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
Anderson, Henry Gordon Killed in Action 1942-02-12 Wellington (Z1091) Exeter, Ontario
Anderson, William Andrew Killed in Action 1942-02-12 Hudson (AM712) Winnipeg, Manitoba
Andrew, Wilfred Bissell Killed in Action 1918-02-12 DH.4 (A7730) Chatham, Ontario.
Armstrong, Gordon Kenneth Killed in Action 1942-02-12 Wellington (Z1146) Toronto, Ontario
Ashton, John Norman Stephen Killed in Action 1944-02-12 Halifax (HR910) Rainow, Cheshire, England (parents)
Bachand, Joseph Gilles Killed in Action 1944-02-12 Halifax (HR910) Trois-Rivieres, Quebec (parents)
Bellisle, Joseph Louis Alphonse Killed in Action 1945-02-12 Thunderbolt (KJ263) Montreal, Quebec
Boalch, Frederick Ernest Killed in Flying Accident 1945-02-12 Canso (9701) Calgary, Alberta
Bond, Walter Frederick Killed in Action 1942-02-12 Wellington (Z1146) Vancouver, British Columbia
Burton, Thomas Gray Killed in Action 1945-02-12 Dakota (FD915) Toronto, Ontario
Campbell, George Hollands Killed in Flying Accident 1942-02-12 Moth, Tiger (4995) Calgary, Alberta
Cawsey, John Nicholson Killed in Action 1942-02-12 Spitfire (AD273) Calgary, Alberta
Coulson, Ward Douglas Killed in Action 1945-02-12 Dakota (FD915) Norwood, Manitoba (parents)
Cowperthwaite, Lonsdale Killed in Action 1942-02-12 Hudson (AM598) Brantford, Ontario
Crawford, Allan Bruce Killed in Flying Accident 1945-02-12 Canso (9701) Flint, Michigan, USA (parents)
Davis, George Jordon Killed in Action 1942-02-12 Spitfire (AA921) St Lambert, Quebec
Dawson, Donald James Killed in Flying Accident 1942-02-12 Moth, Tiger (4995) Vancouver, British Columbia
Douglas, John David Macullough Killed in Flying Accident 1945-02-12 Harvard (2699) Toronto, Ontario
Drysdale, Robert Elmer Killed in Action 1942-02-12 Blenheim (T1922) Perth, Ontario
Duncan, Stanley Maxwell Killed in Action 1945-02-12 Dakota (FD915) Winnipeg, Manitoba
Eden, William Andrew Killed in Action 1945-02-12 Dakota (FD915) Montreal,Quebec
Fairhead, Ernest Killed in Flying Accident 1944-02-12 Halifax (DK129) Edmonton, Alberta
Fox, John Bruce Killed in Flying Accident 1944-02-12 Halifax (DK129) Palermo, Ontario
Fraser, Rupert Brooke Killed in Flying Accident 1945-02-12 Canso (9701) Victoria, British Columbia
Glenn, Donald Roy Killed in Flying Accident 1918-02-12 Camel (B5654) Indian Head, Saskatchewan
Haley, Peter John Killed in Flying Accident 1945-02-12 Harvard (2699)
Hermanson, Gerald Lee Killed in Flying Accident 1976-02-12 Starfighter (12714) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Holtan, Ralph Henry Killed in Action 1945-02-12 Dakota (FD915) Westlock, Alberta
Hudson, Harold Byrn 'Steve' Survived 1918-02-12 Camel (B6356) Vancouver, BC
Kemp, Russell William Killed in Action 1944-02-12 Halifax (HR910) Hamilton, Ontario
Kennedy, Gerald William (Bunny) Killed in Flying Accident 1943-02-12 Lancaster (R5676) Elm Creek, Manitoba
Kingswood, Gordon Thomas Killed in Flying Accident 1945-02-12 Canso (9701) Brantford, Ontario
Laidlaw, David Drysdale Killed in Action 1944-02-12 Halifax (HR910) Montreal, Quebec (parents)
Laing, Richard Arthur Killed in Action 1942-02-12 Wellington (Z1146) Montreal, Quebec
Langdon, Stanley Alfred Killed in Action 1944-02-12 Halifax (HR910)
Langley, Russell Norris Killed in Action 1942-02-12 Master (W8850) Stanstead, Quebec
Lenover, William Beverley Killed in Action 1942-02-12 Hudson (AM598) Northwood, Ontario
Levesque, Joseph Auguste Omer Prisoner of War 1942-02-12 Spitfire (W3131)
Lister, John Ernest Killed in Action 1942-02-12 Hudson (AM598) Hamilton, Ontario
Lothian, Thomas James Died 1945-02-12 () Fort Charlotte, Nassau, Bahamas
McGee, Eustace J Killed in Flying Accident 1919-02-12 ()
McLeod, Donald Norman Prisoner of War 1942-02-12 Spitfire (AA722) Hamilton, Ontario
Miller, Alfred Stephen Killed in Action 1944-02-12 Halifax (HR910) Sinnott, Saskatchewan (parents)
Miller, Hubert Harvey Killed in Action 1942-02-12 Hampden (AT134) Curry's Corner, Hants County, Nova Scotia
Poirier, Joseph William Killed in Action 1942-02-12 Wellington (Z1146) New Carlisle, Quebec
Reid, Max Alfred Killed in Action 1942-02-12 Wellington (Z1091) Hamilton, Ontario
Rempel, Walter Earl Killed in Action 1944-02-12 Halifax (HR910) Vancouver, British Columbia
Roche, John Joseph Killed in Action 1942-02-12 Wellington (Z1091) Hamilton, Ontario
Roffey, Alfred Victor Killed in Action 1942-02-12 Lysander (P1719) Markham, Ontario
Ross, Godfrey Hyde Stewart Killed in Action 1942-02-12 Wellington (Z1146) Edmonton, Alberta
Rowsell, Harry Killed in Action 1942-02-12 Wellington (Z1146) Pushthrough, Newfoundland
Scott, R W Accident 1944-02-12 ()
Smith, Andrew John Killed in Action 1942-02-12 Hurricane (BD821) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Spicer, Harold Victor Killed in Action 1942-02-12 Hudson (AM712) Wharton, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
Swannell, George Survived 1919-02-12 Snipe (E8140) Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England
Symons, Edwin Graham De Twenebroke Killed in Action 1942-02-12 Hampden (P1156) Winnipeg, Manitoba
Syrett, Victor Edward Prisoner of War Japan Died 1943-02-12 () Victoria, British Columbia
Thomas, Thomas Joseph Killed in Action 1942-02-12 Wellington (Z1091) Leamington, Ontario
Vagg, Robert Arthur James Killed in Flying Accident 1944-02-12 Wellington (BK248) Regina, Saskatchewan
Vezina, Joseph Fernand Paul Killed in Action 1942-02-12 Wellington (Z1091) Shawinigan Falls, Quebec
Williamson, Neil Killed in Action 1942-02-12 Wellington (Z1091) St Thomas, Ontario
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