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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Adamson, Agar Rodney Cawthra | Killed | 1954-04-08 | North Star (TCA223) | Ottawa and Port Credit Ontario |
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Adamson, Mary Cynthia | Killed | 1954-04-08 | North Star (TCA223) | Port Credit Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Adrain, Robert Ross Anderson | Killed in Action | 1945-04-08 | Lancaster (NX584) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Flying Officer |
Aldous, Peter Duncan | Killed in Action | 1940-04-08 | Anson (N9678) | Victoria, British Columbia |
| Corporal |
Allan, Charles Melvin | Died | 1944-04-08 | () | Vancouver, British Columbia |
 Sergeant |
Amos, Reginald John | Killed in Action | 1943-04-08 | Halifax (BB327) | |
 Pilot Officer |
Armstrong, Kenneth Maescher | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-04-08 | Harvard (2712) | Los Angeles, California, USA |
 Leading Aircraftman |
Bate, Owen Warren | Died | 1944-04-08 | () | |
 Aircraftman 1st Class |
Battaglia, Jean Eugene | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-04-08 | Harvard (2712) | Seine, France |
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Baugh, Rupert Don | Killed | 1954-04-08 | North Star (TCA223) | Beaconsfield Quebec |
 Flying Officer |
Baulderstone, Thomas Henry | Killed in Action | 1945-04-08 | Lancaster (NX584) | Tusmore, South Australia |
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Bell, Ian Henry | Killed | 1954-04-08 | North Star (TCA223) | Vancouver British Columbia |
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Belzberg, Abraham | Killed | 1954-04-08 | North Star (TCA223) | Calgary Alberta |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Bemi, Frederick | Killed in Action | 1943-04-08 | Wellington (MS479) | Ladner, British Columbia |
| |
Blanck, Oscar Arthur | Killed | 1954-04-08 | North Star (TCA223) | Vancouver British Columbia |
| Sergeant |
Blythe, Benjamin | Killed in Action | 1945-04-08 | Lancaster (NX584) | Murton, County Durham, England (parents) |
| Warrant Officer 1 |
Bomby, John | Killed in Action | 1945-04-08 | Lancaster (NX584) | Trenton, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Broadhead, Dennis | Evader | 1945-04-08 | Lancaster (NX584) | |
| |
Brook, William Irvin | Killed | 1954-04-08 | North Star (TCA223) | Burnaby British Columbia |
| Lieutenant |
Brooks, Robert Elsmere | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-04-08 | Camel (B5563) | Clones, Ireland (parents) |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Buckham, Robert Marshall | Prisoner of War | 1943-04-08 | Wellington (DF635) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Burke, Cuthbert Worcester Graham | Killed in Action | 1943-04-08 | Wellington (HE592) | Washington, DC USA |
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Cameron, Elbert Frederick | Killed | 1954-04-08 | North Star (TCA223) | Winnipeg Manitoba |
| Flying Officer |
Cook, Russel Gordon | Killed in Action | 1943-04-08 | Wellington (HE592) | Hazenmore, Saskatchewan |
| Flying Officer |
Cotnam, Royden Leslie | Killed in Action | 1945-04-08 | Spitfire (MK951) | Pembroke, Ontario |
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Craig, Alan | Killed | 1954-04-08 | North Star (TCA223) | Vancouver British Columbia |
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Crossen, James | Killed | 1954-04-08 | North Star (TCA223) | Vancouver British Columbia |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Crowe, Leo Ralph | Killed in Action | 1943-04-08 | Wellington (HE155) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
Duff, Robert Alexander | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-08 | Anson (EG361) | Milner, British Columbia |
| Sergeant |
Easton, Herbert Robinson | Killed in Action | 1941-04-08 | Wellington (R1380) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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Edwards, Alice Ritchie Douglas | Killed | 1954-04-08 | North Star (TCA223) | Aberdeen Scotland UK |
| 2nd Lieutenant |
Edwards, Harold Leslie | Survived | 1917-04-08 | F.2 (Bristol) () | Toronto, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Eggleton, Dennis Louis Noke | Killed in Action | 1943-04-08 | Stirling (BF502) | Midland, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Eise, Henry George | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-08 | Master (DK920) | St Louis, Missouri, USA |
