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 |
Argument, Godfrey Addison | Killed in Action | 1944-09-17 | Spitfire (NH318) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada |
Aspinall, Lawrence Eugene | Prisoner of War | 1943-09-17 | Halifax (LW240) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada |
Baillie, Thomas | Killed in Action | 1942-09-17 | Wellington (X3799) | Guelph, Ontario |
| Canada |
Belyea, Arthur Fred | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-09-17 | Camel (C8322) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Canada |
Berven, Bruce Martin | Killed in Action | 1943-09-17 | Wellington (HF534) | Qu'appelle, Saskatchewan |
 USA |
Bickford, Peter William | Killed in Action | 1944-09-17 | Lancaster (LM693) | Pennsylvania, USA |
| USA |
Blackie, Austin Wyard | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-09-17 | Camel (C96) | Downey, California |
 UK |
Boulter, Roy Russell | Killed in Action | 1944-09-17 | Mosquito (HX952) | Bristol, England |
| Canada |
Bowden, Ernest Edward | Prisoner of War | 1943-09-17 | Halifax (LW240) | Kindersley, Saskatchewan |
| Canada |
Brown, Brian Edward | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-09-17 | Whitley (LA879) | Yorkton, Saskatchewan |
| Canada |
Brown, George William | Killed in Action | 1944-09-17 | Mosquito (NS979) | Sarnia, Ontario |
| Canada |
Brownscombe, Morley Craig | Died | 1943-09-17 | () | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Canada |
Bryson, Stuart Gary | Killed in Flying Accident | 1951-09-17 | Texan T-6 (4285174) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| UK |
Butters, Uriah Bernard | Killed in Action | 1944-09-17 | Lancaster (LM693) | |
| Canada |
Cail, Frederick George | Died | 1939-09-17 | () | Mission City, British Columbia (parents) |
| Canada |
Cardy, Bruce Ross | Killed in Flying Accident | 1951-09-17 | Texan T-6 (4285174) | Brant County, Ontario |
| Canada |
Caron, Aime Leon | Killed in Action | 1942-09-17 | Lancaster (R5890) | Kenora, Ontario (parents) |
| Canada |
Carswell, James Cannon | Killed in Action | 1942-09-17 | Wellington (X3799) | Kirkland Lake,Ontario (parents) |
| Canada |
Chase, Robert Fleming | Killed in Action | 1942-09-17 | Lancaster (W4178) | Fredericton, New Brunswick |
| Canada |
Chreiman, Warren William | Prisoner of War | 1918-09-17 | S.E.5 (D6030) | Paradise Valley, Maricopa, Arizona, USA |
| Canada |
Clarke, Robert Edward | Killed in Action | 1942-09-17 | Stirling (W7569) | Matlock, Manitoba (parents) |
| UK |
Cockerill, Douglas | Killed in Action | 1943-09-17 | Wellington (MP710) | Leeds, Yorkshire, England (parents) |
| Canada |
Cowley, Stuart Harold | Killed in Action | 1942-09-17 | Lancaster (W4138) | Windsor, Ontario |
| Canada |
Crocker, Murray Rowe | Killed in Action | 1942-09-17 | Lancaster (W4138) | Prince George, British Columbia |
| Canada |
Cronin, Edward John | Survived | 1918-09-17 | () | Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA |
| Canada |
Cunningham, Francis Joseph | Died | 1916-09-17 | () | |
| Canada |
Davis, Howard Elfric | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-09-17 | Wellington (MP710) | Dunrobin, Ontario (parents) |
| Canada |
Dawson, Douglas | Killed in Action | 1944-09-17 | Lancaster (LM693) | Cookstown, Ontario |
| UK |
Dooley, Peter Lawrence | Killed in Action | 1944-09-17 | Lancaster (LM693) | |
| Canada |
Draper, John Dudley | Killed in Action | 1941-09-17 | Spitfire (AB813) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada |
Dreschsier, W W | Evader | 1942-09-17 | Wellington (BJ877) | |
| Canada |
Drew, Thomas Alexander | Killed in Action | 1942-09-17 | Wellington (N2778) | London, Ontario |
| Canada |
Duggan, Edmund Sidney | Survived | 1916-09-17 | B.E.12 (6595) | Toronto, York County, Ontario |
| Canada |
Dumont, Stanley Charles | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-09-17 | Crane (8128) | Bridesville, British Columbia |
| Canada |
Edwards, Milborn Osborne | Prisoner of War | 1942-09-17 | Wellington (X3799) | |
| UK |
Fear, Alec William Vernum | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-09-17 | Hampden (AN146) | |
| Canada |
Ferrier, Edwin John Marr | Killed | 1943-09-17 | () | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Canada |
Finkelstone-Sayliss, Raphael | Killed in Action | 1942-09-17 | Hudson (AM587) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Canada |
Flood, Donald George | Killed in Action | 1944-09-17 | Lancaster (LM693) | Woodstock, Ontario |
| UK |
Fuller, Roy Alan | Killed in Action | 1944-09-17 | Mosquito (NS979) | Gidea Park, Essex, United Kingdom |
| USA |
Geiger, William Dodd | Prisoner of War | 1941-09-17 | Spitfire (W3763) | |
| Canada |
Graham, G T | Evader | 1943-09-17 | Halifax (LW240) | Aurora, Ontario |
| Canada |
Graham, Norman Maxwell | Prisoner of War | 1942-09-17 | Wellington (BJ877) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada |
Grant, William Seaman | Killed in Action | 1942-09-17 | Halifax (W7770) | Clifton Royal, Kings County, New Brunswick |
| UK |
