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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell, John Lowery | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-01-17 | Liberator Express (4111708) | ||
| Berry, Clinton Blackwell | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-01-17 | Liberator Express (4111708) | Cobden, Ontario | |
| Biddell, Francis Henry | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-17 | Halifax (MZ427) | ||
| Blizard, Hugh Conway | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-01-17 | Typhoon (MN938) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Bond, Leslie James | Killed in Action | 1943-01-17 | Lancaster (ED471) | Churnet View, Alton, Cheadle, Staffordshire, England | |
| Bourne, Roy Henry Seedwell | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-17 | Halifax (MZ427) | ||
| Chapman, Charles Edward | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-17 | Halifax (MZ427) | ||
| Clegg, Geoffrey Addison | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-01-17 | Liberator Express (4111708) | ||
| Crickmay, Peter William | Killed in Action | 1944-01-17 | Wellington (HF194) | West Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| Deck, Richmond Arthur | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-17 | Halifax (MZ427) | ||
| Deschamps, Joseph Adrien | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-01-17 | Master (N7430) | Ardath, Saskatchewan (parents) | |
| Dewar, Douglas Robertson | Killed in Action | 1943-01-17 | Halifax (DT569) | Toronto, Ontario (parents) | |
| Drury, Norman Patrick | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-01-17 | Liberator Express (4111708) | Montreal, Quebec | |
| Eastwood, Jack | Killed in Action | 1943-01-17 | Lancaster (ED471) | The Grove, Fartown, Huddersfield, England | |
| Falls, Tom Montague | Killed in Action | 1943-01-17 | Spitfire (ER884) | Glencoe, Illinois, USA | |
| Fee, John Clarke | Killed in Action | 1943-01-17 | Spitfire (BS135) | St Williams, Ontario | |
| Findlay, Lewis Francis | Killed in Action | 1941-01-17 | () | Victoria, British Columbia | |
| Fitzgerald, F J | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-17 | Halifax (NA603) | ||
| Flood, George Andrew | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-01-17 | Ventura (JT801) | Grande Prairie, Alberta | |
| Fraser, Iain | Killed in Action | 1943-01-17 | Lancaster (ED471) | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| Gill, Harry Lewis | Killed in Action | 1943-01-17 | Hurricane (HV496) | South Devon, York County, New Brunswick | |
| Gold, David Alan | Killed in Action | 1943-01-17 | Halifax (DT569) | Tettenhall, Staffordshire, England | |
| Gruchy, Charles Albert | Killed in Action | 1943-01-17 | Halifax (DT569) | Strasbourg, Saskatchewan | |
| Hair, Gavin McMurray | Killed in Action | 1943-01-17 | Lancaster (W4767) | London, Ontario | |
| Hall, Harold Granville | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-17 | Halifax (MZ927) | ||
| Harvie, Robert | Killed in Action | 1943-01-17 | Lancaster (ED471) | Montreal, Quebec | |
| Heinrich, Esmond Peter | Killed in Action | 1943-01-17 | Lancaster (ED471) | Eastern Creek, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Herndon, Preston Krumbhaar | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-01-17 | Ventura (JT801) | New Orleans, Louisiana | |
| Keddy, Walter Bernard | Killed in Action | 1942-01-17 | Wellington (Z8329) | Burnside, Nova Scotia | |
| Lamb, Harold Victor | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-01-17 | Liberator Express (4111708) | St Kilda East, Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia | |
| Lanis, Joseph Maurice Andre Adelin G. | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-01-17 | Harvard (FE921) | ||
| Makepeace, Paul Bleecker | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-01-17 | Liberator Express (4111708) | ||
| Martin, Herbert James | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-01-17 | Liberator Express (4111708) | Cannington, Ontario | |
| Martin, Victor Lewis | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-01-17 | Baltimore (FA176) | Nut Mountain, Saskatchewan | |
| Masse, George Joseph | Killed in Action | 1942-01-17 | Wellington (Z8329) | Central Falls, Rhode Island, USA | |
