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
UK Abbott, Randolph Theophilus Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Halifax (LK995)
Canada Aley, Harry Charles Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Lancaster (JB221) Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada Armstrong, John Archibald Prisoner of War 1943-11-26 Lancaster (JB485) Winnipeg, Manitoba
USA Arnott, George Donald Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Lancaster (ED370) Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Canada Ballard, George Edward John Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Lancaster (DV387) St Catharines, Ontario (parents)
UK Barnes, John Killed in Flying Accident 1943-11-26 Anson (11287)
Canada Barske, Paul Jack Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Halifax (LK969) Whiternouth, Manitoba
Canada Bauset, P Evader 1943-11-26 Halifax (LK967)
Canada Beattie, Donald Charles Killed in Flying Accident 1944-11-26 Sunderland (DD851) North Bay, Ontario
Canada Beggs, John Robert Prisoner of War 1943-11-26 Halifax (LK969) Winnipeg, Manitoba
UK Bennett, William Henry Prisoner of War 1943-11-26 Halifax (LK967)
Canada Berndt, Evan James Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Halifax (LK946) Cochrane, Ontario
UK Birks, Frederick Richard Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Lancaster (JA913) Barking, Essex, England (parents)
Canada Blackwell, Henry Westbrook Killed in Flying Accident 1941-11-26 Whitley (Z9279) Neepawa, Manitoba
Canada Blanchfield, John James Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Mosquito (DD669) Kingston, Ontario
Canada Bloch, Willys Roland Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Halifax (JD325) Vancouver, British Columbia
USA Brown, Carlos Manuel Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Lancaster (JB221) New York, USA
Canada Burleigh, Douglas Wesley Prisoner of War 1943-11-26 Halifax (LK967)
Canada Burton, Earl Allen Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Halifax (JD325) Zealandia, Saskatchewan
Canada Cantin, Maurice Raoul Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Lancaster (DS814) McCreary, Manitoba (parents)
Canada Capreol, Edward Louis Prisoner of War 1943-11-26 Halifax (LK946)
Canada Chalk, Everett William Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Halifax (LW242) Brantford,Ontario (parents)
Canada Chevalier, Joseph Bruno Vianney Killed in Flying Accident 1943-11-26 Wellington (JA450) Montreal, Quebec (parents)
Canada Clarke, Samuel Edward Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Halifax (LW242) Parkside, Saskatchewan (parents)
Canada Cooling, Charles David Killed in Action 1941-11-26 Wellington (Z8373) Dawsonville, Ratigouche County, NB (parents)
Canada Copping, Harold James Langford Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Halifax (JD411) Ottawa, Ontario
Canada Corbould, Kenneth Bruce Killed in Action 1944-11-26 Halifax (JP319) New Westminster, British Columbia
Canada Cosgrave, Francis William George Killed in Flying Accident 1944-11-26 Sunderland (DD851) Whitewood, Saskatchewan (parents)
Canada Cox, Kenneth James Killed in Flying Accident 1943-11-26 Mosquito (DD669) Toronto, Ontario (parents)
UK Crosthwaite, Thomas Banks Rendell Killed in Flying Accident 1943-11-26 Anson (11287)
Canada Davis, Kenneth George Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Lancaster (JA913) Toronto, Ontario (parents)
Canada Davis, Robert Henry Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Halifax (LK995) Winnipeg, Manitoba (parents)
Canada Dillon, John Vinton Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Halifax (LW242) Tecumseh, Ontario (parents)
Canada Dubnick, Harry Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Spitfire (EN908) Winnipegosis, Manitoba
Canada Dubord, Jean Cyriaque Joseph Emilien Killed in Flying Accident 1943-11-26 Wellington (JA450) Montreal, Quebec
Canada Duffy, Patrick James Prisoner of War 1943-11-26 Lancaster (JB350)
Canada Dugas, Jean Marcel David Joseph Prisoner of War 1943-11-26 Halifax (LK967) Inwood, Manitoba
Canada Fedoruk, William Killed in Flying Accident 1944-11-26 Sunderland (DD851) Brighouse, British Columbia
Canada Flewell, P W Prisoner of War 1943-11-26 Halifax (DK231)
Canada Galgan, Peter Edward Killed in Flying Accident 1943-11-26 Anson (11287) Dana, Saskatchewan
Canada Gardiner, Allan Thomas Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Halifax (JD411) Toronto, Ontario
USA Gregory, Forrest June Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Beaufighter (LX987) Topeka, Kansas, USA
Canada Griffin, William Mckenzie Killed in Action 1942-11-26 Mustang (AM143) Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada Grimson, Albert Marino Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Lancaster (JB458) Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada Guertin, Eugene Lawrence Prisoner of War 1943-11-26 Halifax (LK903)
Canada Haines, Victor Yelverton Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Halifax (JD411) Halifax, Nova Scotia
UK Harsley, James Henry Smith Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Lancaster (JA913) Brownsea Island, Dorset, England (parents)
Canada Hettrick, Norman Gilbert Killed in Action 1941-11-26 Wellington (Z8373) Port Elgin, Ontario
Canada Hill, Milton Lynn Killed in Flying Accident 1944-11-26 Sunderland (DD851) Quesnel, British Columbia
