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 Armstrong, Robert Howard Killed in Action 1944-10-23 Lancaster (PA174) Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada Barbeau, Victor Alexis unknown 1917-10-23 ()
Canada Beairsto, Frank James Killed 1942-10-23 () Sedgewick, Alberta
Canada Boyd, John Fisher Killed in Flying Accident 1941-10-23 Hudson (AM895) Collingwood, Ontario
Canada Bracey, Victor Charles Edelsten Killed in Flying Accident 1917-10-23 () Wedmore, Somerset, England
Canada Bremner, David Alexander Edward Killed in Action 1941-10-23 Spitfire (P8546) Tillsonburg, Ontario
Canada Brown, Clayton Perry Killed in Action 1943-10-23 Halifax (EB218) Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Canada Bruce, George Russell Killed in Action 1941-10-23 Hurricane (Z3649) Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada Burns, Robert William Killed 1941-10-23 () Toronto, Ontario
Canada Cole, William Robert Killed in Flying Accident 1967-10-23 Sabre (23083) Wapila, Saskatchewan
Canada Collingwood, Joseph Vincent Killed in Action 1944-10-23 Lancaster (PA174) Ottawa, Ontario (parents)
Canada Cotter, Donald Joseph Killed in Flying Accident 1943-10-23 Hudson (FK398) Pembroke, Ontario (parents)
Canada Cox, John Robert Thomas Prisoner of War 1943-10-23 Halifax (LK633) Toronto, Ontario
Canada Craig, Stanley Maynard Killed in Action 1943-10-23 Hudson (FK398) Ottawa, Ontario (parents)
Canada Dance, John James Killed in Action 1943-10-23 Halifax (EB218) Toronto, Ontario
Canada Drinnan, Robert Kerr Prisoner of War 1943-10-23 Lancaster (JB413) Regina, Saskatchewan
UK Edridge, Stanley Charles Prisoner of War 1943-10-23 Halifax (LK633)
Canada Farr, Harry Prior Killed in Action 1943-10-23 Halifax (EB218) Oakville, Ontario
UK Fry, Arthur Frank Killed in Action 1943-10-23 Halifax (EB218) Bath, Somerset, England
Canada Futoranski, Joseph Killed in Action 1944-10-23 Lancaster (KB776) Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada Gifford, Randal Manliff Prisoner of War 1941-10-23 Hampden (P1218)
Canada Gillis, Gordon Harvey Survived 1918-10-23 DH.9 () Halifax, Nova Scotia
Canada Gillis, Malcolm Lawrence Matthew Killed in Flying Accident 1944-10-23 Halifax (JB963) Cranbrook, British Columbia
Canada Goodearle, Francis Roy Killed in Flying Accident 1918-10-23 F.2 (Bristol) (E2590) Kingston Mills, Kingston, Ontario
Canada Grant, George Killed in Flying Accident 1940-10-23 Flamingo (R2510) Islington, Ontario
Canada Guay, Francis John Killed in Action 1943-10-23 Halifax (EB218) Pembroke, Ontario
Canada Hallam, George Theodore Killed in Action 1944-10-23 Halifax (MZ906) Calgary, Alberta
Canada Harris, Howard Vernon Died 1918-10-23 () Vancouver, B.C. (parents)
USA Harrison, James Robert Killed in Action 1943-10-23 Halifax (LK633) Washington, DC USA
Canada Holding, James Ashworth Killed in Action 1944-10-23 Hurricane (5636) Niagara Falls, Ontario
Hornsey, Norman Leonard Killed in Flying Accident 1941-10-23 Hudson (AM896)
Canada Innes, Lloyd John Killed in Action 1944-10-23 Halifax (MZ906) Ottawa, Ontario
Canada Jeffries, Edward Charles Norman Killed in Action 1940-10-23 Flamingo (R2510) Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada Jickling, Frank Killed in Flying Accident 1917-10-23 504 (B3105) Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada Kelley, Robert Frederick Killed in Flying Accident 1941-10-23 Hudson (AM896) Toronto, Ontario
Canada Kirsch, Abie Killed in Flying Accident 1941-10-23 Hudson (AM895) Montreal, Quebec
Canada Lepper, Harry Joshua Died 1944-10-23 () Port Arthur, Ontario
Canada Luard, Richard Aubrey Killed in Flying Accident 1941-10-23 Hudson (AM896) Burford, Ontario
UK Mallabone, John Killed in Action 1944-10-23 Lancaster (KB776) Bedworth, Warwickshire, England
