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 Sergeant |
Bartlett, John Alex Peach | Killed in Action | 1943-04-04 | Anson (DG809) | St John's, Newfoundland (parents) |
 Warrant Officer 2 |
Beatty, Walter Stanley | Killed in Action | 1943-04-04 | Halifax (DT723) | London, Ontario |
| Air Commodore |
Birchall, Leonard Joseph | Prisoner of War Japan | 1942-04-04 | Canso (AJ155) | St Catherines, Ontario |
| Squadron Leader |
Bourchier, Burton Jenner | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-04 | Halifax (DT780) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Pilot Officer |
Bradley, Ernest | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-04 | Halifax (DT808) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Braun, William Thomas | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-04 | Blenheim (L6795) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
Cairns, Roy Winfield | Killed in Action | 1943-04-04 | Hurricane (HV589) | Orillia, Ontario (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Catlin, Brian | Prisoner of War Japan | 1942-04-04 | Canso (AJ155) | |
| Lieutenant |
Chant, Earl Marion | unknown | 1918-04-04 | R.E.8 (B5860) | Mendon, Adams County, Illinois, USA |
| Warrant Officer |
Colarossi, Lucien Angelo | Killed in Action | 1942-04-04 | Canso (AJ155) | Tovil, Maidstone, Kent, England |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Cole, Eric Walter | Killed in Action | 1943-04-04 | Ventura (AJ169) | Fenton, Huntingdonshire, England |
| Flying Officer |
Colwell, John Henry | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-04 | Halifax (DT723) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Sergeant |
Cook, William Leonard | Prisoner of War Japan | 1942-04-04 | Canso (AJ155) | Rotherham, Yorkshire, England |
| Sergeant |
Davidson, Ian Nicholson | Killed in Action | 1942-04-04 | Canso (AJ155) | Portree, Isle of Skye, Sco |
| Sergeant |
Deschamps, Leo Joseph | Killed in Action | 1943-04-04 | Spitfire (BS120) | Windsor, Ontario |
| Squadron Leader |
Dow, Thomas Ray Asquith | Killed in Action | 1945-04-04 | Mosquito (KB349) | Fort William, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Dunlop, Robert Osborne Mitchell | Killed in Action | 1943-04-04 | Halifax (JB845) | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Ensor, Frederick Gray | Killed in Action | 1943-04-04 | Beaufighter (EL269) | St Stephen, New Brunswick |
| Flight Sergeant |
Farmer, Daniel Gilfillan | Killed in Action | 1941-04-04 | Whitley (Z6556) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Fetherston, William Hugh | Killed in Action | 1942-04-04 | Magister (L8162) | Arnprior, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Forestell, Daniel Arthur | Killed in Action | 1943-04-04 | Anson (DG809) | Coniston, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Gamble, Robert Hodgson | Killed in Action | 1943-04-04 | Halifax (HR713) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Gillespie, Ross Raymond | Prisoner of War Early Release | 1942-04-04 | Spitfire (BL721) | Kitchener, Waterloo, Canada |
| Pilot Officer |
Gimbel, Edward Lester | Evader | 1943-04-04 | Spitfire (BS110) | |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Granbois, Armand Burns | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-04 | Halifax (DT723) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Green, Christopher Howard | Died | 1941-04-04 | () | Calgary, Alberta |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Halikowski, Joseph Walter | Killed in Action | 1943-04-04 | Halifax (DT808) | Reynaud, Saskatchewan |
| Sergeant |
Henzell, John | Killed in Action | 1942-04-04 | Canso (AJ155) | Byker, Newcastle-opon-Tyne, England (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Hoddinott, William Henry | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-04 | Halifax (DT723) | Brandon, Manitoba |
| Flt Sergeant |
Hogan, Gerard Francis | Killed in Action | 1943-04-04 | Anson (DG809) | Kilfenora Co Clare, Republic of Ireland. |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Jarrett, Donald Leslie | Killed in Action | 1943-04-04 | Halifax (HR713) | Sudbury, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Kenny, P N | Prisoner of War Japan | 1942-04-04 | Canso (AJ155) | |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Kinney, Irvine James | Killed in Action | 1945-04-04 | Lancaster (PB949) | Fort William, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Kinsella, William James | Killed in Action | 1945-04-04 | Typhoon (MP181) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Lacey, Edward Charles | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-04 | Halifax (DT780) | |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Lago, James | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-04 | Halifax (DT723) | Timmins, Ontario |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Lee, E A | Died | 1944-04-04 | () | |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Luxford, Floyd Edward | Killed in Action | 1943-04-04 | Halifax (DT808) | East Angus, Quebec |
