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 |
Allen, Eric Alexander | Killed in Action | 1943-04-11 | Stirling (R9275) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Anderson, Peter Murray | Killed in Action | 1945-04-11 | Lancaster (ME472) | Union Point, Manitoba |
 |
Andrew, Seymour Douglas | Killed in Action | 1943-04-11 | Lancaster (DS604) | |
| Sergeant |
Ayres, Alfred William Walter | Killed in Action | 1944-04-11 | Lancaster (ND636) | Fulham, London, England |
| Flt. Lieutenant |
Barnsdale, Frank Sharpe | Killed in Action | 1944-04-11 | Lancaster (LL830) | Donington, Lincolnshire, England |
| Sergeant |
Belanger, Joseph Leonin Lionel | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-11 | Wellington (BJ879) | St Ursule, Quebec |
| Sergeant |
Bidmead, Walter Edwin | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-11 | Wellington (HE213) | |
| Flying Officer |
Bint, Dennis Edward John | Killed in Action | 1943-04-11 | Wellington (BJ879) | Kennington, Berkshire, England |
| Pilot Officer |
Blackburn, Stanley | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-11 | Marauder (HD419) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Bodley, William | Killed in Action | 1943-04-11 | Lancaster (ED760) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Sergeant |
Bolke, Leonard Charles | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-11 | Wellington (HE213) | Manchester, England |
| Flight Sergeant |
Booth, George Arnold | Killed in Action | 1943-04-11 | Wellington (HE213) | Ottawa, Ontario (parents) |
 Sergeant |
Bottomley, Harry Frederick | Killed in Action | 1944-04-11 | Lancaster (ND636) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (parents) |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Brayley, W E J | Evader | 1944-04-11 | Halifax (LW723) | |
| Flying Officer |
Bridges, Neal | Killed in Action | 1944-04-11 | Dakota (FL540) | New York City, New York, USA |
| Sergeant |
Brimelow, Ronald | Killed in Action | 1944-04-11 | Lancaster (ND636) | Wigan, Lancashire, England (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Brown, John Henry | Killed in Action | 1943-04-11 | Mosquito (DZ470) | Leamington, Ontario |
| Squadron Leader |
Bruce, Kenneth Douglas | Killed in Action | 1942-04-11 | Hudson (AE645) | Victoria, British Columbia |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Buie, Robert Montgomery | Killed in Action | 1943-04-11 | Wellington (HE159) | Trail, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
Burchell, Ernest J | Evader | 1944-04-11 | Lancaster (DV288) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Campbell, Alexander Grant | Killed in Action | 1944-04-11 | Lancaster (LL830) | Montreal, Quebec |
| 2nd-Lieutenant |
Campbell, Henry John Quick | Survived | 1917-04-11 | B.E.2 (5811) | ???, B.C. not found |
| Flying Officer |
Chapman, Harold Ernest Leslie | Killed in Action | 1945-04-11 | Beaufighter (RD436) | Maple Creek, Saskatchewan |
| Flying Officer |
Charlesworth, Gilbert Alan | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-11 | Stirling (LK456) | Toronto, Ontario (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Clamp, Clifford | Killed in Action | 1944-04-11 | Lancaster (LL830) | Upper Ettingshall, Bilston, Staffordshire, England. |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Davis, Kenneth William Douglas | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-11 | Anson (11341) | Prince William, York Cty, New Brunswick (parents) |
| Flight Sergeant |
Dixon, Michael Ralph | Killed in Action | 1943-04-11 | Wellington (X3334) | London, Ontario (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Doyle, George Temple | Killed in Action | 1944-04-11 | Halifax (LK738) | Moncton, New Brunswick |
| Flt. Sergeant |
Edwards, Ernest Charles | Killed in Action | 1944-04-11 | Lancaster (LL830) | Winchester, Hampshire, England |
| Sergeant |
Edwards, Reginald George | Killed in Action | 1943-04-11 | Wellington (X3334) | Newport, Monmouthshire, Scotland |
| Flying Officer |
Elliott, Henry Milton | Killed in Action | 1944-04-11 | Halifax (MZ542) | Medicine Hat, Alberta |
| Pilot Officer |
Essar, William | Killed in Action | 1944-04-11 | Lancaster (LL836) | Winnipegosis, Manitoba |
| |
Finlay, Edwin | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-11 | Lancaster (ND636) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Firth, Ernest James | Killed in Action | 1944-04-11 | Halifax (LK738) | Toronto, Ontario |
