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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Leading Aircraftman |
Abbotts, Albert Henry | Died | 1942-06-29 | () | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
Agnew, David Renwick | Killed in Action | 1943-06-29 | Halifax (JD215) | Weyburn, Saskatchewan |
| Flying Officer |
Agur, Patrick Graham | Evader | 1944-06-29 | Halifax (MZ302) | Summerland, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
Andrews, Robert John | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-06-29 | Wellington (HF641) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Archer, Charles Douglas Haig | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-06-29 | Wellington (R1036) | Phelpston, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Birnie, Hugh Waldie | Evader Murdered | 1944-06-29 | Halifax (NP683) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Branch, Howard John | Prisoner of War | 1944-06-29 | Halifax (LV910) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Bray, Gordon Page | Killed in Action | 1943-06-29 | Spitfire (AR560) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Brown, Eric C | Prisoner of War | 1944-06-29 | Halifax (LV910) | |
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Brown, Henry | Evader | 1944-06-29 | Halifax (LV910) | |
| Flying Officer |
Bullock, Charles Henry | Prisoner of War | 1943-06-29 | Halifax (HR850) | Lachine, Quebec |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Butters, Cecil Raymond | Died | 1943-06-29 | () | Montreal, Quebec |
| Sergeant |
Carey, Leslie Ernest | Killed in Action | 1943-06-29 | Halifax (HR812) | Perkins Mills,Quebec |
| |
Clark, Sydney Ewan Carswell | Killed in Action | 1944-06-29 | Lancaster (ND897) | |
| Sergeant |
Clark, William Howard | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-06-29 | Wellington (HF641) | Washago, Ontario (parents) |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Clinton, Edwin Omar | Prisoner of War | 1944-06-29 | Halifax (MZ302) | |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Cobb, Nelson Alexander | Killed in Action | 1943-06-29 | Halifax (HR850) | Tillsonburg, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Cockshott, Robert John | Killed in Action | 1943-06-29 | Stirling (BF483) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Copeland, Thomas Walter John | Killed in Action | 1943-06-29 | Lancaster (ED363) | Petrolia, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Cotton, David Neville | Killed in Action | 1944-06-29 | Halifax (LV938) | Esquimalt, British Columbia (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Cover, John Albert | Killed in Action | 1941-06-29 | Blenheim (Z9545) | Long Branch, Ontario |
| Lieutenant |
Crisp, Richard P. Adrian | Survived | 1918-06-29 | F.K.8 (B3335) | Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas, USA |
| Pilot Officer |
D'Arcy, George | Evader | 1944-06-29 | Halifax (NP683) | |
 Specialist 5 |
Davies, Donald Paul | Killed in Action | 1969-06-29 | () | |
| Flying Officer |
Davis, Kenneth | Killed in Action | 1944-06-29 | Lancaster (ND897) | New Westminster, British Columbia |
| Flight Lieutenant |
De Bloeme, Thomas Piet Gerald Greig | Prisoner of War | 1944-06-29 | Halifax (JN942) | |
| Flying Officer |
Dickinson, Robert Harry | Killed in Action | 1944-06-29 | Halifax (LV961) | Vancouver, British Columbia (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Dickson, John Edwin | Killed in Action | 1943-06-29 | Halifax (JD215) | |
| |
Dovey, Cyril William | Killed in Action | 1944-06-29 | Lancaster (ND897) | |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Dunham, George Elgin | Prisoner of War | 1944-06-29 | Halifax (MZ302) | |
| Lieutenant |
Elliott, Henry James | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-06-29 | Camel (B5670) | Edwards, Ontario. |
| Flight Sergeant |
Erickson, Harry | Killed in Action | 1943-06-29 | Halifax (DT783) | Onanole, Manitoba |
| Pilot Officer |
Evans, Thomas Govan | Killed in Action | 1944-06-29 | Halifax (LW717) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
 Flight Sergeant |
Fedigan, James Gerald Joseph | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-06-29 | Wellington (R1036) | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Flight Sergeant |
