174) Imperial, Saskatchewan (parents)
Canada Baker, Douglas Charles Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Wellington (LN451) Ladysmith, British Columbia
UK Baker, Robert Edward Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Halifax (LK657) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Canada Ballantyne, Wallace Bruce Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Halifax (LK647) Unity, Saskatchewan
UK Barton, Percy Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Stirling (BK687) Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England
Canada Beckthold, William Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Lancaster (DV324) Scotsguard, Saskatchewan
Canada Belkin, Paul Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Liberator (BZ841) Calgary, Alberta
UK Bilson, Frederick William Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Lancaster (JA980)
UK Black, John Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Wellington (LN451)
Canada Blewett, Wilfred Collins Prisoner of War 1943-10-09 Lancaster (DS691) St Thomas, Ontario
USA Botkin, Richard Trent Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Lancaster (JA980) Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Canada Botterill, Thomas Aba Killed in Flying Accident 1942-10-09 Anson (6523) Vancouver, British Columbia (parents)
Canada Bridgman, Donald Charles Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Mosquito (HX965) Toronto, Ontario
UK Brown, Joseph Henry Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Lancaster (JB174) Boston, Lincolnshire, England (parents)
UK Calway, Frederick George Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Stirling (BK687) Brighton, Sussex, England
Canada Cameron, Donald Arnott Killed in Flying Accident 1942-10-09 Anson (6523) Winnipeg, Manitoba (parents)
Canada Campbell, Lynn Killed in Action 1918-10-09 F.2 (Bristol) (E2256) Hamilton, Ontario
Canada Campbell, Russell Archibald Killed in Action 1944-10-09 Lancaster (KB754) Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Canada Cantin, Clement Francis Amedee Killed in Action 1942-10-09 Hurricane (BP355) McCreary, Manitoba (parents)
Canada Cardoso, Frederick John Niunez Killed in Flying Accident 1953-10-09 Lancaster (FM115) Galt, Ontario
UK Cassidy, Patrick Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Lancaster (JB174) Wood Green, Middlesex, England (parents)
Canada Christianson, Chris Zane Robert Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Lancaster (JB181) Duchess, Alberta
Canada Cohen, Ashton Irving Killed in Action 1944-10-09 Lancaster (KB754) Pembroke, Ontario
UK Connolly, Joseph Prisoner of War 1943-10-09 Lancaster (JA980)
UK Cotter, Paul Stuart Killed in Flight Line Accident 1944-10-09 Liberator (EW282) Edgeware, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Canada Cromb, Lester David Prisoner of War 1943-10-09 Lancaster (DV272) Regina, Saskatchewan
UK Curtis, Harry Arthur Killed in Flight Line Accident 1944-10-09 Liberator (EW282) Carlshalton, Surrey, United Kingdom
Canada Driscoll, Stanley Albert Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Stirling (BK687) Guelph, Ontario
Canada Eaton, William Bligh Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Lancaster (JA706) Chilliwack, British Columbia
Canada Edmison, Kenneth James Killed in Action 1944-10-09 Halifax (NA567) Brantford, Ontario
USA Elliott, John Jay Killed in Flying Accident 1941-10-09 Harvard (3226) Cincinnati, Ohio USA
Canada Emerson, Robert Francis Killed in Action 1944-10-09 Lancaster (KB754) Toronto, Ontario
Canada Evans, Harold Evan Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Halifax (DK265) Magrath, Alberta
Canada Farnum, Cecil Ambrose Prisoner of War 1943-10-09 Lancaster (JA980) Verdun, Quebec
UK Finch, Henry Thomas Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Lancaster (JB174) Glenavon Terrace, Gilfach Goch, Wales
UK Fisher, Ronald Victor Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Halifax (LK657)
Canada Fulton, Douglas Bloom Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Stirling (BK687) Bienfait, Saskatchewan
UK Gadsby, Albert Edwin Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Lancaster (JB174) Epsom, Surrey, England (parents)
Canada Gnida, Mike Killed in Action 1944-10-09 Halifax (NA567) Windsor, Ontario
Canada Goldfinch, John Henry Eaton Killed in Action 1944-10-09 Lancaster (KB754) Peace River, Alberta
Canada Greaves, Roy Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Stirling (BK655) Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
Canada Green, Arthur Charles Enos Prisoner of War 1943-10-09 Lancaster (ED969) Toronto, Ontario
Canada Green, Ronald Floyd Killed in Flying Accident 1953-10-09 Lancaster (FM115) Welling, Alberta
Canada Guerin, Joseph Louis Adelard Gaston Killed in Flying Accident 1953-10-09 Lancaster (FM115) Quebec, Quebec
Canada Hamil, Walter Henry Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Halifax (DK265) Windsor, Ontario
Canada Harrington, Myron Clarence Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Halifax (LK900) Verdun, Quebec
UK Hartland, Ernest Killed in Flying Accident 1942-10-09 Anson (6523) Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, England (parents)