| Sergeant |
Elliott, P W | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-08 | Hudson (FK408) | |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Evans, David Finlay | Killed in Action | 1943-04-08 | Wellington (MS479) | Mountain, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Featherstone, Ralph Emerson | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-08 | Beaufighter (NV305) | Oakville, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Finbow, Maurice Herbert | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-08 | Anson (EG361) | Toronto, Ontario |
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Finney, June Myrtle | Killed | 1954-04-08 | North Star (TCA223) | London England |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Fisher, Hugh Alexander | Killed in Action | 1945-04-08 | Lancaster (HK788) | Dauphin, Manitoba |
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George, Henry Floyd "Harry" | Killed | 1954-04-08 | North Star (TCA223) | Toronto Ontario |
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Gillett, George Herbert | Killed | 1954-04-08 | North Star (TCA223) | Vancouver British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
Glazier, Russell James | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-08 | Beaufighter (NV305) | New Westminster, British Columbia |
| Sergeant |
Godbold, Kennewth Herbert | Killed in Action | 1943-04-08 | Halifax (BB327) | |
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Goodall, George R | Killed | 1954-04-08 | North Star (TCA223) | Fraserburgh Scotland UK |
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Goodall, John | Killed | 1954-04-08 | North Star (TCA223) | Aberdeen Scotland UK |
| Lieutenant |
Grant, Reay Mac Kay | Survived | 1917-04-08 | R.E.8 (A4185) | Vernon, North Okanagan District, B.C. |
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Guthrie, Douglas Warren | Killed | 1954-04-08 | North Star (TCA223) | Vancouver British Columbia |
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Hadwen, Martha Schultz | Collateral | 1954-04-08 | North Star (TCA223) | Moose Jaw Saskatchewan |
| Lieutenant |
Henry, Frederick Reginald | Survived | 1917-04-08 | DH.4 (A2140) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Lieutenant |
Henry, Harry | Prisoner of War | 1917-04-08 | F.2 (Bristol) () | |
| Flying Officer |
Heroux, Joseph Arthur Rosaire Gaetan | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-08 | Halifax (LV935) | St Barthelemi Station, Quebec |
| Flying Officer |
Hickey, Arthur Reginald | Killed in Action | 1943-04-08 | Halifax (BB327) | Port Alberni, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
Higgins, Victor | Killed in Action | 1945-04-08 | Lancaster (HK788) | |
| Flt Sergeant |
Hill, James William | Killed in Action | 1945-04-08 | Lancaster (NX584) | Mosman, New South Wales, Australia |
| Sergeant |
Hunter, Robert Wright | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-08 | Blenheim (Z5871) | Varney, Ontario |
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Hunter, William Thomas Reid | Killed | 1954-04-08 | North Star (TCA223) | San Diego California USA |
| Lieutenant |
Husband, George Cameron | Survived | 1917-04-08 | JN-4 Canuck () | Victoria, B.C. |
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Hutton, Charles Gordon | Killed | 1954-04-08 | North Star (TCA223) | New Westminister British Columbia |
| Sergeant |
Hyland, Thomas Vincent | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-08 | Hudson (FK408) | West Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Sergeant |
Ireland, Percy John | Killed in Action | 1943-04-08 | Halifax (BB327) | Silver Park, Saskatchewan |
| Flying Officer |
Jeffs, Alfred Edward | Killed in Action | 1945-04-08 | Lancaster (HK788) | |
| |
Johnson, Arthur Basil | Missing in Action | 1942-04-08 | Beaufort (N1172) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Kennedy, Jack Matthew | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-08 | Wellington (R1597) | Elm Creek, Manitoba |
| Major |
Ker, Robert Henry Brackman | Survived | 1916-04-08 | () | Victoria, B.C. |
| Cadet |
Kirwan, Milo William | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-04-08 | JN-4 Canuck () | Wallace Ridge, Nova Scotia |
| Flight Sergeant |
Laferriere, Joseph Claude Paul Andre | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-08 | Halifax (LV935) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Flight Sergeant |
