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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Flying Officer |
Armedur, E W | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-16 | Lancaster (ME848) | |
 Pilot Officer |
Bailey, Royston Stanley | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-16 | Lancaster (ND644) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Barker, Malcolm Melley | Killed in Action | 1945-03-16 | Lancaster (RF188) | East Greenfield, Quebec (parents) |
| Flight Sergeant |
Bedell, Lyle Eugene | Killed in Action | 1945-03-16 | Lancaster (ND644) | Belleville, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Bell, Harold Copeland | Killed in Action | 1944-03-16 | Halifax (LW495) | Fort William, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Benson, Paul Walter | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-16 | Halifax (LW559) | |
| Flying Officer |
Black, Richard Bursleigh | Killed in Action | 1944-03-16 | Lancaster (DS771) | Lethbridge, Alberta (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Bowman, P V | Rescued | 1945-03-16 | Lancaster (KB814) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Bredin, Mark Webster | Killed in Action | 1945-03-16 | Lancaster (KB814) | Peterborough, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Brenton, Kenneth Stickney | Killed in Action | 1945-03-16 | Mosquito (HK382) | Omemee, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Brewer, Ernest Candlish | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-16 | Lancaster (DS829) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Briggs, William Edmund | Killed in Action | 1944-03-16 | Halifax (LW418) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Sergeant |
Bristow, Eric | Rescued | 1945-03-16 | Lancaster (KB814) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Brooks, John Phillip | Killed in Action | 1944-03-16 | Lancaster (DS771) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Broome, Stewart | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-03-16 | Harvard (AJ946) | |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Brown, George Dunlop | Killed in Action | 1944-03-16 | Spitfire (JF808) | Hamilton, Ontario |
 Pilot Officer |
Brown, Hugh Card | Killed in Action | 1942-03-16 | Spitfire (X4353) | Cardston, Alberta |
| Pilot Officer |
Brown, Walter Gordon | Killed in Action | 1945-03-16 | Lancaster (RF181) | Langham, Saskatchewan |
| Flight Sergeant |
Buckler, Donald Keith | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-16 | Halifax (LW559) | Morganville, Nova Scotia |
| Pilot Officer |
Bulger, John Percy | Killed in Action | 1944-03-16 | Lancaster (ND637) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Calder, Douglas Hector | Killed in Action | 1944-03-16 | Halifax (LW426) | Calgary, Alberta (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Carrier, Joseph Louis Philippe Denis | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-03-16 | Halifax (DG295) | Rumford, Maine, USA |
| Flying Officer |
Clarke, James H 'Jim' | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-16 | Lancaster (PD275) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Coleman, John Ronald | Survived | 1944-03-16 | Halifax (LW495) | |
| Flying Officer |
Colville, Alexander Colborne | Killed in Action | 1944-03-16 | Lancaster (LL718) | Bowmanville, Ontario (parents) |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Connors, Frank Earl | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-03-16 | Halifax (MZ481) | Port Arthur, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Corcoran, Roger Leon | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-03-16 | Mosquito (KB338) | |
| Sergeant |
Cournoyer, Joseph Jacques Omer | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-03-16 | Halifax (DG295) | L'Assomption, Lachenaie County, Quebec (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Dauphinee, George Alfred Osborn | Killed in Action | 1945-03-16 | Lancaster (ND644) | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Sergeant |
Davies, Dennis Vivian | Killed in Action | 1944-03-16 | Lancaster (LL718) | |
| Sergeant |
Davis, John Harry | Killed in Action | 1944-03-16 | Halifax (LW495) | Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Daymond, Keith William | Killed in Action | 1945-03-16 | Lancaster (PD275) | Niagara Falls, New York, USA (parents) |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Dion, Walter Leon | Killed in Action | 1943-03-16 | Bolingbroke (9084) | The Pas, Manitoba |
| Pilot Officer |
Dionne, Francis Roger | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-03-16 | Halifax (DG295) | Riviere du Loup, Quebec (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Douglas, Donald Bruce | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-16 | Lancaster (ND644) | |
| Sergeant |
Dunbar, William Parker | Killed in Action | 1944-03-16 | Halifax (LW426) | Biggar, Saskatchewan (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Elliott, John William | Killed in Action | 1942-03-16 | Wellington (X3599) | Whitby, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Elsley, Clarence Irving | Killed in Action | 1944-03-16 | Halifax (LW426) | Moffat, Ontario (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Ewen, John Bruce | Killed in Action | 1944-03-16 | Halifax (LW690) | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Fleming, W | Killed in Flight Line Accident | 1942-03-16 | () | ||
| 2nd-Lieutenant |
Flett, Walter Ernest Peter | Survived | 1918-03-16 | () | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Foster, William Wells | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-16 | Mosquito (HJ711) | Kingston, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Fowlie, John Mackintosh | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-03-16 | Halifax (MZ481) | Sarnia, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Freeman, Alexander Mccowan | Killed in Action | 1944-03-16 | Lancaster (ND583) | Milliken, Ontario |
 Sergeant |
Gillespie, Douglas Charles Andrew | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-03-16 | Mosquito (KB338) | Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Flight Sergeant |
Ginter, C | Rescued | 1945-03-16 | Lancaster (KB814) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Goodenough, Carlton Stokes | Killed in Action | 1942-03-16 | Liberator (AL577) | Bury, Quebec |
| Flight Sergeant |
Graham, James | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-03-16 | Halifax (MZ481) | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Flight Sergeant |
