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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Warrant Officer 1 |
Adams, Frank George Webster | Prisoner of War | 1942-04-25 | Hampden (P5330) | |
| Flying Officer |
Amos, Lloyd Hilbourne | Killed in Action | 1945-04-25 | Lancaster (KB822) | Woodstock, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Anderson, Bruce Edward | Killed in Action | 1943-04-25 | Spitfire (EN156) | Dawson Creek, British Columbia |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Argue, Edward Bradley | Prisoner of War Early Release | 1942-04-25 | Spitfire (AD206) | Aylmer, Quebec |
| Pilot Officer |
Bainbridge, George Harvey | Killed in Action | 1944-04-25 | Lancaster (DV244) | Medicine Hat, Alberta (parents) |
| Lieutenant |
Baker, Albert Nathaniel | Killed in Action | 1918-04-25 | Camel (D1776) | Rodney, Ontario. |
| Flying Officer |
Baker, Douglas George | Killed in Action | 1945-04-25 | Lancaster (KB822) | Lennoxville, Quebec |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Baldwinson, Walter Baldwin | Killed in Action | 1944-04-25 | Lancaster (ND469) | Wynward, Saskatchewan |
| Flight Sergeant |
Beach, Mahlon Franklin | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-25 | Halifax (LV968) | Barrie, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Beaton, Donald Walter | Survived | 1952-04-25 | Lancaster (KB893) | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Pilot Officer |
Bernyk, Victor Hector | Killed in Action | 1944-04-25 | Lancaster (DV244) | Windsor, Ontario (parents) |
 Sergeant |
Best, Alan | Evader | 1944-04-25 | Halifax (LW591) | |
| Sergeant |
Bird, Thomas Cunningham | Killed in Action | 1942-04-25 | Stirling (W7506) | |
| Sergeant |
Blencowe, Arthur Frank | Killed in Action | 1942-04-25 | Wellington (DV579) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Boucher, Gerald Joseph | Killed in Action | 1944-04-25 | Halifax (MZ573) | Campbellton, New Brunswick |
| Pilot Officer |
Boudreau, Lawrence Joseph Henry | Killed in Action | 1944-04-25 | Halifax (LV962) | Atmore, Alberta |
| Pilot Officer |
Bourque, Theodore Phillip | Killed in Action | 1944-04-25 | Halifax (LV958) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
Bowden, Leonard Douglas | Killed in Action | 1944-04-25 | Lancaster (ND328) | Belleville, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Boxall, George Robert | Killed in Action | 1944-04-25 | Lancaster (ND328) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Boyd, Allan Bernard | Killed in Action | 1945-04-25 | Halifax (NP796) | Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| Pilot Officer |
Brambleby, James Edwin | Killed in Action | 1945-04-25 | Halifax (NP796) | Burnaby, British Columbia |
| Flight Sergeant |
Bray, Charles Lorne | Killed in Action | 1942-04-25 | Wellington (DV579) | Lyn, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Brenton, Leo Arthur | Killed in Action | 1944-04-25 | Lancaster (JB719) | North Battleford, Saskatchewan |
| Pilot Officer |
Brock, Robert George | Killed in Action | 1944-04-25 | Lancaster (ND876) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Brooks, Lucien David | Killed in Action | 1942-04-25 | Hurricane (BN182) | Powell River, British Columbia |
| Sergeant |
Brown, Francis Patrick | Killed in Action | 1944-04-25 | Lancaster (ND876) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Brown, Robert Watson | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-25 | Halifax (LV962) | |
| Sergeant |
Bullen, Harry Bircham | Killed in Action | 1942-04-25 | Wellington (DV579) | |
| Sergeant |
Bullock, Philip Harold | Killed in Action | 1942-04-25 | Stirling (W7506) | Worcester, Worcestershire, England |
| Cadet |
Burgess, Arnold Theodore | Died | 1918-04-25 | () | Norwood, Ontario. |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Burnett, Walter James Norval | Killed in Flying Accident | 1952-04-25 | Lancaster (KB893) | Vernon, British Columbia |
| Warrant Officer 1 |
Cameron, Robert Edgar Hall | Killed in Action | 1944-04-25 | Lancaster (DV177) | London, Ontario |
 Lance Corporal |
Campbell, Randall kenneth | Killed in Action | 1965-04-25 | () | Montreal QC |
| Group Captain |
Carefoot, Herbert Reginald | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-25 | Liberator (411119) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Carpenter, Horace Gordon | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-25 | Halifax (LV968) | |