Guest, Lawrence Bernard | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-09-17 | Harvard (2630) | |
| Canada |
Inverarity, John Alexander | Survived | 1943-09-17 | Whitley (BD204) | Wellwood, Manitoba |
| Canada |
Jackson, Gordon Bert | Killed in Vehicle Accident | 1941-09-17 | () | Gadsby, Alberta |
| Canada |
Jeffreys, Frederick | Survived | 1918-09-17 | F.2 (Bristol) (D8062) | Denver, Colorado, USA |
| Canada |
Johnston, Arnold Ney | Killed in Action | 1944-09-17 | Lancaster (LM693) | Burketon, Ontario |
| Canada |
Johnston, Hubert Clodomir | Killed in Action | 1942-09-17 | Lancaster (W4178) | Vernon, British Columbia |
| Canada |
Kell, William Leslie | Prisoner of War | 1942-09-17 | Whitley (P4931) | |
| Canada |
King, John Nelson Secord | Killed in Action | 1942-09-17 | Lancaster (W4138) | Oakville, Ontario |
| Canada |
Kitchen, Harold Allen Nelson | Killed in Action | 1943-09-17 | Stirling (EF114) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Canada |
Kitson, Charles Albert | Killed in Action | 1942-09-17 | Halifax (W7770) | Macgregor, Manitoba |
| Canada |
Kropf, Lorne Edward | Evader | 1942-09-17 | Halifax (W7770) | Kitchener, Ontario |
| Canada |
Locke, Horace Leonard | Killed in Action | 1944-09-17 | Halifax (MZ289) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Canada |
Martin, Leonard Frank | Evader | 1943-09-17 | Halifax (LW240) | |
| Canada |
McBean, William Charles | Killed in Action | 1942-09-17 | Wellington (X3799) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada |
McGregor, Charles Gordon Tassie | Killed in Action | 1942-09-17 | Boston (W8331) | Highgate, Ontario |
| Canada |
McNally, Allan Frank | Killed in Action | 1944-09-17 | Lancaster (PB416) | Minaki, Ontario |
| Canada |
Moody, Donald Beverley | Killed in Action | 1942-09-17 | Lancaster (R5890) | Mission City, British Columbia |
| Canada |
Morgan, James Cuthbert | Killed in Action | 1944-09-17 | Halifax (MZ814) | St John, New Brunswick |
| Canada |
Muir, Henry James | Killed in Action | 1944-09-17 | Mustang (FZ125) | Three Rivers, Quebec |
| Canada |
Murphy, Gerald Gabriel | Killed in Flying Accident | 1940-09-17 | Moth, Tiger (244) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Canada |
Murray, William Frederick | Killed in Action | 1942-09-17 | Halifax (W7770) | Armstrong, British Columbia |
| Canada |
Nichols, Paul Eaton | Killed in Action | 1943-09-17 | Wellington (HF534) | Freeport, Digby County, New Brunswick |
| USA |
Norris, Kenneth Allan | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-09-17 | Wellington (W5647) | Folmsted Mission, Texas, USA |
| Canada |
Parr, Albert Edwin | Prisoner of War | 1942-09-17 | Wellington (X3799) | Kingston, Ontario |
| Canada |
Paton, Charles Andrew | Killed in Action | 1942-09-17 | Halifax (W7770) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada |
Pennell, Harry Allen | Killed in Action | 1943-09-17 | Wellington (HF534) | Oshawa, Ontario |
| Canada |
Persian, Arthur Thomas | Killed in Action | 1942-09-17 | Boston (W8331) | Bowsman River, Manitoba |
 Australia |
Pike, John Walter | Killed in Action | 1943-09-17 | Wellington (MP710) | Fullarton, South Australia (parents) |
| UK |
Pittock, Trevor Alfred | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-09-17 | Mosquito (KB178) | |
| Canada |
Restivo, Anthont | Prisoner of War | 1942-09-17 | Whitley (P4931) | |
| Canada |
Robson, Sidney Bentley | Killed in Action | 1942-09-17 | Wellington (N2778) | Knowlton, Quebec |
| Australia |
Rutherford, Allan James | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-09-17 | Mosquito (KB178) | |
| Canada |
Saunders, Harry Creighton | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-09-17 | () | Erin, Ontario. |
| Canada |
Scanlan, Wilfred George | Killed in Action | 1944-09-17 | Lancaster (LM693) | Westport, Ontario |
| Canada |
Simonson, Clifford Oliver | Prisoner of War | 1942-09-17 | Whitley (P4931) | Kingman, Alberta |
| Canada |
Slee, Richard Arthur Boyson | Killed in Action | 1944-09-17 | Mustang (SR437) | Duncan, British Columbia |
| Canada |
Smith, H F E | Evader | 1943-09-17 | Halifax (LW240) | |
| USA |
Spangler, Harold Leroy | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-09-17 | Anson (R9645) | Bowling Green, Ohio, USA |
| Canada |
St Louis, Joseph Gordon | Killed in Action | 1942-09-17 | Halifax (W7770) | Renfrew, Ontario |
| Canada |
Streeter, Norman Leslie | Died | 1942-09-17 | () | |
| Canada |
Stuart, Charles Edwin | Killed in Action | 1942-09-17 | Boston (W8331) | Wallaceburg, Ontario |
| Canada |
Taylor, Robert Edward | Killed in Action | 1917-09-17 | DH.5 (A9409) | South Woodslee, Ontario. |
| UK |
Toyne, Jack | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-09-17 | Wellington (MP710) | Wisewood, Yorkshire, England (parents) |
| Canada |
Van Norman, Hugh Duncan | Killed in Action | 1942-09-17 | Wellington (N2778) | Calgary, Alberta |
| UK |
Vose, Eric | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-09-17 | Wellington (MP710) | Litherland, Lancashire, England (parents) |
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