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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada |
Aho, Joseph | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-11-17 | Finch (4605) | Timmins, Ontario |
 Canada |
Breen, David Bruce | Killed in Flying Accident | 1977-11-17 | Starfighter (12649) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Canada |
Brownfield, Thomas Robert | Killed in Action | 1942-11-17 | Beaufighter (X8202) | Brownfield, Alberta |
| Canada |
Card, William Douglas | Killed in Flying Accident | 1977-11-17 | Starfighter (12649) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
 USA |
Cavanaugh, Robert Joseph | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-11-17 | Halifax (W1096) | Mason City, Iowa, USA (parents) |
 UK |
Clarke, Frederick Francis | Survived | 1943-11-17 | Lancaster (ED422) | |
| Canada |
Clay, Gilbert Frederick | Killed in Action | 1940-11-17 | Digby (749) | New Westminster, British Columbia (parents) |
| UK |
Cushing, Charles | Survived | 1943-11-17 | Lancaster (ED422) | |
| Canada |
Cyples, William Harold | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-11-17 | Wellington (LP355) | Galt, Ontario |
| Canada |
Day, Douglas George Black | Killed in Action | 1943-11-17 | Lancaster (ED422) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Canada |
Dolding, Arthur John | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-11-17 | Halifax (W1096) | Winnipeg, Manitoba (parents) |
| Canada |
Dube, Joseph Paul Henri | Killed in Action | 1943-11-17 | Lancaster (JB226) | Laviolette, Quebec |
| UK |
Edyvean-Walker, Peter Geoffrey | Killed in Action | 1943-11-17 | Lancaster (ED422) | Felpham, Bognor Regis, Sussex, En gland |
| Canada |
Embury, John Henry Cameron | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-11-17 | Beaufighter (V8380) | Sarnia, Ontario |
| UK |
Errington, John Blackburn | Killed in Action | 1943-11-17 | Lancaster (JB226) | |
| Canada |
Forster, Murray Thomas | Died | 1941-11-17 | () | Beulah, Manitoba |
| Canada |
Gibson, Robert James | Killed in Flying Accident | 1953-11-17 | Harvard (20453) | |
| UK |
Hiles, Richard David | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-11-17 | Harvard (3020) | |
| Canada |
Howard, Hollis Eugene | Killed in Action | 1940-11-17 | Digby (749) | Aylesford, Nova Scotia |
| Canada |
Jackson, H F | Survived | 1942-11-17 | Halifax (W1096) | |
| UK |
John Douglas Maddex | Killed in Action | 1943-11-17 | Lancaster (ED422) | Reigate, Surrey, England |
| UK |
Landau, Hyme | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-11-17 | Halifax (W1096) | Stockport, England (parents) |
| Canada |
Larson, Richard Henry | Killed in Action | 1943-11-17 | Lancaster (JB226) | Dinsmore, Saskatchewan |
| Canada |
Leduc, Jean-Charles Romuald | Killed in Flying Accident | 1917-11-17 | DH.5 (A9206) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| UK |
Lloyd, W D | Interned Prisoner | 1942-11-17 | Blenheim (BA807) | |
| Canada |
Long, Norman Earl | Killed in Action | 1943-11-17 | Beaufighter (LZ289) | Toronto, Ontario |
| UK |
Machon, H S | Interned Prisoner | 1942-11-17 | Blenheim (BA807) | |
| Canada |
Melville, Robert Learmonth | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-11-17 | Wellington (LP355) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| UK |
Merralls, Ernest | Killed in Action | 1943-11-17 | Lancaster (ED422) | Warwick, Warwickshire, England (parents) |
| UK |
Mitchell, Harold | Killed in Action | 1943-11-17 | Lancaster (ED422) | East Grinstead, Sussex, England (parents) |
| Canada |
Moore, Sidney Murray | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-11-17 | Harvard (3781) | New Glasgow, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Canada |
Mutch, Robert Douglas | Killed in Action | 1943-11-17 | Lancaster (JB226) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada |
Oakley, William Herbert | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-11-17 | Whitley (LA882) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada |
Osborn, Edward Stanley | Killed in Flying Accident | 1917-11-17 | DH.5 (B366) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada |
Partridge, Gordon John | Killed in Action | 1943-11-17 | Lancaster (JB226) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| USA |
Pedersen, James Morris Kenneth | Killed in Action | 1943-11-17 | Lancaster (JB226) | Illinois, USA |
| Canada |
Pepper, George Teale | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-11-17 | Beaufighter (V8380) | Belleville, Ontario |
| Canada |
Redpath, Ronald Francis | Survived | 1918-11-17 | Camel () | Granby, Monteregie Region, Quebec |
| Canada |
Richards, Gordon Hubert | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-11-17 | Halifax (W1096) | Arrowwood, Alberta (parents) |
| Canada |
Richardson, John Gordon | Killed in Action | 1940-11-17 | Digby (749) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Canada |
Schatz, Sanford Bruce | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-11-17 | Harvard (3781) | Hamilton, Ontario |
 New Zealand |
Shadbolt, Frederick John | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-11-17 | Harvard (FE466) | |
| Canada |
Spence, David Jerome | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-11-17 | Wellington (LP355) | Toronto, Ontario (parents) |
| Canada |
Stock, Harry Arthur | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-11-17 | Wellington (LP355) | Gravenhurst, Ontario (parents) |
| Canada |
Tait, Peter Alexander | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-11-17 | Harvard (3020) | Fergus, Ontario |
| Canada |
Uren, Edwin Florence | Killed in Action | 1943-11-17 | Lancaster (JB226) | Sioux Lookout, Ontario |
| UK |
Walker, D E | Survived | 1943-11-17 | Lancaster (ED422) |
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