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 Lieutenant |
Aitken, Philip Raymond | unknown | 1944-04-24 | Liberator (BZ759) | |
 Flying Officer |
Allen, Stuart Johnston | Killed in Flying Accident | 1955-04-24 | Silver Star (21428) | Durham, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Baker, Peter John | Killed in Action | 1945-04-24 | Mosquito (NS943) | Fruitland, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Balinson, Alexander | Killed | 1942-04-24 | () | Hamilton, Ontario (parents) |
| 2nd-Lieutenant |
Barrett, Leland Kelly Wilson | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-04-24 | F.K.8 () | Rusk, Texas, USA |
| Flight Sergeant |
Bassett, Goronwy Amman | Killed in Action | 1945-04-24 | Halifax (NA337) | West Cross, Swansea, England |
| Flt Lieutenant |
Bell, Neil Alan | Survived | 1944-04-24 | Halifax (LW285) | Delburne, Alberta |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Bush, Richard Eldon | Killed in Flying Accident | 1917-04-24 | () | Keynsham Bristol, England |
| Pilot Officer |
Campbell, Kenneth Peter | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-24 | Halifax (MZ525) | Victoria, British Columbia (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Carter, Donald Grove | Killed in Flying Accident | 1955-04-24 | Silver Star (21428) | Nelson, British Columbia |
| Flight Sergeant |
Casselman, Donald John | Killed in Action | 1943-04-24 | Bolingbroke (9072) | Morrisburg, Ontario (parents) |
| Flight Sergeant |
Charron, Arthur Ernest | Killed | 1942-04-24 | () | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Congdon, Oscar Willis | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-24 | () | |
| Sergeant |
Danskin, John | Survived | 1944-04-24 | Halifax (LW285) | Scotland |
| Pilot Officer |
Donald, James Corke | Killed in Action | 1943-04-24 | Hampden (AT244) | Barrhead, Alberta |
| Pilot Officer |
Evernden, Jesse Gerald | Killed in Action | 1943-04-24 | Bolingbroke (9072) | Bentley, Alberta |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Fisher, Foster Clarence | Prisoner of War | 1942-04-24 | Spitfire (BL623) | Barrington, Nova Scotia |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Flisher, Gerald Robert | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-24 | Oxford (AT464) | |
| Flying Officer |
Ford, Edgar Ivan | Killed in Action | 1945-04-24 | Halifax (JP336) | Gilroy, Saskatchewan |
| Sergeant |
Fussell, D W | unknown | 1944-04-24 | () | |
| Flying Officer |
Gillies, John Alexander | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-24 | Halifax (MZ525) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Captain |
Graves, Charles Lee | Killed in Action | 1917-04-24 | B.E.2 (A2941) | Woodstock, New Brunswick |
| Flying Officer |
Hardy, Robert Edward | Killed in Action | 1942-04-24 | Spitfire (BL462) | London, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Hayward, Bernard Warren | Prisoner of War | 1940-04-24 | Whitley (K9048) | Dugald, Manitoba |
| Sergeant |
Higgins, Alfred Arthur John | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-24 | Halifax (MZ525) | |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Hughes, Ivor Llewellyn | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-04-24 | Anson (N9542) | |
| Corporal |
Irving, James Edward | Killed in Action | 1943-04-24 | Bolingbroke (9072) | Burnaby, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
James, Alan Frederick | Killed in Action | 1942-04-24 | Wellington (X3305) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Sergeant |
Jerry, Thomas | Survived | 1944-04-24 | Halifax (LW285) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Corporal |
Lalonde, Joseph Guy Bernard | unknown | 1947-04-24 | () | |
| 2nd-Lieutenant |
Lazenby, George Wray | Survived | 1918-04-24 | () | Belle Ewart, Ontario |
| 2nd-Lieutenant |
Lebeau, Russell Godfrey | Survived | 1918-04-24 | () | Calgary, Alberta (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Lee, Conrad Albert | Killed in Action | 1945-04-24 | Mosquito (NS943) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Pilot Officer |
Leech, John Peter | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-24 | Halifax (MZ525) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
MacDonell, Edward Noel | Killed in Action | 1942-04-24 | Spitfire (W3436) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Machan, Stanley Harold | Prisoner of War | 1942-04-24 | Spitfire (AD463) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flight Sergeant |
Macleod, Norman Kenneth | Killed in Action | 1942-04-24 | Wellington (X3305) | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Main, John Mckinnon | Killed in Action | 1943-04-24 | Hudson (FH350) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Mann, Jack | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-24 | Oxford (AT464) | |