| Flying Officer |
Carter, Kenneth Roland | Killed in Flying Accident | 1952-04-25 | Lancaster (KB893) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Casaubon, Joseph Noe Gustave Robert | Killed in Action | 1944-04-25 | Lancaster (ND876) | Cardinal, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Cassidy, Brian Michael | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-25 | Halifax (MZ503) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Corporal |
Chaisson, Joseph Randolphe | Survived | 1952-04-25 | Lancaster (KB893) | St Leonards, Nova Brunswick, Canada |
| Pilot Officer |
Chapman, Robert Scott | Killed in Action | 1944-04-25 | Halifax (HX318) | Kingsville, Ontario (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Claxton, Donald Young | Killed in Action | 1942-04-25 | Spitfire (BL297) | Toronto, Ontario (parents) |
| Second-Lieutenant |
Clifford, William James | Killed in Action | 1917-04-25 | F.2 (Bristol) (A3352) | Brampton, Peel County, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Cohen, Benjamin | Killed in Action | 1944-04-25 | Lancaster (LM529) | Liverpool, England |
| Sergeant |
Cole, Frederick J | Prisoner of War | 1945-04-25 | Lancaster (LM756) | |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Coleman, George Stephen | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-25 | Halifax (HX318) | Tooting, Surrey, England (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Crosbie, Douglas Alexander | Killed in Action | 1944-04-25 | Halifax (LV962) | Chatham, New Brunswick (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Crowdy, Charles William Cyril | Killed in Action | 1944-04-25 | Halifax (LW622) | Montreal, Quebec (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Crowe, William Albert | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-25 | Halifax (LV968) | |
| Flying Officer |
Cruickshank, John Duncan | Killed in Action | 1945-04-25 | Lancaster (KB822) | Edmonton, Alberta (parents) |
| Flt Sergeant |
Crystal, Rowland Henry | Killed in Action | 1944-04-25 | Lancaster (DV244) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Curzon, Dennis Rupert Humphrey | Killed in Action | 1945-04-25 | Halifax (NP820) | Guelph, Ontario |
| Flt Sergeant |
Davies, George Henry | Killed in Action | 1944-04-25 | Lancaster (DV244) | |
| Flying Officer |
De Marco, Wilfred Tarquinas | Killed in Action | 1945-04-25 | Lancaster (LM756) | Timmins, Ontario (parents) |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Dilworth, Arthur Joseph | Killed in Action | 1945-04-25 | Spitfire (TA739) | Lachine, Quebec (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Docherty, William | Killed in Action | 1944-04-25 | Halifax (HX318) | |
| Civilian |
Doherty, Leo Benedict | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-25 | Liberator (411119) | Bath, New Brunswick (parents) |
| Civilian |
Douglas, Hamish Ian | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-04-25 | Liberator (411119) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Draganiuk, William | Killed in Action | 1944-04-25 | Halifax (LV968) | Port Arthur, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Draper, Patrick G | Evader | 1944-04-25 | Halifax (MZ573) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Dube, Henri Edouard | Evader Killed in Action | 1944-04-25 | Halifax (LW591) | Edmunston, New Brunswick |
| Flying Officer |
Durham, Lennox | Killed in Action | 1944-04-25 | Lancaster (ND876) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Edgar, Joseph Walter | Killed in Action | 1944-04-25 | Lancaster (LM529) | Hawarden, Saskatchewan |
| Sergeant |
Eivers, Frank O'Kearney | Killed in Action | 1942-04-25 | Wellington (DV579) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Elliott, Thomas Harold | Killed in Action | 1944-04-25 | Halifax (LW622) | Sarnia, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Ely, Arthur Blevyn | Killed in Action | 1945-04-25 | Halifax (NP796) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Emmet, Barry Desmond | Killed in Action | 1945-04-25 | Lancaster (KB831) | Prince George, British Columbia |
| Sergeant |
Etienne, Francis | Killed in Action | 1944-04-25 | Halifax (LW622) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Civilian |