| |
Fitt, Leonard Charles | Killed in Action | 1943-04-11 | Lancaster (DS604) | |
| Sergeant |
Fox, Cyril John | Killed in Action | 1943-04-11 | Wellington (BJ879) | Boultham, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Freberg, Philip Gustave | Killed in Action | 1943-04-11 | Stirling (R9275) | New Westminster, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
Gibson, Arnold Roy Alexander | Killed in Action | 1944-04-11 | Halifax (LW723) | Alliance, Alberta |
| Lieutenant |
Goudie, Peter Lawrence | Survived | 1917-04-11 | B.E.2 (7242) | Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa |
 Pilot Officer |
Green, William John | Killed in Action | 1944-04-11 | Lancaster (ND636) | Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand (parents) |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Griffin, Robert George | Killed in Action | 1943-04-11 | Lancaster (ED766) | Whitby, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Hadley, Robert Stewart | Killed in Action | 1944-04-11 | Stirling (LJ822) | Point Edward, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Hallett, Norman Frank | Killed in Action | 1943-04-11 | Lancaster (ED760) | Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Hargreaves, William Henry | Killed in Action | 1943-04-11 | Lancaster (ED760) | Salford, Lancashire, England (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Hartley, Charles Thomas | Killed in Action | 1944-04-11 | Halifax (LV880) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Flight Sergeant |
Hogan, J R | Prisoner of War | 1945-04-11 | Lancaster (ME739) | |
| Sergeant |
Holden, Abraham | Killed in Action | 1943-04-11 | Wellington (HE213) | Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Holm, George Russel | Killed in Action | 1943-04-11 | Lancaster (ED766) | Peace River, Alberta |
| |
Hudson, Edward Victor | Killed in Action | 1943-04-11 | Lancaster (DS604) | |
| Flying Officer |
Jackson, Charles Warner | Killed in Action | 1943-04-11 | Wellington (HE422) | Alliance, Alberta |
| Captain |
Jones, Tom Bright | Killed in Action | 1918-04-11 | R.E.8 (B6522) | Bath, Somerset, England |
| Air Vice Marshall |
Kenny, Walter Robert | Died | 1944-04-11 | () | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Kimmerly, Amos Walter | Killed in Action | 1943-04-11 | Wellington (HE159) | Napanee, Ontario |
| Lieutenant |
King, Vernon | Killed in Action | 1918-04-11 | R.E.8 (B6522) | Milton-Next-Gravesend, Kent, England |
| Sergeant |
Kinniburgh, William | Killed in Action | 1943-04-11 | Wellington (X3334) | Parkhead, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Lalonde, Lawrence Joseph | Killed in Action | 1943-04-11 | Lancaster (ED766) | Cornwall, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Lambert, Milford Alexander | Killed in Action | 1943-04-11 | Lancaster (DS604) | Welwyn, Saskatchewan |
| Pilot Officer |
Langlois, John D'arcy | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-11 | Stirling (LK456) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Law, John Douglas | Killed in Action | 1943-04-11 | Lancaster (ED760) | Portrush, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Leader, Robert Arthur | Killed in Action | 1944-04-11 | Lancaster (JB470) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class |
Lemon, John Harold | Killed in Action | 1943-04-11 | Lancaster (ED766) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Logan, James Alexander | Killed in Action | 1944-04-11 | Lancaster (ND395) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Flying Officer |
Martin, Harry McNaughton | Killed in Action | 1944-04-11 | Lancaster (ND395) | Vulcan, Alberta |
| Flying Officer |
Mazerall, Wallace Jerome | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-11 | Anson (11341) | Fredericton, New Brunswick (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
McDougall, Lauchlan | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-11 | Lancaster (ND395) | Gore Bay, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
McGibbon, James Edmund | Killed in Action | 1944-04-11 | Halifax (LK738) | Hawkesbury, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
McGrath, Francis Gerard | Killed in Action | 1943-04-11 | Lancaster (ED478) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Sergeant |
