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 |
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Armstrong, Robert Howard | Killed in Action | 1944-10-23 | Lancaster (PA174) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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Barbeau, Victor Alexis | unknown | 1917-10-23 | () | |
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Beairsto, Frank James | Killed | 1942-10-23 | () | Sedgewick, Alberta |
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Boyd, John Fisher | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-10-23 | Hudson (AM895) | Collingwood, Ontario |
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Bracey, Victor Charles Edelsten | Killed in Flying Accident | 1917-10-23 | () | Wedmore, Somerset, England |
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Bremner, David Alexander Edward | Killed in Action | 1941-10-23 | Spitfire (P8546) | Tillsonburg, Ontario |
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Brown, Clayton Perry | Killed in Action | 1943-10-23 | Halifax (EB218) | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan |
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Bruce, George Russell | Killed in Action | 1941-10-23 | Hurricane (Z3649) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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Burns, Robert William | Killed | 1941-10-23 | () | Toronto, Ontario |
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Cole, William Robert | Killed in Flying Accident | 1967-10-23 | Sabre (23083) | Wapila, Saskatchewan |
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Collingwood, Joseph Vincent | Killed in Action | 1944-10-23 | Lancaster (PA174) | Ottawa, Ontario (parents) |
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Cotter, Donald Joseph | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-10-23 | Hudson (FK398) | Pembroke, Ontario (parents) |
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Cox, John Robert Thomas | Prisoner of War | 1943-10-23 | Halifax (LK633) | Toronto, Ontario |
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Craig, Stanley Maynard | Killed in Action | 1943-10-23 | Hudson (FK398) | Ottawa, Ontario (parents) |
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Dance, John James | Killed in Action | 1943-10-23 | Halifax (EB218) | Toronto, Ontario |
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Drinnan, Robert Kerr | Prisoner of War | 1943-10-23 | Lancaster (JB413) | Regina, Saskatchewan |
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Edridge, Stanley Charles | Prisoner of War | 1943-10-23 | Halifax (LK633) | |
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Farr, Harry Prior | Killed in Action | 1943-10-23 | Halifax (EB218) | Oakville, Ontario |
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Fry, Arthur Frank | Killed in Action | 1943-10-23 | Halifax (EB218) | Bath, Somerset, England |
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Futoranski, Joseph | Killed in Action | 1944-10-23 | Lancaster (KB776) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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Gifford, Randal Manliff | Prisoner of War | 1941-10-23 | Hampden (P1218) | |
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Gillis, Gordon Harvey | Survived | 1918-10-23 | DH.9 () | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
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Gillis, Malcolm Lawrence Matthew | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-10-23 | Halifax (JB963) | Cranbrook, British Columbia |
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Goodearle, Francis Roy | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-10-23 | F.2 (Bristol) (E2590) | Kingston Mills, Kingston, Ontario |
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Grant, George | Killed in Flying Accident | 1940-10-23 | Flamingo (R2510) | Islington, Ontario |
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Guay, Francis John | Killed in Action | 1943-10-23 | Halifax (EB218) | Pembroke, Ontario |
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Hallam, George Theodore | Killed in Action | 1944-10-23 | Halifax (MZ906) | Calgary, Alberta |
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Harris, Howard Vernon | Died | 1918-10-23 | () | Vancouver, B.C. (parents) |
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Harrison, James Robert | Killed in Action | 1943-10-23 | Halifax (LK633) | Washington, DC USA |
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Holding, James Ashworth | Killed in Action | 1944-10-23 | Hurricane (5636) | Niagara Falls, Ontario |
Hornsey, Norman Leonard | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-10-23 | Hudson (AM896) | ||
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Innes, Lloyd John | Killed in Action | 1944-10-23 | Halifax (MZ906) | Ottawa, Ontario |
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Jeffries, Edward Charles Norman | Killed in Action | 1940-10-23 | Flamingo (R2510) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
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Jickling, Frank | Killed in Flying Accident | 1917-10-23 | 504 (B3105) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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Kelley, Robert Frederick | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-10-23 | Hudson (AM896) | Toronto, Ontario |
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Kirsch, Abie | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-10-23 | Hudson (AM895) | Montreal, Quebec |
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Lepper, Harry Joshua | Died | 1944-10-23 | () | Port Arthur, Ontario |
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Luard, Richard Aubrey | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-10-23 | Hudson (AM896) | Burford, Ontario |
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Mallabone, John | Killed in Action | 1944-10-23 | Lancaster (KB776) | Bedworth, Warwickshire, England |
