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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Warrant Officer 2 |
Anderson, Eiler Villy | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-15 | Halifax (NP689) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Arcand, Joseph Jules Rodrigue | Killed in Action | 1945-03-15 | Halifax (PN172) | Three Rivers, Quebec (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Armstrong, Leonard Wilson | Killed in Action | 1945-03-15 | Lancaster (KB835) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
 Pilot Officer |
Ayotte, John Hector | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-15 | Lancaster (KB835) | |
| Flying Officer |
Ball, Joseph Dixon | Killed in Action | 1945-03-15 | Lancaster (KB835) | Nanaimo, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
Barker, Lloyd Roger | Killed in Action | 1944-03-15 | Halifax (LL152) | Killdeer, Saskatchewan (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Barrowman, Archibald Macarthur | Killed in Action | 1944-03-15 | Lancaster (JB361) | Tisdale, Saskatchewan |
| Flying Officer |
Bland, Leonard Alvin | Killed in Action | 1944-03-15 | Halifax (LW542) | Victoria, British Columbia (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Boddy, Howard Bruce | Killed in Action | 1945-03-15 | Lancaster (LL902) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Bonter, Ian Wesley | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-15 | Lancaster (NE119) | |
| Flying Officer |
Bonter, Stewart Millen | Killed in Action | 1945-03-15 | Halifax (NP689) | Marmora, Ontario (parents) |
 Captain |
Bouius, Hielke | Killed in Flying Accident | 1968-03-15 | Voodoo (17480) | Friesland, Netherlands |
| Flying Officer |
Boulton, Clive Arkoll | Killed in Action | 1945-03-15 | Lancaster (PB516) | Russell, Manitoba |
| |
Brook, Albert Carnelly | Survived | 1944-03-15 | Halifax (LL152) | Winnipeg Manitoba |
| Sergeant |
Burt, Robert George Alfred | Killed in Action | 1944-03-15 | Lancaster (LL637) | Brampton, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Cadge, Frank Thomas | Killed in Action | 1944-03-15 | Halifax (LW542) | Shopland Essex, England |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Card, Arnold Lindsay | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-03-15 | Martinet (HP133) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Flying Officer |
Carleton, Edmund Bruce | Killed in Action | 1945-03-15 | Lancaster (KB870) | Toronto, Ontario (parents) |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Cohen, Syd | Died | 1943-03-15 | () | Winnipeg, Manitoba (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Cole, Kenneth Arthur | Killed in Action | 1944-03-15 | Lancaster (ME622) | Bowmanville, Ontario (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Colquhoun, Douglas | Killed in Action | 1945-03-15 | Halifax (NP689) | Oldham, Lancashire, England (parents) |
| Flight Sergeant |
Corrigan, G Keith | Evader | 1945-03-15 | Lancaster (RF153) | |
| Flying Officer |
Creba, John Frederick | Killed in Action | 1944-03-15 | Halifax (LW558) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flight Sergeant |
Crisp, James R | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-15 | Lancaster (NE119) | |
| Lieutenant |
Crompton, Henry Dennison "Harry" | Survived | 1918-03-15 | S.E.5 (B545) | Bury, Lancashire, England |
| Sergeant |
Cruikshank, Douglas | Killed in Action | 1944-03-15 | Lancaster (LL637) | Harrogate, Yorkshire |
| Flying Officer |
Cunningham, Walter Garfield | Killed in Action | 1945-03-15 | Liberator (KH256) | Fort William, Ontario (parents) |
| Wing Commander |
Darragh, Francis Hugh | Killed in Flying Accident | 1954-03-15 | Sabre (23078) | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Flying Officer |
Davis, George Henry | Killed in Action | 1945-03-15 | Lancaster (KB815) | Springhill, Nova Scotia |
| Warrant Officer 1 |
De Cruyenaere, Albert Joseph | Killed in Action | 1943-03-15 | Hurricane (BM936) | St Boniface, Manitoba |
| Pilot Officer |
Dobson, Lorne Gerald | Killed in Action | 1943-03-15 | Wellington (HE112) | Ninga, Manitoba (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Doran, William Lawrence | Killed in Action | 1944-03-15 | Lancaster (LL637) | Neepawa, Manitoba |
| Flying Officer |
Duncan, John | Killed in Action | 1944-03-15 | Halifax (LK667) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
