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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lieutenant |
Adams, Briggs Kilburn | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-03-14 | DH.4 () | Montclair, New Jersey, USA |
| Sergeant |
Adamson, Douglas Clayhurst | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-03-14 | Whitley (T4337) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Flying Officer |
Ashmore, Robert Arnold | Killed in Flying Accident | 1958-03-14 | Canuck (18368) | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan |
| Pilot Officer |
Becker, Robert Douglas Albert | Killed in Action | 1945-03-14 | Sunderland (ML743) | Pouce Coupe, British Columbia (parents) |
 Flying Officer |
Berry, Peter Warren | Killed in Action | 1944-03-14 | Sunderland (DP178) | Goodwick, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Blondeau, Louis | Killed | 1945-03-14 | () | Outrarn, Saskatchewan |
 Flying Officer |
Burt, Newman Blackburn | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-03-14 | Blenheim (BA107) | St Paul, Minnesota, USA |
| Flying Officer |
Butcher, Donald Seymour | Killed in Flying Accident | 1953-03-14 | Harvard (3062) | Vernon, British Columbia |
| Warrant Officer 1 |
Campbell, Stephen Gordon | Killed in Action | 1944-03-14 | Sunderland (DP178) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
Cave, Edward Norman | Killed in Action | 1945-03-14 | Sunderland (ML743) | Ilford Essex, England |
| Flight Sergeant |
Corbett, John Alexander | Killed in Action | 1943-03-14 | Wellington (BK296) | New Waterford, Nova Scotia |
| Flying Officer |
Cruickshank, Donald Ian | Killed in Action | 1944-03-14 | Beaufighter (LZ237) | Calgary, Alberta (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Dadson, Donald Seymour | Killed in Flying Accident | 1940-03-14 | Harvard (P5784) | Ottawa, Ontario (parents) |
| Flt Sergeant |
Davison, Norman | Killed in Action | 1945-03-14 | Sunderland (ML743) | West Hartlepool, County Durham, Engloand (parents) |
| Flight Sergeant |
Dwyer, Eric | Killed in Action | 1944-03-14 | Sunderland (DP178) | St John's, Newfoundland |
| Flt Sergeant |
Ford, Frederick Nickolas George | Killed in Action | 1945-03-14 | Sunderland (ML743) | Taunton, Somerset, England (parents) |
| Flt Sergeant |
Frith, Stanley Bernard | Killed in Action | 1945-03-14 | Sunderland (ML743) | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England |
 Flt Lieutenant |
Garrard, John Percival | Killed in Action | 1945-03-14 | Sunderland (ML743) | Fairfield, Victoria, Australia |
| Warrant Officer 1 |
Gill, Walter | Killed in Action | 1944-03-14 | Sunderland (DP178) | Round Hill, Alberta |
| Captain |
Gillanders, John Gordon | Survived | 1918-03-14 | DH.4 () | Toronto, Ontario |
| Second-Lieutenant |
Godfrey, Chester (aka Charles) Harold | Survived | 1920-03-14 | () | Godfrey, Ontario (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Grant, Frank Arthur Stephen | Killed in Flying Accident | 1958-03-14 | Canuck (18368) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Hall, George Robert Douglas | Killed in Action | 1943-03-14 | Wellington (BK296) | Peterborough, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Hall, Grant Leroy | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-03-14 | Hampden (P5433) | Waterford, Ontario |
 Captain |
Harrington, Frederick George | unknown | 1992-03-14 | () | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flt Lieutenant |
Hatton, Denis Ralph | Killed in Action | 1945-03-14 | Sunderland (ML743) | Skegness, Lincolnshire,England |
| Flying Officer |
Hess, Geoffrey Winslow | Killed in Action | 1945-03-14 | Lancaster (DV298) | New York City, New York, USA |
| Flt Lieutenant |
Howkins, Vivian | Killed in Action | 1945-03-14 | Sunderland (ML743) | Ampleforth, Yorkshire, England |
| Pilot Officer |
Hunt, Allan William John | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-03-14 | Hampden (P5433) | |
| Warrant Officer |