| Pilot Officer |
Luxton, Eric Laurence | Killed in Action | 1945-04-04 | Lancaster (HK555) | Toronto, Ontario |
 Flight Sergeant |
Maisenbacher, William Malcolm | Killed in Action | 1943-04-04 | Halifax (HR699) | Columbus, Ohio, USA |
| Flight Lieutenant |
McAlpine, Earl James | Killed in Action | 1945-04-04 | Typhoon (RB217) | Walkerville, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
McAlpine, William James | Killed in Action | 1943-04-04 | Halifax (DT808) | Bancroft, Ontario |
| Leading Aircraftman |
McConnell, James Louis | Died | 1945-04-04 | () | Windsor, Ontario |
| Squadron Leader |
McCormack, John | Killed in Action | 1942-04-04 | Magister (L8162) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
McDonald, Gerald Edwin | Killed in Action | 1943-04-04 | Halifax (DT686) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Sergeant |
McQueen, Howard John | Killed in Action | 1943-04-04 | Halifax (DT808) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Lieutenant |
Molyneaux, Harold Arthur Sydney | Survived | 1918-04-04 | S.E.5 (F5504) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Murphy, Wilfred Lawrence | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-04 | Halifax (DT808) | Kingston, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Nicoll, Douglas Grant | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-04 | Wellington (X3471) | Clyde River, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia |
| Flight Sergeant |
O'Connor, Stafford Thomas | Killed in Action | 1943-04-04 | Ventura (AE957) | Ceylon, Saskatchewan |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Onyett, Grenville C "Bart" | Prisoner of War Japan | 1942-04-04 | Canso (AJ155) | Huntsville, Ontario |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Pacey, G R | Died | 1944-04-04 | () | |
| Corporal |
Parenteau, Joseph Marcel Antonio | Died | 1944-04-04 | () | Drummondville, Quebec |
| Sergeant |
Parker, Alfred Michael | Killed in Action | 1943-04-04 | Halifax (DT780) | |
| Warrant Officer 1 |
Perry, Keith Oliver | Prisoner of War Died | 1943-04-04 | Halifax (DT723) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Phelps, Cephas Joseph | Killed in Action | 1943-04-04 | Wellington (HX576) | Austin, Manitoba |
| Sergeant |
Phillips, F C | Prisoner of War Japan | 1942-04-04 | Canso (AJ155) | |
| Sergeant |
Phipps, Welland Wilfred | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-04 | Halifax (DT723) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Wing Commander |
Powley, Francis Sidney | Killed in Action | 1945-04-04 | Lancaster (RA544) | Kelowna, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
Ray, Edmond Rothell | Killed in Action | 1943-04-04 | Halifax (HR713) | Savannah, Georgia, USA |
| Pilot Officer |
Riach, George | Killed in Action | 1943-04-04 | Halifax (DT780) | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class |
Richards, Howard Nelson | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-04 | Halifax (W7805) | |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Sendall, George E | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-04 | Halifax (W7937) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Flt Lieutenant |
Smith, Phillip Richard | Killed in Action | 1943-04-04 | Anson (DG809) | Billericay, Essex, England (parents) |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Smith, William Herbert | Died | 1945-04-04 | () | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Steedman, Robert | Killed in Action | 1943-04-04 | Ventura (AE957) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Warrant Officer |
Telford, Lancelot Cyril | Killed in Action | 1943-04-04 | Anson (DG809) | Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England (parents) |
| |
Topping, Victor | Accident | 1918-04-04 | S.E.5 (B8293) | Hartlepool, England |
 Captain |
Trottier, Pierre Leon Joseph | Killed in Flying Accident | 1990-04-04 | Hornet (CF-188) (188792) | Princeville, Quebec |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Wade, K T | Died | 1943-04-04 | () | |
| Flying Officer |
Wann, John Allister | Killed in Action | 1943-04-04 | Halifax (HR699) | Kelvington, Saskatchewan |
| Flt Sergeant |
Waugh, Henry Champion | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-04 | Halifax (DT723) | UK |
| Flight Sergeant |
Weaver, Sylvan Ellwood | Killed in Action | 1943-04-04 | Ventura (AE957) | Castor, Alberta |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
White, John Day | Killed in Action | 1943-04-04 | Halifax (DT808) | Hartney, Manitoba |
| Flight Sergeant |
Williamson, John Andrew | Killed in Action | 1943-04-04 | Ventura (AE957) | Brandon, Manitoba |
| |
Wood, FW | Survived | 1943-04-04 | Halifax (DT673) |
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