| Matkin, Merlin Leigh | Killed in Action | 1945-01-17 | Lancaster (PB906) | Waterton Lakes Park, Alberta | |
| McCombie, Otway Cecil | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-01-17 | Liberator Express (4111708) | ||
| McKee, Terrance Valleau | Killed in Action | 1945-01-17 | Flying Fortress (KJ103) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| McManaman, Edward Carrol | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-01-17 | Anson (N5030) | Montreal, Quebec | |
| McNeil, William Yule | Killed in Action | 1944-01-17 | Wellington (HF194) | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| Monserez, Arthur Joseph | Killed in Action | 1942-01-17 | Spitfire (AD258) | Waskatenau, Alberta | |
| Moore, John Aylwin | Killed in Action | 1943-01-17 | Lancaster (ED471) | Ouyon, Quebec | |
| Nixon, William Richard | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-01-17 | Liberator Express (4111708) | Woodstock, Ontario | |
| Panting, Reginald | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-01-17 | Harvard (3149) | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| Pennington, Ernest | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-01-17 | Anson (EG704) | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| Peters, Frederick George | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-17 | Halifax (MZ427) | ||
| Phillips, John Roy | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-17 | Halifax (MZ427) | ||
| Piggs, Albert Harry | Killed in Action | 1943-01-17 | Halifax (DT569) | Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales | |
| Quarton, Gerald | Killed in Flying Accident | 1948-01-17 | Sea Fury (TF901) | Lloydminister, Saskatchewan | |
| Ross, Alastair | Killed in Flying Accident | 1916-01-17 | () | Pitmuxton, Aberdeen, Scotland | |
| Short, Robert Pringle | Died | 1943-01-17 | () | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |
| Skinner, Allister Maclean | Killed in Action | 1943-01-17 | Spitfire (BS130) | Stellarton, Nova Scotia | |
| Sloan, Robert William | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-01-17 | Master (N7430) | Clifton, Bristol, England | |
| Smithson, William Thomas Wright | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-01-17 | Liberator Express (4111708) | White Cliffs Central Darling, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Stevenson, Alfred William | Killed in Action | 1943-01-17 | Halifax (DT569) | Toronto, Ontario (parents) | |
| Stewart, Harold Charles Edward | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-01-17 | Harvard (3322) | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| Stoddart, Vernon Leroy | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-01-17 | () | Lawrencetown, Annapolis Co., | |
| Streatfield, Ronald Henry Vallence | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-17 | Halifax (MZ427) | ||
| Sullivan, Frederick Alexander | Killed in Action | 1943-01-17 | Typhoon (R7854) | Sullivan Station, British Columbia | |
| Sunstrum, Michael Joseph | Killed in Action | 1943-01-17 | Spitfire (BS314) | Naicam, Saskatchewan | |
| Thomas, Arthur Gwilyn | Killed in Action | 1943-01-17 | Lancaster (ED471) | ||
| Thompson, Donald Gordon Mcleod | Killed in Action | 1943-01-17 | Hurricane (HL968) | Florence, Nova Scotia | |
| Thomson, Thomas Davidson | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-01-17 | Dakota (FZ632) | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan | |
| Tidmarsh, Arthur Donald | Killed in Action | 1943-01-17 | Halifax (DT569) | Abbots Salford, Warwickshire, England | |
| Ward, John | Killed in Action | 1943-01-17 | Halifax (DT569) | Abbots Salford, Warwickshire, England (parents) | |
| Warman, John Henry | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-01-17 | Liberator Express (4111708) | Bass River Point, New Brunswick | |
| Wilkins, Robert Archie | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-01-17 | Ventura (JT801) | Westlock, Alberta | |
| Woolford, James | Killed in Action | 1943-01-17 | Lancaster (W4767) | Charleston, Illinois, USA | |
| Zoephel, Peter Charles | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-01-17 | Liberator Express (4111708) | Little Common, Bexhill-on-Sea, Susex, England |
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