Fedirchyk, Michael William | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-06-29 | Wellington (R1036) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flight Sergeant |
Ferguson, Lawrence Arkwright | Killed in Action | 1943-06-29 | Wellington (HE272) | Medicine Hat, Alberta |
| Pilot Officer |
Fernyhough, Walter | Killed in Action | 1944-06-29 | Halifax (MZ591) | Victoria, British Columbia |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Flack, Donald Mitchell | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-06-29 | Hurricane (P3715) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Folliott, Eric Walter | Killed in Action | 1944-06-29 | Halifax (LV961) | Toronto, Ontario (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Fowler, Harry Wilfred | Killed in Action | 1943-06-29 | Halifax (JD215) | St Thomas, Ontario (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Gerard, S W | Evader | 1944-06-29 | Halifax (LW198) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Gramson, Walter John | Killed in Action | 1944-06-29 | Halifax (MZ539) | Delisle, Saskatchewan |
| Sergeant |
Grant, William Patrick | Killed in Action | 1941-06-29 | Stirling (N6015) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Flight Sergeant |
Gunyon, Joseph Harris | Killed in Action | 1942-06-29 | Wellington (Z1170) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Second-Lieutenant |
Harvey, Charles Almond 'Chuck' | Killed in Action | 1918-06-29 | R.E.8 (C2474) | Greenwood, Ontario (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Hay, Donald F | Evader | 1944-06-29 | Halifax (MZ302) | |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Helmer, Edward Charles | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-06-29 | Anson (6391) | Kinuso, Alberta |
| Sergeant |
Hill, Sydney William George | Died | 1943-06-29 | () | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Hood, William Andrew | Killed in Action | 1943-06-29 | Halifax (JD215) | Bras d'Or, Nova Scotia |
| Flight Sergeant |
Howden, Charles Victor | Killed in Action | 1943-06-29 | Stirling (BK703) | New Westminster, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
Isaac, George Herbert | Killed in Action | 1944-06-29 | Halifax (LV961) | Fort William, Ontario (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Jackson, Rutherford James | Killed in Action | 1942-06-29 | Wellington (Z1578) | Creston, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
Jakeman, Colin Ian | Killed in Action | 1944-06-29 | Halifax (MZ748) | Roblin, Manitoba |
| Sergeant |
James, James Claire Rouse | Killed in Action | 1943-06-29 | Halifax (DK150) | Perth, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Jamieson, Donald Sinclair | Evader Executed | 1944-06-29 | Halifax (NP683) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flying Officer |
Johnson, Gwynn Wray | Killed in Action | 1944-06-29 | Halifax (LV961) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Johnston, G W | Prisoner of War | 1944-06-29 | Halifax (LV910) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Joynson, Francis Edward | Killed in Action | 1944-06-29 | Halifax (LV961) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Pilot Officer |
Kennedy, Henry John | Killed in Action | 1944-06-29 | Halifax (MZ591) | Brockville, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Kennedy, James F | Evader | 1944-06-29 | Halifax (MZ302) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
Kennedy, Raymond Stanley | Evader | 1944-06-29 | Halifax (NP683) | |
| Pilot Officer |
King, Alfred James | Prisoner of War | 1944-06-29 | Halifax (LV938) | |
| Leading Aircraftwoman |
Kronbauer, Kathleen Dorcas | Died | 1944-06-29 | () | Kelowna, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
Lastuk, W | Evader | 1944-06-29 | Halifax (LW198) | |
| Lieutenant |
Lawrence, Charles James Leslie Harold | unknown | 1918-06-29 | R.E.8 () | Powell River, Powell River District, B.C. |
| Sergeant |
Leslie, Donald Eugene | Prisoner of War | 1944-06-29 | Halifax (LW143) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Sergeant |
Lindsay, M S | Evader | 1944-06-29 | Halifax (LV910) | |
| Flt. Lieutenant |