McHugh, Francis Bernard | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-11 | Wellington (BJ879) | Erdington, Birmingham, England |
| Pilot Officer |
McMahon, Daryl Owen | Killed in Action | 1943-04-11 | Lancaster (ED766) | North Bay, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
McMorran, Albert Elmore | Killed in Action | 1945-04-11 | Lancaster (SW254) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Flight Lieutenant |
McSporran, Donald Halburtson | Prisoner of War | 1942-04-11 | Manchester (R5785) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Melnick, Nicholas | Killed in Action | 1944-04-11 | Lancaster (LL899) | St Catharines, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Morris, Grenville Malcombe | Killed in Action | 1944-04-11 | Lancaster (LL830) | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Flight Sergeant |
Neal, Harry Alyn | Killed in Action | 1942-04-11 | Wellington (HF856) | La Grange, Illinois, USA |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Nesbitt, Harold Earl | Killed in Action | 1943-04-11 | Stirling (R9275) | Cache Bay, Ontario |
| Flt Sergeant |
Nolan, Francis Thomas | Killed in Action | 1944-04-11 | Lancaster (ND636) | Loose nr Maidstone, Lent, England |
| Sergeant |
Odling, E A | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-11 | Wellington (HE213) | |
| Sergeant |
Partridge, Frederick Andrew | Killed in Action | 1943-04-11 | Lancaster (ED760) | Cromwell, Otago, New Zealand |
| Pilot Officer |
Peterson, George Frederick | Killed in Action | 1945-04-11 | Spitfire (RM904) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Plowright, Peter | Killed in Action | 1943-04-11 | Lancaster (ED760) | Worsley, Lancashire, England |
| Flying Officer |
Potter, John Foster | Killed in Action | 1944-04-11 | Lancaster (LL836) | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Flying Officer |
Probert, Kenneth Frederick | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-11 | Marauder (HD419) | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan |
| Sergeant |
Ramsay, James | Killed in Action | 1944-04-11 | Lancaster (ND636) | Glasgow, Scotland (parents) |
| Flight Sergeant |
Richard, Clarence Edwin | Killed in Action | 1944-04-11 | Lancaster (LL899) | St John, New Brunswick |
| Flight Sergeant |
Richardson, Thornton Edward | Killed in Action | 1943-04-11 | Wellington (BK459) | Scarborough Junction, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Rimmer, Clarence Flint | Killed in Action | 1943-04-11 | Lancaster (ED760) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Warrant Officer |
Smith, Campbell Murray | Killed in Action | 1943-04-11 | Lancaster (DS604) | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Smith, Roderick Giles | Killed in Action | 1942-04-11 | Defiant (N3503) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Sorensen, Colin Frank | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-11 | Spitfire (ER723) | Kingston, Ontario |
| Lieutenant |
Souter, James Mitchell | Killed in Flying Accident | 1917-04-11 | R.E.8 (A4190) | Hamilton, Ontario. |
| Flying Officer |
Stubner, Richard Frank | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-11 | Marauder (HD419) | Million, Manitoba |
| Pilot Officer |
Taylor, Leonard Keith | Killed in Action | 1943-04-11 | Wellington (HE159) | Bracebridge, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Thomas, Arthur Brinley | Killed in Action | 1943-04-11 | Lancaster (DS604) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Thompson, Ralph William | Killed in Action | 1943-04-11 | Wellington (HE159) | |
| Sergeant |
Torode, James | Killed in Action | 1944-04-11 | Lancaster (LL830) | Beauchamp Roding, Essex, England |
| Pilot Officer |
Urquhart, Alexander | Killed in Action | 1943-04-11 | Wellington (X3334) | Cupar, Fife, Scotland |
| Pilot Officer |
Wallace, Lloyd George | Killed in Action | 1943-04-11 | Spitfire (ER939) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Civilian |
Weiben, Howard Cleylon | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-11 | Marauder (HD419) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Sergeant |
Willett, Kevin Joseph | Killed in Action | 1944-04-11 | Lancaster (LL830) | |
| Sergeant |
Williams, Harold Edward | Killed in Action | 1943-04-11 | Wellington (X3334) |
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