Evans, John C | Survived | 1952-04-25 | Lancaster (KB893) | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Pilot Officer |
Fair, Thomas Worthington | Killed in Action | 1944-04-25 | Lancaster (LL848) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Sergeant |
Fancy, Ernest John | Killed in Action | 1944-04-25 | Lancaster (DV177) | Poole, Dorset, England |
| 2nd-Lieutenant |
Farnham, James Horace | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-04-25 | R.E.8 (A4462) | Boston, Massachusetts, USA (parents) |
| Warrant Officer |
Fiddes, John Duncan | Killed in Action | 1944-04-25 | Lancaster (LM529) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Sergeant |
French, Gerald Francis | Killed in Action | 1944-04-25 | Lancaster (ND469) | Cornerbrook, Newfoundland |
| Flying Officer |
Gaudet, Paul Alexander | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-04-25 | Harvard (3823) | Miscouche, Prince Edward Island |
| |
Gibbs, Hugh Marsden | Survived | 1918-04-25 | R.E.8 (B6615) | |
| Sergeant |
Girard, Herman Norman | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-25 | Halifax (LW591) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Goodman, Robert Brown | Killed in Action | 1942-04-25 | Whitley (Z6733) | Bracebridge, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Gravel, Thomas George Alfred Joseph | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-25 | Halifax (LW591) | |
| Flt Sergeant |
Greenwood, Ernest Walter | Killed in Action | 1944-04-25 | Lancaster (ND469) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Gunn, Francis Winburn | Killed in Action | 1944-04-25 | Lancaster (DV177) | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Flying Officer |
Hadley, Keith Bayfield | Killed in Action | 1944-04-25 | Mosquito (MM419) | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan |
| Second-Lieutenant |
Hames, Clifford Otto Robinson | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-04-25 | 504 (D6265) | Aurora, Ontario (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Hammond, John Robert | Died | 1945-04-25 | () | Vernon, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
Hanna, William Edward | Killed in Action | 1945-04-25 | Lancaster (KB831) | Diamond City, Alberta |
| Pilot Officer |
Hansford, Arthur | Killed in Action | 1944-04-25 | Halifax (MZ503) | Filey, Yorkshire, England |
| Sergeant |
Harbron, Harry | Killed in Action | 1944-04-25 | Lancaster (LM529) | West Bowling, Bradford, Yorkshire, England |
| Sergeant |
Harle, Sidney Harold | Killed in Action | 1942-04-25 | Wellington (DV579) | |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Harris, Milton Christopher | Survived | 1952-04-25 | Lancaster (KB893) | Bear River, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Sergeant |
Hemming, Gordon William | Killed in Action | 1944-04-25 | Wellington (LP284) | Brandon, Manitoba |
| Flying Officer |
Henderson, Marvin George | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-04-25 | Mosquito (LR525) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Henrichon, Paul Edouard Adolphe | Killed in Action | 1945-04-25 | Lancaster (KB822) | Ville La Salle, Quebec |
| Flight Sergeant |
Hiatt, Lewis Ullysess Malcolm | Killed in Action | 1945-04-25 | Lancaster (KB822) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Pilot Officer |
Hicks, Earl William | Killed in Action | 1945-04-25 | Halifax (NP820) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Hicks, Joseph Melvin | Killed in Action | 1942-04-25 | Hampden (P5330) | Fort William, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Hicks, Mervyn Jack | Killed in Action | 1944-04-25 | Halifax (LV968) | Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England |
| Flight Sergeant |
Higgins, William Howard | Killed in Action | 1944-04-25 | Dakota (FD952) | Westmount, Quebec |
| Squadron Leader |
Hill, George Urquhart | Prisoner of War | 1944-04-25 | Spitfire (MK519) | |
| Sergeant |
Hodge, James Gerrard | Killed in Action | 1944-04-25 | Lancaster (DV244) | Cellardyke, Anstruther, Fife, Scotland |
| Pilot Officer |
Hovey, Vernon Earl | Killed in Action | 1945-04-25 | Halifax (NP796) | Fredericton, New Brunswick |
| Flying Officer |
Hugli, William Paul | Killed in Action | 1944-04-25 | Halifax (HX318) | Regina, Saskatchewan (parents) |
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