Leftly, Nelson | Killed in Action | 1942-04-08 | Wellington (Z8358) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Lemmerick, John Albert | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-08 | Oxford (AB665) | Hillside Beach, Manitoba |
| Pilot Officer |
Locke, Richard Philip | Killed in Action | 1942-04-08 | Wellington (Z8358) | Vernon, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
MacDonald, Kenneth Watson Baker | Killed in Action | 1943-04-08 | Wellington (MS479) | Gananoque, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Martin, Harold Raymond | Killed in Action | 1941-04-08 | Whitley (Z6864) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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Matheson, Donald McKenzie | Killed | 1954-04-08 | North Star (TCA223) | Montreal Quebec |
| Flying Officer |
May, Jack Raymond | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-08 | Anson (W1754) | Honor Oak, London, England |
| Flying Officer |
McKenna, Charles Daniel | Killed in Action | 1943-04-08 | Mosquito (DZ430) | New Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
McKinnon, John Arnott | Killed in Action | 1943-04-08 | Lancaster (ED568) | Delburne, Alberta |
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McLean, William Harry | Killed | 1954-04-08 | North Star (TCA223) | Bathurst New Brunswick |
| Flight Sergeant |
McMillan, Campbell McIntosh | Killed in Action | 1945-04-08 | Lancaster (HK788) | |
| Flying Officer |
McSherry, Leslie Andrew | Killed in Action | 1940-04-08 | Whitley (K8957) | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan |
 Specialist 4 |
McSorley, Rob George | Killed in Action | 1970-04-08 | () | |
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McVey, Alexander | Killed | 1954-04-08 | North Star (TCA223) | Victoris British Columbia |
| Major |
Milot, Joseph Adelard Adrien | Missing in Action | 1917-04-08 | Scout (Nieuport) (A6764) | Yamachiche, Quebec (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Moffitt, Stuart Bruce | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-08 | Blenheim (Z5871) | London, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Moors, Arthur Anthony | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-08 | Oxford (AB665) | Sanford, Manitoba |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Moran, David Oliver | Prisoner of War | 1942-04-08 | Halifax () | |
| Sergeant |
Morris, John Hubert | Killed in Action | 1943-04-08 | Halifax (BB327) | Alexandria, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Morris, Vernon Lewis | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-08 | Wellington (R1773) | Durham Bridge, York County, New Brunswick |
| Flight Sergeant |
Morrison, John Graham | Killed in Action | 1942-04-08 | Beaufort (N1172) | Seattle, Washington, USA |
| Pilot Officer |
Mousley, Kenneth Clharles | Killed in Action | 1945-04-08 | Lancaster (HK788) | |
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Nelson, Carol | Killed | 1954-04-08 | North Star (TCA223) | Toronto Ontario |
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Nelson, Caroline | Killed | 1954-04-08 | North Star (TCA223) | Toronto Ontario |
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Nelson, Dorothy Esther | Killed | 1954-04-08 | North Star (TCA223) | Calgary Alberta |
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Penner, Louis | Killed | 1954-04-08 | North Star (TCA223) | Vancouver British Columbia |
| Sergeant |
Philip, William Smith | Killed in Action | 1945-04-08 | Lancaster (NX584) | Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland |
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Pirie, Mary | Killed | 1954-04-08 | North Star (TCA223) | Aberdeen Scotland |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class |
Potvin, Joseph Adrian Leo | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-04-08 | Halifax (LV935) | Edmonton, Alberta |
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Pugh, Thomas | Killed in Action | 1942-04-08 | Beaufort (N1172) | |
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Quinney, Marjorie Louise | Killed | 1954-04-08 | North Star (TCA223) | Vancouver British Columbia |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Randall, Allen Mitchell | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-04-08 | Anson (6235) | |
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Reid, Marjorie | Killed | 1954-04-08 | North Star (TCA223) | Toronto Ontario |
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