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Marting, Harold Fesler (Hal) | Prisoner of War | 1942-10-23 | Kittyhawk (FR309) | |
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McBride, Andrew | Survived | 1918-10-23 | F.2 (Bristol) (E2590) | |
McCullough, Donald Lorne | Killed in Flying Accident | 1973-10-23 | Starfighter (12857) | ||
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McGuffin, William Chester | Killed in Action | 1944-10-23 | Lancaster (KB776) | Calgary, Alberta |
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McKendry, John Alan | Killed in Action | 1944-10-23 | Lancaster (PA174) | Toronto, Ontario |
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Meyers, Adam Henry | Prisoner of War | 1943-10-23 | Halifax (LK633) | Toronto, Ontario |
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Mitchell, Peter John Felix | Killed in Action | 1944-10-23 | Halifax (MZ906) | Manor, Saskatchewan |
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Molloy, Robert | Killed in Action | 1944-10-23 | Lancaster (KB776) | Edmonton, Alberta |
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Moore, Lorne Joseph | Killed in Action | 1944-10-23 | Halifax (MZ906) | Regina, Saskatchewan |
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Morris, A J | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-10-23 | Hudson (AM895) | |
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Moul, Jack | Prisoner of War | 1942-10-23 | Spitfire (BL575) | Port Albernie, British Columbia |
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Muir, Norman Charles | Killed in Action | 1944-10-23 | Halifax (MZ906) | Lakeview, Ontario |
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Neufeld, Edmund | Killed in Action | 1944-10-23 | Lancaster (KB776) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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Neville, Robert Thomas | Killed in Action | 1944-10-23 | Lancaster (KB776) | Elgin, Manitoba |
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O'Hanley, Charles Beeching | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-10-23 | Hudson (AM896) | Yarmouth, Nova Scotia |
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Oliver, Thomas Edward | Killed in Action | 1942-10-23 | Halifax (W7862) | Toronto, Ontario |
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Orr, Osborne John | Killed in Action | 1918-10-23 | Camel (D9613) | Vancouver, B.C. |
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Padveen, Issie | Died | 1943-10-23 | () | Montreal, Quebec |
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Parker, William Downer | Died | 1918-10-23 | () | Newcastle, Ontario. |
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Pelchat, Louis-Joseph Antonio | Died | 1918-10-23 | () | Montreal, Quebec (parents) |
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Pennal, Howard Laurence | Killed in Action | 1918-10-23 | F.2 (Bristol) (E2470) | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A |
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Pepper, Arthur Henry | Killed in Action | 1942-10-23 | Halifax (W7659) | Ottawa, Ontario |
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Pole, Douglas Campbell | Killed in Action | 1944-10-23 | Halifax (MZ906) | Sarnia, Ontario |
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Poudrette, Joseph Gilles Alfred | Died | 1943-10-23 | () | Sherbrooke, Quebec |
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Rankin, Franklin Sharp | Killed in Action | 1916-10-23 | F.E.2 (4929) | Woodstock, New Brunswick |
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Russell, Harry | Killed in Action | 1943-10-23 | Halifax (LK633) | Toronto, Ontario |
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Schlievert, Roy Cecil | Killed in Action | 1944-10-23 | Lancaster (KB776) | Kirkland Lake, Ontario |
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Simpson, Gerald Adams | Died | 1944-10-23 | () | Trenton, Ontario |
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Sisley, Malcolm Millard 'Max' | Survived | 1916-10-23 | B.E.2 (5857) | Toronto, Ontario |
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Smith, Desmond Roderick | Killed in Action | 1944-10-23 | Lancaster (PA174) | Edmonton, Alberta |
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Sutcliffe, Geoffrey | Killed in Action | 1918-10-23 | Camel (F3101) | |
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Thomas, Wilbert Harry | Killed in Action | 1942-10-23 | Halifax (W7862) | Toronto, Ontario |
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Thornley, Douglas Leslie | Killed in Action | 1943-10-23 | Halifax (EB218) | Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England |
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Tomlinson, Eric Keith | Killed in Action | 1942-10-23 | Kittyhawk (FL314) | East York, Ontario |
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Tweter, Lloyd Allan | Killed in Action | 1944-10-23 | Lancaster (PA174) | Edmonton, Alberta |
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Wainwright, Alan Ewart Gilbert | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-10-23 | Hudson (AM895) | Toronto, Ontario |
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Ward, Harry Brouard | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-10-23 | F.E.2 (D3788) | ????, Nova Scotia |
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Watson, Floyd Bertram | Killed in Action | 1943-10-23 | Halifax (EB218) | Oshawa, Ontario |
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Wells, Roy Arthur | Killed in Action | 1943-10-23 | Halifax (LK633) | Noranda, Quebec |
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Wemyss, John Michael | Killed in Action | 1944-10-23 | Halifax (MZ906) | Newbridge, Midlothian, England |
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Winter, Harry Thomas | Prisoner of War | 1943-10-23 | Halifax (LK633) |
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