Grahame, John Howard James | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-03-16 | Halifax (MZ481) | Stonewall, Manitoba |
| Corporal |
Grant, George | Died | 1942-03-16 | () | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Hammond, Albert Ernest | Killed in Action | 1944-03-16 | Lancaster (ND447) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Sergeant |
Hathaway, Arthur William | Killed in Action | 1945-03-16 | Lancaster (PD275) | Luton, Bedfordshire, England (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Heidman, Wilbert Henry Oliver | Killed in Action | 1944-03-16 | Halifax (LW426) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Heimbecker, Harry Lyle | Killed in Action | 1944-03-16 | Halifax (LW690) | Rockyford, Alberta |
| Flying Officer |
Hennessey, Hugh Richard John | Killed in Action | 1945-03-16 | Lancaster (KB814) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Hersey, G F | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-16 | Lancaster (PB117) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Hillman, John Arnold | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-16 | Lancaster (DS829) | Dutton, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Hodson, Arthur Coles Kitchener | Killed in Action | 1944-03-16 | Lancaster (LL718) | Newton Station, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
Hovis, A R | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-16 | Lancaster (RF188) | |
| Lieutenant |
Hutchinson, Frederick Foster | Survived | 1918-03-16 | F.E.2 (A5791) | San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA |
| Flight Sergeant |
Hyde, D Bruce | Evader | 1944-03-16 | Lancaster (LL828) | |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Ivey, Gordon | Killed in Action | 1944-03-16 | Lancaster (ND637) | Ellscott, Alberta |
| Flying Officer |
Jackson, Robert Harold | Killed in Action | 1944-03-16 | Halifax (LW426) | Port Dalhousie, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Jeffrey,Mervyn Ronald | Killed in Action | 1945-03-16 | Lancaster (ND644) | |
| Sergeant |
Jenkins, Stanley Hugh | Killed in Action | 1944-03-16 | Halifax (LW495) | Plumbstead, London, England |
| Flight Sergeant |
Johnson, William Harvey | Killed in Action | 1945-03-16 | Lancaster (ND644) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Pilot Officer |
Jones, Allan | Killed in Action | 1944-03-16 | Halifax (LW657) | Dunnville, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Jones, Arthur Henry | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-03-16 | Halifax (MZ481) | Somme, Saskatchewan |
| Flying Officer |
Jones, Robert Roy | Killed in Action | 1944-03-16 | Lancaster (ND637) | Medicine Hat, Alberta |
| Sergeant |
Kalms, Michael Yorke Zisslin | Killed in Action | 1944-03-16 | Lancaster (LL718) | |
| Flying Officer |
Kerr, Bertram Clarence | Killed in Action | 1945-03-16 | Lancaster (PD275) | Huntsville, Ontario (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
King, George Frederick | Killed in Action | 1942-03-16 | Liberator (AL577) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Lagerquist, Robert Harold | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-16 | Halifax (LW559) | Brampton, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Lang, John Archibald | Killed in Action | 1944-03-16 | Halifax (DG295) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Leach, Ronald Wilfred | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-03-16 | Beaufighter (T4863) | Indian Head, Saskatchewan |
| Pilot Officer |
Lerl, Frederick William | Killed in Action | 1944-03-16 | Halifax (LW495) | Ryley, Alberta |
| Flying Officer |
Long, Richard Hartley | Killed in Action | 1945-03-16 | Mosquito (HK382) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Mabee, Keith Waring | Killed in Action | 1945-03-16 | Lancaster (RF188) | Medicine Hat, Alberta |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
MacDonald, J A S | Evader | 1944-03-16 | Halifax (LW690) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Malyon, William John | Killed in Action | 1945-03-16 | Lancaster (PD275) | Cornwall, Ontario (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Martin, Ivan William | Killed in Action | 1944-03-16 | Lancaster (DS771) | Horsham, Saskatchewan |
| Captain |
Matheson, William Drummond | Survived | 1917-03-16 | F.E.2 (7025) | New Glasgow, Nova Scotia |
| Pilot Officer |
McIlwain, Charles Howard Junior | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-16 | Lancaster (DS829) | Belmont, Massachusetts, USA |
| Lieutenant |
McKeever, James Campbell | unknown | 1921-03-16 | () | |
| Sergeant |
McNicol, Neil | Killed in Action | 1945-03-16 | Lancaster (PD275) | Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland (parents) |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Millard, R S | Evader | 1944-03-16 | Lancaster (W4355) | |
| Sergeant |
Mills, Donald Lewis | unknown | 1946-03-16 | () | |
| Flying Officer |
Milton, John Edgar | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-16 | Halifax (LW559) | |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Morgan, Edward Vincent | Killed in Flying Accident | 1940-03-16 | Blenheim (L9385) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Morton, W E | Evader | 1944-03-16 | Halifax (LW690) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Newan, J M | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-16 | Halifax (LW559) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Newman, John Martin | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-16 | Halifax (LW559) | |
| Flying Officer |
Nicholls, William Frederick | Prisoner of War Died | 1944-03-16 | Lancaster (DS829) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Warrant Officer 1 |
Normandeau, Alphonse Jean-Paul | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-03-16 | Halifax (DG295) | St Boniface, Manitoba |
| Flight Sergeant |
O'Reilly, Richard Joseph | Killed in Action | 1945-03-16 | Lancaster (PB117) | Cornwall, Ontario |
| Ogilvie, William | unknown | 1946-03-16 | () | ||
| Sergeant |
Overholt, James Henry | Killed in Action | 1944-03-16 | Lancaster (ND530) | Eastwood, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Parker, Robert Laird | Killed in Action | 1942-03-16 | Bolingbroke (9064) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Pilot Officer |
Parrish, Charles William | Killed in Action | 1945-03-16 | Lancaster (KB814) | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Pearson, James Charles | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-03-16 | Halifax (MZ481) | Hamilton, Ontario |
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