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
Axup, George Arthur Killed in Action 1943-01-18 Lancaster (R5575) Howden, Yorkshire, England
Beebe, Henry Craighton Killed in Action 1943-01-18 Lancaster (R5575) New Carlyle, Quebec (parents)
Bell, John Killed in Action 1943-01-18 Lancaster (R5575) Pickering, Yorkshire, England
Boisvert, Wilfred Leger Killed in Flying Accident 1944-01-18 Halifax (LW334) Swastika, Ontario
Brittain, John Charles Killed in Action 1943-01-18 Lancaster (R5575) Peak Dale Chapel en le Frith, Derbyshire, England (parents)
Carswell, Andrew Gordon Prisoner of War 1943-01-18 Lancaster (W4379) Ottawa, Ontario
Caulkin, Thomas Henry Killed in Flying Accident 1942-01-18 Crane (7968) Victoria, BC (parents)
Church, Harold William Killed in Flying Accident 1944-01-18 Oxford (EB506) Prince Albert, Saskatchewan (parents)
Clemens, Claude Earlton Prisoner of War 1943-01-18 Lancaster (W4379) London, Ontario
Colquhoun, Kenneth Charles Killed in Flying Accident 1944-01-18 Harvard (3764) Sydney, Nova Scotia (parents)
Cotterell, Robert James Killed in Flying Accident 1919-01-18 DH.9 (C1304) Magdalen College, Oxford, England (parents)
Edelson, John Albert Maurice Prisoner of War 1943-01-18 Lancaster (W4368) Winnipeg, Manitoba
Fallis, John Killed in Action 1943-01-18 Lancaster (ED388) St Lambert, Quebec
Fansher, Harry Frederick Killed in Action 1943-01-18 Lancaster (ED388) Govan, Saskatchewan
Fenton, Roy Cook Killed in Action 1943-01-18 Lancaster (ED318) Hamilton, Ontario
Galbraith, John Elden Killed in Action 1943-01-18 Lancaster (W4379) Calgary, Alberta
Giff, George Ernest Killed in Flying Accident 1944-01-18 Halifax (LW334) Smiths Falls, Ontario
Glover, Robert Bell Killed in Action 1942-01-18 Wellington (Z1330) Fort William, Ontario
Haslam, Charles Broadbent Killed in Action 1943-01-18 Lancaster (ED436) Cardston, Alberta
Hill, James Benson Harvey Killed in Action 1942-01-18 Wellington (Z1330) Nipawin, Saskatchewan
Hivon, Guy Henry Killed in Flying Accident 1944-01-18 Halifax (LW334) St Paul, Alberta
Holmes, Jeremy Wayne Killed in Flying Accident 1968-01-18 Starfighter (12729)
Irvine, Douglas George Killed in Flying Accident 1942-01-18 Crane (7968) Vancouver, British Columbia
Kimball, Richard George Killed in Flying Accident 1944-01-18 Halifax (LW334) Vancouver, British Columbia
Lacasse, Florian Mercier Killed in Action 1943-01-18 Lancaster (ED436) Ottawa, Ontario
Lane, Peter Killed in Action 1943-01-18 Lancaster (R5575) Buntinford, Hertfordshire, England
Lavallee, Joseph Pierre Killed in Flying Accident 1944-01-18 Halifax (LW334) Quebec City, Quebec
Matthews, Robert Francis Killed in Action 1943-01-18 Lancaster (W4761) Grand Falls, Newfoundland
Morris, Ralph Calasanctis Killed in Action 1943-01-18 Lancaster (W4761) Grand Falls, Newfoundland
Munro, John Killed in Flying Accident 1943-01-18 Hampden (P1222) Toronto, Ontario
O'Connell, Lawrence James Killed in Flying Accident 1944-01-18 Oxford (EB506) Halifax, Nova Scotia
Phillips, Walter Killed in Flying Accident 1944-01-18 Halifax (LW334) Edmonton, Alberta
Pope, Edward Frank Killed in Action 1940-01-18 Walrus (P5648) Edmonton, Alberta
Ray, Kenneth Fredrick Killed in Flying Accident 1943-01-18 Hampden (P1222) Flin Flan, Manitoba
Roberts, Charles William Prisoner of War 1943-01-18 Lancaster (W4368) London, Ontario
Robertson, Daniel Joseph Prisoner of War 1943-01-18 Lancaster (ED444) Cornwall, Ontario
Rowson, Geoffrey Harold Killed in Action 1943-01-18 Lancaster (R5575) Kensington, London, England
Shanks, Donald McKenzie Survived 1945-01-18 Mosquito (MM403) South Yarra, Australia
Storey, Anderson Killed in Action 1943-01-18 Lancaster (W4761) Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USA
Trites, Richard Murray Killed in Action 1945-01-18 Mosquito (MM403) Sackville, New Brunswick
Vasicek, John Anthony Killed in Action 1944-01-18 Spitfire (EN504) Mull, Ontario
Walls, Rex James Killed in Flying Accident 1944-01-18 Oxford (EB506)
Walsh, John Dermot Killed in Flying Accident 1944-01-18 Oxford (EB506)
Webb, Francis Arthur Killed in Action 1943-01-18 Lancaster (W4157) Homewood, Manitoba
West, John Edgar Killed in Action 1943-01-18 Lancaster (R5575) Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales (parents)
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