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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen, Geoffrey Ernest | Prisoner of War | 1942-01-15 | Manchester (L7309) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| Ashley, Robert Joseph | Killed in Action | 1945-01-15 | Spitfire (JF958) | Westmount, Quebec | |
| Axler, David Richard | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-01-15 | Finch (4514) | Brantford, Ontario | |
| Barr, Willis Eric | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-01-15 | Wellington (X3964) | Toronto, Ontario (parents) | |
| Barre, Robert Frederick | Prisoner of War | 1944-01-15 | Lancaster (DV191) | ||
| Berry, Lloyd Joseph | Killed in Action | 1945-01-15 | Mosquito (RS571) | Hamilton, Ontario (parents) | |
| Bestel, Emmanuel George Robert | Prisoner of War | 1942-01-15 | Manchester (L7309) | ||
| Booth, Gerard Sinclair | Prisoner of War | 1942-01-15 | Whitley (Z9424) | ||
| Bradley, James Calvert | Killed in Action | 1942-01-15 | Halifax (L9622) | Penwortham, Preston, England | |
| Brice, Vincent Leslie | Killed in Action | 1942-01-15 | Halifax (L9622) | Chilliwack, British Columbia | |
| Brooking, Charles Curtis | Killed in Flying Accident | 1947-01-15 | Expeditor (1394) | ||
| Brown, Walter | Killed in Action | 1945-01-15 | Mosquito (RS571) | Tickhill, Yorkshire, England (parents) | |
| Buckham, Robert Andrew | Killed in Flying Accident | 1947-01-15 | Expeditor (1394) | ||
| Cadman, James Wilfred | Killed in Action | 1942-01-15 | Manchester (L7309) | ||
| Camp, Sydney Clarence | Killed in Action | 1942-01-15 | Whitley (Z9424) | Collingwood, Ontario (parents) | |
| Carlyon, Paul Winstanley Manners | Killed in Action | 1943-01-15 | Stirling (W7637) | Cumberland, British Columbia | |
| Chatwin, Frederick Howard | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (KB799) | ||
| Cockwell, Donald Clifford | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (KB806) | ||
| Cowan, Thomas | Killed in Action | 1942-01-15 | Halifax (L9622) | ||
| Craib, George Richard Robert Henry | Killed in Action | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (KB806) | Kamloops, British Columbia | |
| Craik, Dave Stewart | Killed in Action | 1941-01-15 | Beaufort (W6489) | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan (parents) | |
| Cummings, Ralph Michael | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-01-15 | JN-4 Canuck () | Brockton, Massachusetts, USA | |
| Curtin, Richard Lewis | Killed in Flying Accident | 1947-01-15 | Expeditor (1394) | Hamilton, Ontario | |
| Dawkins, Gerald Bryan | Prisoner of War | 1942-01-15 | Manchester (L7309) | ||
| Duplin, Wilfred Joseph Alexander | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-01-15 | Wellington (X3964) | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| Eager, Harry Robert | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (KB799) | ||
| Eddy, James Quick | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (KB769) | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| Edwards, Patrick James | Prisoner of War | 1942-01-15 | Manchester (L7309) | ||
| Elder, William John | Killed in Action | 1942-01-15 | Wellington (R1759) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Fairweather, Alan Hallett | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-01-15 | Finch (4514) | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| Ferguson, William Kennedy | Killed in Action | 1943-01-15 | Spitfire (EN183) | Peterborough, Ontario | |
| Finn, James Joseph | Killed in Action | 1943-01-15 | Beaufighter (X8134) | St John's, Newfoundland | |
| Fishwick, Jack Rowland | Killed in Action | 1941-01-15 | Beaufort (W6489) | New Westminster, British Columbia | |
| Fraser, John Henderson | Prisoner of War | 1944-01-15 | Lancaster (DV369) | Victoria, British Columbia | |
| Gain, Andrew McFarlane Harrison | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-01-15 | Wellington (BK512) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Gardiner, Maurice Leigh | Killed in Flying Accident | 1915-01-15 | Maurice Farmen () | Gunnersbury, London, England | |
| Garland, Frank Firth | Died | 1918-01-15 | () | Victoria, B.C. | |
| Gurevitch, Cecil | Killed in Action | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (KB806) | Calgary, Alberta | |
| Haag, Richard John | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-01-15 | Oxford (BG168) | Toledo, Ohio, USA | |
| Hale, Edward Everett | Killed in Action | 1942-01-15 | Wellington (R1759) | Seaside, Oregon, USA | |
| Hall, Donald Edmund | Prisoner of War | 1943-01-15 | Spitfire (BS308) | North Bay, Ontario | |
| Halstead, Vernon Harvey | Killed in Action | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (LL959) | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| Hardesty, Gilbert Peter Mallon | Killed in Action | 1942-01-15 | Wellington (R1395) | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| Hoas, Norman Victor | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (KB799) | ||
| Johnston, William Herbert | Killed in Flying Accident | 1957-01-15 | Sabre (23264) | ||
| Lang, Sydney Stephen | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-01-15 | Blenheim (L1303) | Cicero, Illinois, USA | |