Dunn, Laurie James | Killed in Action | 1944-03-15 | Halifax (LW558) | Lyons Brook, Pictou County, Nova Scotia |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Edwards, Albert Gordon | Killed in Action | 1945-03-15 | Lancaster (KB815) | Bolton, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Edwards, Peter Charles | Killed in Action | 1944-03-15 | Halifax (LK667) | Ta Ta Creek, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
Edwards, Walter Snelson | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-15 | Lancaster (ME622) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Eley, Douglas Raymond | Killed in Action | 1944-03-15 | Lancaster (HK540) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Sergeant |
Elliott, Robert | Killed in Action | 1944-03-15 | Halifax (LW542) | Blennerhasset, Cumberland, England (parents) |
| Squadron Leader |
Eno, Lloyd Higgs | Killed in Action | 1944-03-15 | Halifax (LW497) | Marysville, New Brunswick |
| Flying Officer |
Evans, Earle Robert | Killed in Action | 1945-03-15 | Lancaster (KB846) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Sergeant |
Field, William | Killed in Action | 1943-03-15 | Wellington (HE112) | Selsdon, Surrey, England |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Folkard, Donald James | Killed in Vehicle Accident | 1944-03-15 | () | Picton, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Fournier, Alphonse Marcel | Killed in Action | 1945-03-15 | Halifax (NR172) | La Tuque, Quebec |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Fox, Arthur John Dennis | Killed in Action | 1944-03-15 | Lancaster (DV194) | Springford, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Fyfe, Allan Blake | Killed in Action | 1944-03-15 | Lancaster (ME622) | Toronto, Ontario (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Galbraith, Bernard Edwin | Killed in Action | 1944-03-15 | Lancaster (ME622) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
Galbraith, Donald Irwin | Killed in Action | 1945-03-15 | Lancaster (PB516) | Dundas, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Garriock, Henry Lloyd | Killed in Action | 1945-03-15 | Lancaster (KB870) | St Catharines, Ontario |
 Flying Officer |
Gibbs, William Byron | Killed in Action | 1943-03-15 | Hurricane (HM112) | Sweetwater, Texas, USA |
| Flying Officer |
Graham, Donald Curry | Killed in Action | 1945-03-15 | Lancaster (KB846) | Middleton, Nova Scotia |
| Pilot Officer |
Greenlee, Gerald Francis | Killed in Action | 1945-03-15 | Liberator (KH256) | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Guthrie, Archibald Edgar | Killed in Action | 1944-03-15 | Halifax (LK667) | Copper Cliff, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Haberthur, Donald Leo | Killed in Action | 1945-03-15 | Liberator (KH256) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Hamill, Ross Curtis | Killed in Action | 1945-03-15 | Lancaster (KB846) | Whitewood, Saskatchewan |
| Pilot Officer |
Harris, Alfred Charles | Killed in Action | 1945-03-15 | Lancaster (KB815) | Chichester, Sussex, England |
| Flt Lieutenant |
Harrison, Reginald Wilfred 'Crash' | Survived | 1944-03-15 | Halifax (LL152) | Pheasant Forks, Saskatchewan |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Haw, Robert Roy | Killed in Action | 1945-03-15 | Lancaster (KB815) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Holliday, David Andrew | Killed in Action | 1945-03-15 | Lancaster (PB516) | Cardinal, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Holmes, Angus Wharing | Killed in Action | 1945-03-15 | Lancaster (NG177) | Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| Pilot Officer |
Horne, Robert Ernest | Killed in Action | 1945-03-15 | Lancaster (KB815) | Hamilton, Ontario (parents) |
| |
Howard, Eric Leslie | Killed in Action | 1945-03-15 | Lancaster (NG177) | |
| Sergeant |
Hudson, Robert Henry | Killed in Action | 1944-03-15 | Lancaster (LL637) | Sileby, Leicester |
| Flying Officer |
Hyde, Raymond M | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-15 | Lancaster (NE119) | |
| Group Captain |
Jardine, Alexander Myles | Prisoner of War Japan | 1942-03-15 | () | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Lieutenant |
Jenks, Archibald Nathaniel 'Archie' | Survived | 1917-03-15 | F.E.2 (A3) | Barnston, Coaticook, Quebec |
| Pilot Officer |
Jones, Richard Barren | Killed in Action | 1945-03-15 | Lancaster (PB516) | Ymir, British Columbia |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class |