Canada Hill, William Leslie Killed in Flying Accident 1943-11-26 Anson (11287) Lenore, Manitoba
Canada Hillier, Trevor Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Lancaster (JA686) Goderich, Ontario
Canada Hogg, Donald Allan Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Halifax (JD325) Thamesford, Ontario
Canada Hooper, Harry Donald Killed in Action 1944-11-26 Lancaster (PD293) London, Ontario
UK Howe, Jack Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Lancaster (DV387) Elland, Yorkshire, England
UK Howell, Donald James Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Lancaster (DV387) Southgate, Middlesex, England
Canada Hultman, John Newman Killed in Flying Accident 1954-11-26 Harvard (20396) Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada Hutt, Duncan Stuart Killed in Action 1942-11-26 Mosquito (DD797) Ottawa, Ontario
Canada Jewitt, William Gladstone unknown 1918-11-26 DH.4 (B5505) Marton, Yorkshire, England
Canada Johnson, Garth Borland Killed in Flying Accident 1944-11-26 Sunderland (DD851) Birtle, Manitoba
Canada Johnson, John Alfred Killed in Flying Accident 1944-11-26 Sunderland (DD851) Ottawa, Ontario
Canada Jones, R A Evader 1943-11-26 Halifax (LK967)
Canada Kendall, Charles Marland Killed in Flying Accident 1944-11-26 Sunderland (DD851) Windsor, Ontario
Canada Kindt, Cecil John Edgar Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Lancaster (DV388) Victoria, British Columbia
UK King, Maurice Henry Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Lancaster (JA913)
Canada Kinton, Clare Killed in Flying Accident 1944-11-26 Sunderland (DD851) Toronto, Ontario
Canada Knightley, Ronald George Edward Killed in Vehicle Accident 1942-11-26 () Agincourt, Ontario
Canada Laflamme, Joseph George Euclid Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Halifax (LK973) Montreal, Quebec
Canada Lamont, Charles Ferguson Survived 1918-11-26 F.K.8 () Vancouver, B.C.
Canada Leech, Frederick Sydney Killed in Action 1944-11-26 Halifax (JP319) Two Hills, Alberta
Canada Lowe, John William Prisoner of War 1943-11-26 Lancaster (LM379)
Canada Lynch, John Donald Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Lancaster (ED809) Ayton, Ontario
Canada MacDonald, Archibald Stewart Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Lancaster (DV388) Sydney, Nova Scotia
Canada Mann, Norman Willan Prisoner of War 1943-11-26 Halifax (LK946)
Canada McCallum, Peter Thompson Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Halifax (JD325) Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada McKhool, George Joseph Killed in Action 1941-11-26 Wellington (Z8736) Ottawa, Ontario
Canada McKinnon, Ian Killed in Action 1944-11-26 Lancaster (PD293) Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada McMaster, John Percy Prisoner of War 1943-11-26 Halifax (LK969) Windsor, Ontario
Canada McNair, Nathaniel Wesley Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Lancaster (ED370) Chilliwack, British Columbia
Canada McSorley, Rob Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Lancaster (ED809) Verdun, Quebec
Canada Metz, Donald James Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Halifax (JD325) Kitchener, Ontario (parents)
Canada Millar, Kenneth Robert Grant Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Lancaster (JA913) Ottawa, Ontario
Canada Miller, James Reginald Killed in Action 1942-11-26 Spitfire (ER327) Montreal, Quebec
Canada Mitchell, William Alexander Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Lancaster (DS793) Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada Moncrieff, Stanley Richard Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Halifax (JD411) Senlac, Saskatchewan (parents)
Canada Moore, Frank Prisoner of War 1943-11-26 Halifax (LK969) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Canada Morand, Raymond Florent Killed in Flying Accident 1943-11-26 Wellington (JA450) Three Rivers, Quebec
Canada Morrison, Stewart Mackenzie Killed in Flying Accident 1942-11-26 Harvard (3778) Lachine, Quebec
USA Nelson, Douglas Rae Prisoner of War 1943-11-26 Halifax (LK995) New York, USA
Australia Nowland, Francis Edward Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Lancaster (DV387) West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia (parents)
UK O'Brien, Desmond Henry Patrick Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Lancaster (DV387) Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, Irish Republic (parents)
Canada Orr, Ruben Seymour Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Halifax (DK231) Vera, Saskatchewan
Canada Passant, Basil Norman Prisoner of War 1943-11-26 Halifax (LK967)
UK Pennells, Robert Henry Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Lancaster (JA913) Hastings, Sussex, England (parents)
Canada Peters, Frederick John Killed in Flying Accident 1944-11-26 Sunderland (DD851) Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada Peterson, Kermit Joseph Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Halifax (HX188) Kapuskasing, Ontario
Canada Pickard, David Leslie Killed in Action 1943-11-26 Lancaster (JB485) Hamilton, Ontario
Canada Porret, James Edward Killed in Flying Accident 1944-11-26 Sunderland (DD851) Edmonton, Alberta
Qualey, Thomas Cyril Prisoner of War 1943-11-26 Halifax (LK969)
Canada Rabinovitch, Manuel Prisoner of War 1943-11-26 Halifax (LK995) Medicine Hat, Alberta
UK Redwood, Gordon Wilfred Prisoner of War 1943-11-26 Halifax (LK969)
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