| MacDonell, Angus John | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-01-15 | Halifax (LK878) | Green Valley, Ontario | |
| MacDonell, Charles Beverly | Killed in Action | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (KB806) | New Westminster, British Columbia | |
| Macleod, Malcolm Alexander | Killed in Action | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (KB806) | L'Orignal, Ontario | |
| MacNeil, Donald Bernard | Killed in Action | 1945-01-15 | Mustang (FB131) | Mount Royal, Quebec | |
| Maskill, Donald Joseph | Killed in Action | 1942-01-15 | Wellington (Z1563) | Marion, Ohio, USA | |
| McCarthy, John James | Killed in Vehicle Accident | 1941-01-15 | () | ||
| McCrea, James Alexander | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-01-15 | Halifax (LK878) | Montreal, Quebec | |
| McGregor, Duncan Pearson | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-01-15 | Halifax (LK878) | Calgary, Alberta | |
| McKay, Alexander Grant | Killed in Action | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (KB769) | Belleville, Ontario | |
| Mercer, John | Prisoner of War | 1942-01-15 | Manchester (L7309) | ||
| Merriman, Cyril Clinton | Killed in Action | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (LL959) | West Brook, Ontario | |
| Milner, Joe | unknown | 1947-01-15 | Expeditor (1394) | ||
| Mitchell, B C | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (KB799) | ||
| Mooney, Frank William | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-01-15 | Halifax (LK878) | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| Murray, Thomas Robertson | Killed in Action | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (LL959) | Galt, Ontario | |
| Needham, Henry Conway | Prisoner of War | 1942-01-15 | Whitley (Z9424) | ||
| Nelson, D S | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (LL959) | ||
| O'Sullivan, Michael | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-01-15 | Halifax (LK878) | ||
| Peck, George James | Killed in Action | 1942-01-15 | Wellington (R1759) | Brooklyn, New York, USA | |
| Peck, John Nelson | Killed in Action | 1943-01-15 | Stirling (W7637) | Windsor, Ontario | |
| Pinder, Peter Francis | Killed in Action | 1943-01-15 | Stirling (W7637) | Ottawa, Ontario | |
| Rau, Orville Jack | Killed in Action | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (KB806) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Richards, Eric John | Killed in Action | 1942-01-15 | Whitley (Z9424) | St. Philips Avenue, Worcester Park, Sutton, Greater London, EnglandEngland | |
| Robson, Albert Russel | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-01-15 | Halifax (LK878) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Robson, Jack Henry | Killed in Action | 1943-01-15 | Wellington (X3964) | Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (parents) | |
| Rumball, Harold Marland | Killed in Action | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (KB769) | West Summerland, British Columbia | |
| Savage, Donald Justin | Killed in Action | 1942-01-15 | Halifax (L9622) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Savy, Joseph Aloysius | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-01-15 | Halifax (LK878) | Calgary, Alberta | |
| Schneider, Murray Stanley Fuller | Survived | 1942-01-15 | Halifax (L9622) | Brandon, Manitoba | |
| Scragg, Colin | Prisoner of War | 1944-01-15 | Lancaster (DV404) | ||
| Smart, Lyle Carman | Prisoner of War | 1944-01-15 | Lancaster (DV369) | ||
| Spencer, George Douglas Melbourne | Killed in Action | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (KB769) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Stavenow, Leonard Charles | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-01-15 | Halifax (LK878) | Arnprior, Ontario | |
| Taylor, Herbert Kenneth | Killed in Action | 1942-01-15 | Halifax (L9622) | ||
| Tedford, George Osborne | Killed in Action | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (KB769) | Soperton, Ontario | |
| Thomson, Charles Sinclair | Killed in Action | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (KB769) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Vatne, Norman Roger | Killed in Action | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (KB799) | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| von Dadelszen, Michael | Killed in Action | 1942-01-15 | Halifax (L9622) | Havelock North, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand | |
| Walker, Andrew Morrison Orr | Killed in Action | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (LL959) | Montreal, Quebec | |
| Walton, Geoffrey | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-01-15 | Halifax (LK878) | ||
| White, Reginald James | Killed in Action | 1942-01-15 | Whitley (Z9424) | ||
| Woods, Gordon Cohn | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (KB799) | ||
| Woods, Ronald C. | Prisoner of War | 1945-01-15 | Lancaster (KB799) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Wycherley, Ronald Norman | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-01-15 | Master (T8880) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |
| Young, Joseph Henry | Prisoner of War Died | 1917-01-15 | F.K.8 (B283) |
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