Logan, Percival NJ | Evader | 1944-06-29 | Halifax (NP683) | |
| Sergeant |
Lyle, Keith K | Evader | 1944-06-29 | Halifax (MZ302) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
MacInnis, D A | Evader | 1944-06-29 | Halifax (LW198) | |
| Sergeant |
MacKimmie, Allan Hustead | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-06-29 | Wellington (HF641) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Maheu, Francois Gabriel | Killed in Action | 1943-06-29 | Wellington (MS492) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class |
Mayer, Harry Edward | Killed in Action | 1943-06-29 | Wellington (HE272) | Alberni, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
Mayes, Warren Bretall | Killed in Action | 1943-06-29 | Halifax (JD215) | Maywood, Illinois, USA (parents) |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
McCaig, Archibald Arnold | Killed in Action | 1944-06-29 | Halifax (JP284) | Ormstown, Quebec |
| Flying Officer |
McCreight, V W | Evader | 1944-06-29 | Halifax (LV910) | |
| Pilot Officer |
McEwan, Ronald Alexander | Killed in Action | 1944-06-29 | Halifax (MZ591) | Verdun, Quebec |
| Pilot Officer |
McFadden, Ross John James | Killed in Action | 1944-06-29 | Halifax (MZ748) | Berkeley, Ontario |
| Leading Aircraftman |
McIntosh, William Albert | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-06-29 | Anson (11415) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
McLachlan, William John Andrew | Killed in Action | 1942-06-29 | Hurricane (BE484) | Vernon, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
McManus, Patrick Joseph Howard | Killed in Action | 1943-06-29 | Wellington (HE272) | North Bay, Ontario |
| Leading Aircraftman |
McQueen, Donald Gordon | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-06-29 | Anson (11415) | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Miller, Bruce Armstrong | Killed in Action | 1942-06-29 | Wellington (Z1578) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class |
Mitchell, Walter Leonard | Killed in Action | 1944-06-29 | Mosquito (MM573) | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan |
| Flight Sergeant |
Moore, George Edwin | Killed in Action | 1944-06-29 | Lancaster (PA980) | Shedden, Ontario |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Morgan, Joseph Evan | Killed | 1942-06-29 | () | Blairmore, Alberta |
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Mortimer, Donald | Prisoner of War | 1944-06-29 | Lancaster (ND897) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Moulton, Robert Douglas Webster | Killed in Action | 1943-06-29 | Lancaster (ED362) | Lansdowne, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Musser, John Vernon | Killed in Action | 1944-06-29 | Halifax (MZ591) | Wallenstein, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Nussbaum, Lambert Richard | Killed in Action | 1943-06-29 | Wellington (HE272) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Nutter, Richard Eric | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-06-29 | Halifax (DT553) | London, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
O'Keefe, Ralph | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-06-29 | Hampden (AD848) | Stephenville, Newfoundland |
| Flight Sergeant |
Otterholm, William George | Killed in Action | 1943-06-29 | Halifax (JD215) | Dixonville, Alberta (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Pascoe, Philip Jocelyn | Killed in Action | 1943-06-29 | Lancaster (ED362) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Patterson, John Burton | Killed in Action | 1944-06-29 | Halifax (LV961) | St George, New Brunswick (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Pookay, W M | Evader | 1944-06-29 | Halifax (LV938) | |
| |
Powell, Richard John | Killed in Action | 1944-06-29 | Lancaster (ND897) | |
| Flt. Lieutenant |
Raine, Almer Clement | Killed in Action | 1943-06-29 | Halifax (JD215) | Brampton, Ontario (parents) |
| Flight Sergeant |
Rakoczy, Paul Leopold | Killed in Action | 1943-06-29 | Halifax (DT783) | Detroit, Michigan, USA |
| Flying Officer |
Ready, Robert Franklin | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-06-29 | Wellington (X3888) | Reston, Manitoba |
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