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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pilot Officer |
Achtymichuk, Alexander | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (LK802) | Andrew, Alberta |
| Pilot Officer |
Adlard, William Robert | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (LV963) | Winnipeg, Manitoba (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Alberts, Edward Lloyd | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Lancaster (JB684) | Bredenbury, Saskatchewan |
| Flying Officer |
Ashley, Borden Bramshott | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Lancaster (ME581) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Auger, Henri Ferdinand | Killed in Action | 1941-04-23 | Hurricane (Z3032) | Westmount, Quebec |
 Flight Sergeant |
Austin, Herbert Ingle | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (LK802) | |
| Lieutenant |
Baker, Richard Plunkitt | Prisoner of War | 1917-04-23 | S.VII (A6706) | Vancouver, B.C. |
| Flight Sergeant |
Baril, Joseph Roger | Killed in Action | 1945-04-23 | Liberator (EV863) | Norwood, Manitoba (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Bedard, Joseph Jean Paul Marcel | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (LV990) | Dorchester, Quebec |
| Pilot Officer |
Berkey, George Robert | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Lancaster (JB684) | New Westminster, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
Berry, Gordon Hewitt | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (MZ518) | |
| Flying Officer |
Blake, William Vincent | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (LW285) | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Boissevain, Henry Glen | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (HX291) | Strathmore, Alberta (parents) |
| Bosworth, Sidney | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Lancaster (JB684) | ||
| Pilot Officer |
Bourgeault, John Arthur | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (LV840) | Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan |
| Sergeant |
Bowerman, Derek Reginald Claude | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (LV840) | |
 Squadron Leader |
Braiden, James Leslie | Killed in Flying Accident | 1966-04-23 | Albatross (9302) | Morse, Saskatchewan |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Brant, Edward | Survived | 1947-04-23 | () | |
| Warrant Officer 1 |
Brillinger, Donald Stewart | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (LV963) | Timmins, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Brisson, Joe Paul G | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (LW633) | Montreal, Quebec (parents) |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Bulman, Frederick Lloyd | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Lancaster (ND806) | Rustico, Prince Edward Island |
| Pilot Officer |
Burdett, Norman William Ellison | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Lancaster (ME581) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
Burns, Gerald Charles | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (LV990) | Outremont, Quebec |
| Sergeant |
Calvert, Kenneth George | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-23 | Ventura (AE878) | Toronto, Ontario (parents) |
 Flight Sergeant |
Camenzuli, Anthony Mac Publio | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (HX291) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Cameron, Roderick Hugh | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Stirling (LJ526) | Toronto, Ontario (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Cammaart, Frederick Peter | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (LV780) | Wallaceburg, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Campbell, Colin Alexander | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Lancaster (DS828) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Canter, Wilfred Lloyd "Zeev" | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (HX291) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Aircraftman 2nd Class |
Carmichael, John Howard | Died | 1945-04-23 | () | Toronto, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Chamberlain, Ronald | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (LV963) | |
| Flying Officer |
Chmielowiec, Theodore Edward | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Mitchell (FV915) | Winnipeg, Manitoba (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Clipsham, Archibald Charles | Killed in Action | 1943-04-23 | Ship (MVAmerika) | Calgary, Alberta (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Cormier, Christopher John | Killed in Flying Accident | 1966-04-23 | Albatross (9302) | Suffolk, England |
| Squadron Leader |
Corner, Malcom Charles | Killed | 1945-04-23 | () | Montreal, Quebec |
| Flying Officer |
Crosswell, Percy Bruce | Prisoner of War KIA | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (LK802) | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Cumming, James Graig | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (HX291) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Davidson, Joseph Emile Leon | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (LW633) | Hull, Quebec |
| Sergeant |
Dawson, Fabian Richard | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (R9384) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Dennstedt, William George | Evader | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (LV840) | Carberry, Manitoba |
| Pilot Officer |
Desroches, Joseph Paul Lucien Wilfrid Leon | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (LV990) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Flying Officer |
Desrosiers, Joseph Yvan | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (LW633) | |
| Lance Corporal |
Dextraze, Richard Paul | Killed in Action | 1969-04-23 | () | |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Dickinson, Francis | Died | 1944-04-23 | () | Calgary, Alberta (parents) |
 Pilot Officer |
Doiron, Harley William | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (LV963) | Brownville Junction, Maine, USA |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Draper, Carson Richard | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (HX337) | North Bay, Ontario |
| 2nd-Lieutenant |
Dunford, Ernest Thubron | Prisoner of War Died | 1917-04-23 | B.E.2c (2530) | Salisbury, Hertfordshire, England. |
| Sergeant |
Dunford, John William | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (LV990) | Skipton, Yorkshire, England |
| Sergeant |
Ellams, Thomas | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (R9384) | |
| Flying Officer |
Fennessey, James Francis | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (LK802) | Delacour, Alberta |
| Warrant Officer 1 |
Findlater, Harold Arnold | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (LV963) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