UK Hay, Peter John Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Halifax (LK657)
Canada Holten, John Arthur Ernest Killed in Flying Accident 1953-10-09 Expeditor (1580) Gosport, England
Canada Hopkins, Robert Innes Died 1939-10-09 () Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada Hucker, John Alfred Nelson Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Lancaster (JA980) Toronto, Ontario
Canada Hughes, Griffith Lewis Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Halifax (LW315) Wells, British Columbia
Canada Hunting, William Karl Killed in Action 1941-10-09 Blenheim (Z7644) Huntingville, Quebec
Canada Hurl, Carl Norman Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Wellington (LN451) Young's Point, Ontario
Canada Kay, Lloyd Ronald Killed in Action 1944-10-09 Halifax (NA567) Fort William, Ontario
Canada Kelly, Francis Joseph Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Halifax (LK900) Toronto, Ontario
USA Kelly, Paul Killed in Action 1941-10-09 Whitley (Z6750) Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Canada Klang, Henry Robert Killed in Flying Accident 1953-10-09 Lancaster (FM115) Lang, Saskatchewan
Canada Kozicki, William Walter Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Halifax (JD323) Fort William, Ontario
Canada Lamb, Herbert Joseph Killed in Flying Accident 1918-10-09 F.2 (Bristol) (D8012) Chandler, Quebec
Canada Lamb, Joseph Herbert Killed in Flying Accident 1918-10-09 F.2 (Bristol) (D8012) Chandler County, Gaspé, Quebec (parents)
USA Langhorne, William Deveraux Killed in Flying Accident 1941-10-09 Harvard (3226) Chatham, Virginia, USA
Canada Learmonth, Norman Russell Killed in Action 1942-10-09 Hurricane (BP548) Shawinigan Falls, Quebec
UK Lewis, Herbert James Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Lancaster (JB174)
Canada Little, Robert John Killed in Flying Accident 1942-10-09 Harvard (3144) Caron, Saskatchewan
Canada MacDonald, Duncan Hildrain Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Halifax (LK647) New Waterford, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Canada MacLaren, Donald Roderick Survived 1918-10-09 Camel () Burnaby, BC
Canada MacPherson, Bruce Edwin Cornwall Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Lancaster (JB181) Westmount, Quebec
Australia Maiden, Francis Keith Killed in Flying Accident 1943-10-09 Hampden (AN101)
Canada Males, Charles Harry Killed in Action 1944-10-09 Lancaster (KB784) Toronto, Ontario
Canada Maynard, Howard Charles Alan Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Lancaster (JB406) Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada McDonald, Charles Grant Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Mosquito (HP850) Westmount, Quebec
Argentina McLarty, Donald William Prisoner of War 1942-10-09 Hurricane (BP546) Argentina
Canada McManus, Samuel Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Halifax (LW315) Toronto, Ontario
Canada McQueen, J F Prisoner of War 1944-10-09 Lancaster (KB754)
Canada Minor, Norman George Died 1943-10-09 () Regina, Saskatchewan
Canada Mitchell, Bryan Alexander Nesimiuk Killed in Flying Accident 2008-10-09 Tutor (26065) Red Deer, Alberta
Canada Moody, Joan Mildred Killed in Flying Accident 1953-10-09 Expeditor (1580) Morris, Manitoba
Canada Morin, Thomas George Killed in Action 1944-10-09 Halifax (NA567) Sault Ste Marie, Ontario
Canada Murphy, Gerald William Killed in Action 1944-10-09 Lancaster (KB754) Montreal, Quebec
Canada Nicoll, Gordon David Prisoner of War 1943-10-09 Lancaster (JB174) Three Rivers, Quebec
Canada O'Hara, Leo Francis Killed in Action 1944-10-09 Lancaster (KB754) Toronto, Ontario
Canada Pegues, Robert Alexander Killed in Flying Accident 1953-10-09 Lancaster (FM115) Victoria, British Columbia
Canada Perkin, Lesley Louise Died 1945-10-09 () Hardisty, Alberta
Canada Piercy, Joseph Stanley Died 1918-10-09 () Comox, B.C.
Canada Price, John Warren unknown 1918-10-09 ()
Canada Robertson, W Prisoner of War 1943-10-09 Halifax (JD455) Ottawa, Ontario
Canada Rogers, Eric Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Stirling (BK687) Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada Rollack, Albin Prisoner of War 1943-10-09 Halifax (LK657) Canora Saskatchewan
Canada Rudd, Francis Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Halifax (LK657) Erskine, Alberta
Canada Ryan, John Edward Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Halifax (LK657) Riverside, Ontario
Canada Schneider, Murray Stanley Fuller Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Lancaster (JA980) Brandon, Manitoba
Canada Scott, Blaney Edmund unknown 1919-10-09 ()
Canada Senecal, Charles Joseph Francis Killed in Flying Accident 2008-10-09 Tutor (26065) Montreal, Quebec
UK Shaw, Kenneth Killed in Flying Accident 1943-10-09 Hampden (AN101)
Canada Skerry, Leo Clayton Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Halifax (LK900) Waverley, Halifax County, Nova Scotia
Canada Small, Frederick George Killed in Action 1943-10-09 Halifax (LK647) Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba
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