| Flying Officer |
McDougall, Royal Gordon | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-04-24 | Harvard (2514) | Penticton, British Columbia |
| Lieutenant |
McKercher, Stewart | Survived | 1917-04-24 | Scout (Nieuport) (A6623) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Leading Aircraftman |
McMahon, John Franklin | Died | 1942-04-24 | () | Covan, Saskatchewan |
| Flight Sergeant |
Milne, Francis John | Killed in Action | 1941-04-24 | Whitley (T4296) | St Marys, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Milne, Thomas Keith | Prisoner of War | 1940-04-24 | Whitley (K9048) | Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Mitchell, Walter Reginald | Killed in Action | 1945-04-24 | Halifax (NA337) | East Dulwich, London, England |
| Flying Officer |
Murray, J H | Evader | 1944-04-24 | Halifax (LW270) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Naylor, Alec | Killed in Action | 1945-04-24 | Halifax (NA337) | Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Newell, Eric Robertson | Missing | 1945-04-24 | () | Cobble Hill, British Columbia |
| Lieutenant |
Nicholson, Harry Reid | Killed in Action | 1917-04-24 | F.E.2 (A6385) | Hamilton, Ontario (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Parker, Maynard Annand | Killed in Action | 1945-04-24 | Halifax (JP336) | Mount Uniacke, Hants County, Nova Scotia |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Paton, John Herbert | Prisoner of War | 1942-04-24 | Manchester (L7463) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Pearce, F A | unknown | 1944-04-24 | () | |
| Pilot Officer |
Pickering, David | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-24 | Halifax (MZ525) | Sexsmith, Alberta (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Powell, K | unknown | 1944-04-24 | () | |
| Flying Officer |
Ransome, Ronald Edward | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-04-24 | Anson (N9542) | |
 Flying Officer |
Reedie, Jack Norman | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-24 | Mosquito (KB134) | |
| Sergeant |
Seaforth, S H | unknown | 1944-04-24 | () | |
| Corporal |
Sentell, Walter | Killed in Action | 1943-04-24 | Bolingbroke (9072) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
Smith, Arthur Philip Lodington | Killed in Action | 1942-04-24 | Spitfire (W3900) | Cupar, Saskatchewan |
| Flight Sergeant |
Smith, James Alfred | Killed in Action | 1942-04-24 | Whitley (Z6554) | Port Stanley, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Smith, John Hodgins | Killed in Action | 1941-04-24 | Beaufort (L9950) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Smith, Richmond Wesley | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-24 | Halifax (MZ525) | Nelson, British Columbia (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Smith, William Francis | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-24 | Liberator (BZ759) | Kamloops, British Columbia |
| Lieutenant |
Spencer, William John | Killed in Flying Accident | 1952-04-24 | Avenger (53168) | Seaforth, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Spiller, John William James | unknown | 1944-04-24 | () | |
| Cadet |
Stewart, John Malcolm | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-04-24 | () | Vancouver, B.C. |
| Lieutenant |
Stone, Robert Spencer | Survived | 1917-04-24 | R.E.8 () | San Francisco,, California |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Sturtevant, Wilbur James | unknown | 1947-04-24 | () | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Thomas, P H | unknown | 1944-04-24 | () | |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Tremaine, John Robert Valentine | unknown | 1947-04-24 | () | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Tuckett, Gordon Russell | Killed in Action | 1945-04-24 | Halifax (NA337) | Cardiff, Wales |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Turnbull, Alexander | Killed in Action | 1945-04-24 | Halifax (NA337) | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Warrant Officer |
Uren, Harold Beaumont | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-24 | Mosquito (KB134) | |
| Flying Officer |
Watt, Walter David | Interned Prisoner | 1944-04-24 | Halifax (LW285) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Weightman, Thomas Henry | Prisoner of War | 1945-04-24 | Halifax (NA337) | Northumberland, England |
| Pilot Officer |
Weir, Ivan Arnold | Killed in Action | 1944-04-24 | Halifax (HX151) | Belmont, Manitoba |
| Sergeant |
West, Charles Francis | Killed in Action | 1944-04-24 | Halifax (MZ525) | Leyton Essex, England (parents) |
| Corporal |
Wilcox, Leonard Russell | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-24 | Halifax (MZ525) | Ottawa, Ontario (parents) |
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