Keene, Lloyd Ernest | Prisoner of War Japan | 1942-03-15 | () | White Rock british Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
Klein, Irvine George | Killed in Action | 1944-03-15 | Halifax (LL152) | Esk, Saskatchewan (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Kossatz, Thomas Carle | Killed in Action | 1945-03-15 | Lancaster (KB835) | Pembroke, Ontario (parents) |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Laing, Leslie Norman | Killed in Action | 1945-03-15 | Lancaster (NE119) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Pilot Officer |
Lawton, Darwin Cameron | Killed in Action | 1945-03-15 | Halifax (NP689) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (parents) |
| |
Lee, T E | Survived | 1944-03-15 | Halifax (LL152) | |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Ling, Frank James | Killed in Action | 1945-03-15 | Lancaster (NG177) | Sardis, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
Linton, Oswald Adam | Killed in Action | 1944-03-15 | Halifax (LW558) | Osgoode, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class |
Lisson, Douglas Clark | Killed in Action | 1943-03-15 | Halifax (BB281) | St John, New Brunswick |
| Pilot Officer |
Llewellin, George Tucker | Killed in Action | 1945-03-15 | Lancaster (KB846) | Hamilton, Ontario |
| |
Lomax, Herbert Cecil | Killed in Action | 1945-03-15 | Lancaster (NG177) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Lumgair, Norman Andrew | Killed in Action | 1944-03-15 | Lancaster (LL637) | Thornhill, Manitoba |
| Flt Sergeant |
Lyon, John Douglas | Killed in Action | 1944-03-15 | Halifax (LW542) | Whyteleafe, Surrey, England |
| Flight Sergeant |
Marsh, Francis Joseph | Killed in Action | 1945-03-15 | Lancaster (NE119) | Westree, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
McDougle, David Robert | Killed in Action | 1943-03-15 | Wellington (HE112) | Cleadon Park, South Shields, Co. Durham, England |
| Pilot Officer |
McLeish, James Campbell | Killed in Action | 1944-03-15 | Lancaster (JB361) | Glasgow, Scotland (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
McNeill, John Joseph | Killed in Action | 1944-03-15 | Lancaster (DS813) | South West Lot #16, Prince Edward Island |
| Flight Lieutenant |
McPhee, Joseph Noel | Killed in Action | 1945-03-15 | Lancaster (RF153) | Courtenay, British Columbia |
| Flt Lieutenant |
Meyer, William Alexander | Killed in Action | 1944-03-15 | Lancaster (JB361) | Piccadilly, London, England (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Miller, Francis John | Killed in Action | 1945-03-15 | Lancaster (PB516) | Grand Forks, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
Millman, Robert Bruce | Killed in Action | 1945-03-15 | Lancaster (NG177) | London, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Morin, Joseph Lucien Viateur | Killed in Action | 1945-03-15 | Lancaster (KB815) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Sergeant |
Morris, Robert | Killed in Action | 1945-03-15 | Lancaster (NE119) | Bathgate, West Lothian, United Kingdom |
| Sergeant |
Morris, Stanley Arthur | Killed in Action | 1943-03-15 | Wellington (HE112) | Abersham, Glamorgan, England |
| Pilot Officer |
Moss, William Victor | Killed in Action | 1944-03-15 | Lancaster (LM392) | Galt, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class |
Mydaski, Stanley | Killed in Action | 1944-03-15 | Halifax (LW558) | MitchelIton, Saskatchewan |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Myers, Maurice Tellier Peter | Killed in Action | 1943-03-15 | Halifax (BB281) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Newton, Raymond William | Killed in Action | 1945-03-15 | Lancaster (KB846) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Sergeant |
Nicholson, Colin Finlay | Killed in Action | 1943-03-15 | Wellington (HE112) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
Nicolson, Ian Hay | Killed in Action | 1944-03-15 | Lancaster (ND557) | Lakeview, Ontario |
 Pilot Officer |
Norgard, John | Killed in Action | 1944-03-15 | Halifax (LK667) | Orsted, Jutland, Denmark |
| Pilot Officer |
O'Dowda, John Frederick | Killed in Action | 1944-03-15 | Halifax (LW497) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Pilot Officer |
Ogilvie, Bruce Adam | Killed in Action | 1944-03-15 | Hudson (AM949) | South Mountain, Ontario |
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