Fortin, Benoit Charles Eugene | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (LW633) | Beauceville Est, Beauce County, Quebec |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Francis, Robert Lewis | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Lancaster (ND753) | Steveston, British Columbia |
| Sergeant |
Frankeiss, John Edward | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-23 | Ventura (AE878) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Gerrard, Robert Allan | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Lancaster (ND763) | Tide Head, New Brunswick |
| Sergeant |
Glaister, Stanley | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Stirling (EF159) | Timmins, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Goodyear, Hedley Charles Cornick | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Lancaster (LM476) | Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| Warrant Officer |
Graham, Cyril | Survived | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (LW285) | Motherwell, Scotland |
| Pilot Officer |
Granbois, Wallace Lawrence | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Lancaster (DS828) | White Rock, British Columbia (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Grodecki, Joseph | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Lancaster (JB684) | Erickson, Manitoba |
| Flying Officer |
Guignion, James William | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (LV840) | |
| Lieutenant |
Hanna, Harold Leander | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-04-23 | Camel (C1648) | Kaslo, B.C. |
| Flying Officer |
Hartnett, Timothy | Killed in Action | 1945-04-23 | Typhoon (RB342) | Red Bank, New Brunswick |
| Pilot Officer |
Hatchman, Fred | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (MZ514) | Providence, Rhode Island, USA |
| Flight Sergeant |
Haynes, Clifford Charles | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Mitchell (FV915) | Cranbrook, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
Henderson, Donald Bruce | Killed in Action | 1943-04-23 | Wellington (HX743) | Black Diamond, Alberta |
| Pilot Officer |
Herbert, Horace Montague Richard | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (R9384) | Kelvington, Saskatchewan |
| Captain |
Holland, Hubert Lee | Killed in Flying Accident | 1922-04-23 | DH.4 (GCYDK) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Holmes, Arthur Sidney Fraser | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (LV990) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Houston, James Talbert | Survived | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (LW285) | Carleton Place, Ontario (died there in hospital) |
| Flight Sergeant |
Hubbert, John Monteith | Killed in Action | 1942-04-23 | Wellington (X3759) | St Catharines, Ontario |
 Flight Sergeant |
Hudson, John Gordon | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Lancaster (DS828) | Auckland New Zealand |
| Flight Sergeant |
Hurteau, Joseph Fernand Rolland | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (LW633) | Montreal, Quebec (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Jackson, Duncan John | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (LW640) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Captain |
Junor, Kenneth William | Missing in Action | 1918-04-23 | S.E.5 (C1086) | Toronto, Ontario (parents) |
| Master Sergeant |
Kempton, Arthur Fred 'Limey' | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (LK802) | |
| Flying Officer |
Kinnear, George Publow | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (MZ566) | Kingston, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Kirkpatrick, Roy Nixon | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Lancaster (DS669) | Cabri, Saskatchewan |
| Pilot Officer |
Knox, Victor Alfred | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (HX189) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Laframboise, Joseph Edouard Charles Roland | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (LV840) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Laird, John Seddon | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (LV780) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Flying Officer |
Langrish, Harold Keith | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Lancaster (JB567) | Victoria, British Columbia |
 Sergeant |
Larson, Ivar | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Stirling (EF137) | Bergen, Norway |
| Pilot Officer |
Legault, Joseph Henri Charles | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (LW633) | Magog, Quebec (parents) |
| Flight Sergeant |
Lindsay, P R | Evader | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (HX189) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Lochhead, Robert Lachlan | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (MZ514) | Detroit, Michigan, USA |
| Flying Officer |
Low, Robert Bruce | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (LK802) | Owen Sound, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Lunan, Athol Lorne | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (R9384) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Lynch, Norman Herbert | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (MZ514) | Kirkland Lake, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
MacDougall, Daniel Craig | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (LV990) | Dundas, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
MacGillivray, Angus Hector | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-23 | Lancaster (ND353) | |
| Flying Officer |
MacGregor, Peter George Harvey | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (MZ514) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Leading Aircraftman |
MacNaughton, Robert Elwood | Killed in Flying Accident | 1966-04-23 | Albatross (9302) | North Devon, New Brunswick |
| Pilot Officer |
Malyon, Douglas Francis | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Lancaster (ND715) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
McCrea, James Robert | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Lancaster (ND412) | North Hatley, Quebec |
| Pilot Officer |
McDougall, Ronald Victor | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Lancaster (ND806) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Sergeant |
McGovern, Joseph Theodore | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (R9384) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
McPhee, A J | Evader | 1944-04-23 | Stirling (EH942) | |
| Flying Officer |
Milburn, Philip Giles | Killed in Action | 1944-04-23 | Lancaster (ME581) | Prince George, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
Miller, Thomas Alder | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-23 | Halifax (LV840) |
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