Hunt, Donald Eric | Killed in Action | 1944-03-14 | Sunderland (DP178) | Buranda, Queensland, Australia |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Jarvis, Leonard Fitzgerald | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-03-14 | Liberator (EW626) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class |
Johnson, William Andrew | Killed in Action | 1945-03-14 | Lancaster (RA546) | Lashburn, Saskatchewan |
| Flt Sergeant |
Kennedy, George Reginald | Killed in Action | 1945-03-14 | Sunderland (ML743) | Hanwell, Middlesex, England |
| Aircraftman 1st Class |
Lawrence, George Richard | unknown | 1947-03-14 | () | |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Lewis, Howard Clark | Killed in Action | 1943-03-14 | Lancaster (ED494) | Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA |
| Flying Officer |
Lillico, Allan Gainford | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-03-14 | Whitley (T4337) | Britannia Bay, Ontario |
| Wing Commander |
MacDonald, Kenneth Franklin | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-03-14 | Oxford (P1987) | Victoria, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
MacFarlane, John Donald | Killed in Action | 1943-03-14 | Wellington (BK296) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Manttan, Reginald Keith | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-03-14 | Hampden (P5433) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Masson, Eugene Shadrack | Killed in Action | 1943-03-14 | Halifax (DT620) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flt Sergeant |
McAvoy, James | Killed in Action | 1945-03-14 | Sunderland (ML743) | Glasgow, Scotland (parents) |
| Warrant Officer 1 |
McCready, Ernest William | Killed in Action | 1944-03-14 | Sunderland (DP178) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Flying Officer |
McElroy, Arthur Bowker Smith | Killed in Action | 1944-03-14 | Sunderland (DP178) | Dunham, Quebec |
| Leading Airman (Acting) |
Moate, Richard Donald | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-03-14 | Harvard (3067) | |
| Flying Officer |
Morrison, Alexander MacDonald | Killed in Action | 1943-03-14 | Hurricane (HV773) | Westmount, Quebec |
| Sergeant |
Piercy, Howard Shurvin | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-03-14 | Hampden (P5433) | London, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Powell, Joseph Marcel Jacques | Killed in Action | 1944-03-14 | Sunderland (DP178) | Quebec City, Quebec |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Rawland, Arthur Gordon | Killed in Action | 1944-03-14 | Sunderland (DP178) | Quebec City, Quebec |
| Flight Sergeant |
Richmond, William Merser | Killed in Action | 1944-03-14 | Sunderland (DP178) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Flt Sergeant |
Robinson, James George | Killed in Action | 1945-03-14 | Sunderland (ML743) | Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Sergeant |
Ross, Donald Robin | Killed in Action | 1943-03-14 | Halifax (DT620) | Sherbrooke, Quebec |
| Flight Sergeant |
Simonsen, Robert Emil | Killed in Action | 1942-03-14 | Kittyhawk (AK900) | Scarborough, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Sivell, Edgar Walter | Killed in Action | 1944-03-14 | Sunderland (DP178) | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Lieutenant |
Southwell, Leonard Vincent | unknown | 1918-03-14 | () | Bath, Somerset, England |
| Flying Officer |
Taylor, Richard Winter | Killed in Action | 1943-03-14 | Halifax (DG245) | Victoria, British Columbia |
| Flight Sergeant |
Tidy, Charles Harrison | Killed in Action | 1943-03-14 | Wellington (BK296) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flt Sergeant |
Twist, David John Thomas | Killed in Action | 1945-03-14 | Sunderland (ML743) | Llanfair, Caereinion, Wales (parents) |
| Wilson, William Blythe | Killed in Flying Accident | 1957-03-14 | Sabre (23516) |
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