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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Flying Officer |
Anderson, Robert William | Killed in Action | 1945-04-20 | Spitfire (MJ980) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Baird, Rodney Haslam | Prisoner of War | 1942-04-20 | Halifax (W7660) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Pilot Officer |
Baker, Frederick Gifford Douglas | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-20 | Beaufort (N1028) | Pickering, Ontario (parents) |
 Flt. Lieutenant |
Baker, Theodore Bruce | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-20 | Halifax (JB930) | North Hollywood, California, USA |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Bates, William David | Killed in Action | 1943-04-20 | Oxford (HN177) | Sydney, Nova Scotia |
 Sergeant |
Bell, Robert | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-20 | Halifax (JB930) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Bridger, Roger Thomas | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-20 | Lancaster (HK598) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
Brown, James Gerald | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-20 | Mosquito (KB126) | |
| Sergeant |
Burr, Ronald Sidney | Killed in Action | 1943-04-20 | Halifax (JB930) | Hastings East Sussex England (parents) |
| Flight Sergeant |
Charlebois, Gordon Phillip | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-20 | Lancaster (HK598) | Windsor, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Collins, Roy Frederick | Killed in Action | 1943-04-20 | Lancaster (W4254) | Toronto, Ontario (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Curzon, John Dane | Killed in Flying Accident | 1953-04-20 | Lancaster (KB966) | St. Catharines, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Cutmore, Jack | Killed in Action | 1941-04-20 | Hampden (X2986) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Flight Sergeant |
Davis, Hershel Homer | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-20 | Hampden (AD869) | Portland, Oregon, USA (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Delhaye, Hubert Francis | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-20 | Dakota (FZ623) | Charenton, Louisiana, USA (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Edmond, Norman Douglas | Killed in Action | 1941-04-20 | Hurricane (Z2632) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Sergeant |
Everett, Ronald Ernest | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-20 | Halifax (JB930) | |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Fifield, Willaim Douglas | Killed in Flying Accident | 1953-04-20 | Lancaster (KB966) | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Flying Officer |
Freckleton, Donald James | Killed in Flying Accident | 1954-04-20 | Canuck (18157) | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Sergeant |
Glover, Robert Bell | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-20 | Halifax (JB930) | Fort William Ontario |
| Warrant Officer |
Gowers, Gerard Bert | Prisoner of War | 1942-04-20 | Halifax (W7660) | |
| Flying Officer |
Hamilton, Douglas Alan | Killed in Flying Accident | 1953-04-20 | Lancaster (KB966) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Hemery, Albert Anthony | Killed in Action | 1942-04-20 | Hudson (AM713) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| 2nd-Lieutenant |
Higgs, George William | Survived | 1918-04-20 | F.E.2 (A5605) | Reading, Berkshire, England |
| Sergeant |
Ilian, Cyril | Prisoner of War | 1942-04-20 | Halifax (W7660) | |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Keon, Mathias Stanley | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-20 | Halifax (JB785) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Flight Sergeant |
La Ronde, Gerald Grenville Joseph | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-20 | Hampden (AD869) | North Bay, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Lewis, Eric Travers | Killed in Flying Accident | 1953-04-20 | Lancaster (KB966) | Liard, British Columbia |
| Flight Sergeant |
Lisle, John Brown | Killed in Action | 1942-04-20 | Hurricane (BG916) | Columbus, Ohio, USA |
| Flight Lieutenant |
MacIntyre, Gordon L | Killed in Action | 1942-04-20 | Hudson (FH307) | Arnprior, Ontario |
| Lieutenant |
Maclean, Daniel | Survived | 1918-04-20 | F.K.8 () | Vancouver, B.C. |
| Flight Sub-Lieutenant |
Masson, Donald Howe | Killed in Action | 1917-04-20 | () | Ottawa, Ontario. |
| Flying Officer |
McCann, Hugh Edward | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-20 | Mosquito (KB126) | |
| Sergeant |
McCarrol, Neil | Killed in Flying Accident | 1953-04-20 | Lancaster (KB966) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
McDowell, Thomas Alexander | Killed in Action | 1943-04-20 | Lancaster (ED770) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Morgan, John Elcock | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-20 | Hampden (P1297) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Flight Sergeant |
Newlove, Dudley | Killed in Action | 1942-04-20 | Whitley (Z9388) | Islington, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Pritchard, Joseph Corbin | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-20 | Hampden (AD869) | Edmonton, Alberta (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Rath, Henry Eric | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-20 | Wellington (T2834) | Pembroke, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Reddie, William James | Killed in Action | 1943-04-20 | Mosquito (DZ694) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Sergeant |
Redding, Antony Edward | Prisoner of War | 1942-04-20 | Halifax (W7660) | |
| Captain |
Reece, Frederick Bennett | unknown | 1918-04-20 | () | |
| Leading Airman (Acting) |
Robinson, Peter | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-20 | Harvard (AJ673) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Robitaille, Francis Cleophas Martial | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-20 | Lancaster (HK598) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Ryckman, George Albert Jack | Killed in Action | 1942-04-20 | Spitfire (BP956) | London, Ontario |
| Shoul, George Sylvester | Killed in Flying Accident | 1953-04-20 | Lancaster (KB966) | ||
| Sergeant |
Southward, Edward Kerr | Prisoner of War | 1942-04-20 | Halifax (W7660) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Talbot, James Melville | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-20 | Dakota (FZ576) | |
| Sergeant |
Taylor, Dennis Eric | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-20 | Halifax (JB930) | |
| Sergeant |
Taynen, Donald Jack | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-20 | Hampden (P1297) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Turpin, Joseph Marcel Yvon | Killed in Flying Accident | 1954-04-20 | Canuck (18157) | Sturgeon Falls, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Vemer, Jack Tony | Died | 1945-04-20 | () | Gimli, Manitoba |
| Pilot Officer |
Wardlow, Tom Story | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-20 | Dakota (FZ576) | |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Watson, Stephen | Died | 1944-04-20 | () | Toronto, Ontario |
| |
Watt, Ernest Rae | Accident | 1918-04-20 | Camel (C6722) | |
| Flying Officer |
Williams, Robert Edward | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-20 | Wellington (LP760) | Niagara Falls, Ontario |
| Aircraftman 1st Class |
Wiskin, James Harold Charles | Killed in Action | 1940-04-20 | Digby (743) | Belleville, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class |
Woonton, Henry Thomas | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-20 | Halifax (JB785) | Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta |
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