Canada Marting, Harold Fesler (Hal) Prisoner of War 1942-10-23 Kittyhawk (FR309)
Canada McBride, Andrew Survived 1918-10-23 F.2 (Bristol) (E2590)
McCullough, Donald Lorne Killed in Flying Accident 1973-10-23 Starfighter (12857)
Canada McGuffin, William Chester Killed in Action 1944-10-23 Lancaster (KB776) Calgary, Alberta
Canada McKendry, John Alan Killed in Action 1944-10-23 Lancaster (PA174) Toronto, Ontario
Canada Meyers, Adam Henry Prisoner of War 1943-10-23 Halifax (LK633) Toronto, Ontario
Canada Mitchell, Peter John Felix Killed in Action 1944-10-23 Halifax (MZ906) Manor, Saskatchewan
Canada Molloy, Robert Killed in Action 1944-10-23 Lancaster (KB776) Edmonton, Alberta
Canada Moore, Lorne Joseph Killed in Action 1944-10-23 Halifax (MZ906) Regina, Saskatchewan
UK Morris, A J Killed in Flying Accident 1941-10-23 Hudson (AM895)
Canada Moul, Jack Prisoner of War 1942-10-23 Spitfire (BL575) Port Albernie, British Columbia
Canada Muir, Norman Charles Killed in Action 1944-10-23 Halifax (MZ906) Lakeview, Ontario
Canada Neufeld, Edmund Killed in Action 1944-10-23 Lancaster (KB776) Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada Neville, Robert Thomas Killed in Action 1944-10-23 Lancaster (KB776) Elgin, Manitoba
Canada O'Hanley, Charles Beeching Killed in Flying Accident 1941-10-23 Hudson (AM896) Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Canada Oliver, Thomas Edward Killed in Action 1942-10-23 Halifax (W7862) Toronto, Ontario
Canada Orr, Osborne John Killed in Action 1918-10-23 Camel (D9613) Vancouver, B.C.
Canada Padveen, Issie Died 1943-10-23 () Montreal, Quebec
Canada Parker, William Downer Died 1918-10-23 () Newcastle, Ontario.
Canada Pelchat, Louis-Joseph Antonio Died 1918-10-23 () Montreal, Quebec (parents)
Canada Pennal, Howard Laurence Killed in Action 1918-10-23 F.2 (Bristol) (E2470) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A
Canada Pepper, Arthur Henry Killed in Action 1942-10-23 Halifax (W7659) Ottawa, Ontario
Canada Pole, Douglas Campbell Killed in Action 1944-10-23 Halifax (MZ906) Sarnia, Ontario
Canada Poudrette, Joseph Gilles Alfred Died 1943-10-23 () Sherbrooke, Quebec
Canada Rankin, Franklin Sharp Killed in Action 1916-10-23 F.E.2 (4929) Woodstock, New Brunswick
Canada Russell, Harry Killed in Action 1943-10-23 Halifax (LK633) Toronto, Ontario
Canada Schlievert, Roy Cecil Killed in Action 1944-10-23 Lancaster (KB776) Kirkland Lake, Ontario
Canada Simpson, Gerald Adams Died 1944-10-23 () Trenton, Ontario
Canada Sisley, Malcolm Millard 'Max' Survived 1916-10-23 B.E.2 (5857) Toronto, Ontario
Canada Smith, Desmond Roderick Killed in Action 1944-10-23 Lancaster (PA174) Edmonton, Alberta
Canada Sutcliffe, Geoffrey Killed in Action 1918-10-23 Camel (F3101)
Canada Thomas, Wilbert Harry Killed in Action 1942-10-23 Halifax (W7862) Toronto, Ontario
UK Thornley, Douglas Leslie Killed in Action 1943-10-23 Halifax (EB218) Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England
Canada Tomlinson, Eric Keith Killed in Action 1942-10-23 Kittyhawk (FL314) East York, Ontario
Canada Tweter, Lloyd Allan Killed in Action 1944-10-23 Lancaster (PA174) Edmonton, Alberta
Canada Wainwright, Alan Ewart Gilbert Killed in Flying Accident 1941-10-23 Hudson (AM895) Toronto, Ontario
Canada Ward, Harry Brouard Killed in Flying Accident 1918-10-23 F.E.2 (D3788) ????, Nova Scotia
Canada Watson, Floyd Bertram Killed in Action 1943-10-23 Halifax (EB218) Oshawa, Ontario
Canada Wells, Roy Arthur Killed in Action 1943-10-23 Halifax (LK633) Noranda, Quebec
UK Wemyss, John Michael Killed in Action 1944-10-23 Halifax (MZ906) Newbridge, Midlothian, England
UK Winter, Harry Thomas Prisoner of War 1943-10-23 Halifax (LK633)
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