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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Flight Sergeant |
Abell, Royston James Harding | Died | 1946-03-30 | () | Gurnard, Isle of Wight, UK |
 Flight Lieutenant |
Acheson, John Sidney | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-30 | Halifax (HR654) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Allen, Hugh Garfield | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Wellington (HE548) | Weyburn, Saskatchewan |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Anderson, William James | Killed in Action | 1945-03-30 | Spitfire (MJ275) | Woodlawn, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Bailey, John Arthur | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Wellington (BJ762) | Mansonville, Quebec |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Bain, David Lachlin | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Wellington (BK540) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Flight Sergeant |
Barnes, John Francis | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Halifax (HR654) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Flying Officer |
Bell, James Lloyd | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-03-30 | Wellington (HZ128) | Yarmouth, Nova Scotia |
| Sergeant |
Biggs, Edwin Arthur | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Halifax (DT679) | Poole, Dorsetshire, England |
| Flight Sergeant |
Bisset, William Mcmanus | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Wellington (HE744) | Goderich, Ontario (parents) |
 Flying Officer |
Blunden, Neil Ralph | Killed in Action | 1942-03-30 | Halifax (W1044) | Greymouth, Westland, New Zealand |
| Sergeant |
Boyd, Charles Arthur | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Wellington (HE744) | Cole Island, New Brunswick |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Bradford, John Mckinnon | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Lancaster (DS625) | Kemptville, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Cartier, Joseph Louis Raymond Vincent Ferrier | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Wellington (BK564) | Ville St Laurent, Quebec (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Carty, Harry Dennis Gordon | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Wellington (BK540) | Chingford, Essex, England |
| Flying Officer |
Cavanaugh, Frank Napoleon Smith | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Halifax (DT679) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Sergeant |
Cherry, Frederick John | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Halifax (HR654) | Bagshot, Surrey, England |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Cullum, Arthur Tedder Langford | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-30 | Lancaster (ED435) | Paris, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Davenport, Harold | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Halifax (HR654) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Sergeant |
Davis, Robert Siderfin | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-03-30 | Wellington (HZ128) | Kelowna, British Columbia |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Davis, William George | Killed in Action | 1945-03-30 | Typhoon (RB435) | Amherst, Nova Scotia (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Day, Geoffrey Cyril | Killed in Action | 1942-03-30 | Halifax (W1044) | |
| Flying Officer |
Devine, William Douglas Matthew | Killed in Action | 1944-03-30 | Beaufighter (LZ314) | Sydenham, Ontario |
| Flt. Sergeant |
Dillon, John Henry | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Halifax (HR757) | Braeside, Ontario (parents) |
| Lieutenant |
Dotzert, Clayton | Survived | 1918-03-30 | R.E.8 (E21) | Waterloo, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Dove, Arthur Reginald | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Wellington (HE744) | Clapton, London, England |
| |
Dray, Dennis Bernard | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Lancaster (DS625) | |
| Sergeant |
Eastwood, William Benjamin | Killed in Action | 1942-03-30 | Halifax (W1044) | Stamford Hill, London |
| Corporal |
Ellis, Herbert Clarence Duff | Killed in Action | 1944-03-30 | () | Bienfait, Saskatchewan |
| |
Ferry, Leslie Howard | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-03-30 | Wellington (HZ128) | North Wembley, London, England (parents) |
| Flight Sergeant |
Frank, Ralph | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Lancaster (W4175) | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Franklin, Harold Ralph | Killed in Action | 1942-03-30 | Halifax (W1044) | Port Stanley, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Gillies, Alexander Scott | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-03-30 | Boston (BZ288) | St Catharines, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Godden, Frank Leslie | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Lancaster (DS625) | |
 Pilot Officer |
Greenidge, John Alexander | Killed in Action | 1944-03-30 | Halifax (HR912) | Port of Spain, Trinidad |
| Sergeant |
Gubb, John Franklin | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Wellington (BJ762) | Walkerville, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Gustavsen, Preben Brandt | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Wellington (BK564) | Red Head, St John County, New Brunswick |
| Sergeant |
Harris, Thomas William | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Halifax (DT679) | Leicester, England |
| Flt Sergeant |
Hart, Eric Kelvin | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Wellington (BK540) | Coniston, Yorkshire, England |
 Flight Sergeant |
Harvey, Benjamin Campbell | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-03-30 | Wellington (Z1747) | Medford, Massachusetts, USA |
| Flying Officer |
Hays, Raymond Morris | Killed in Action | 1945-03-30 | Mosquito (MM396) | Long Beach, California, USA |
| Flight Sergeant |
Henman, Arthur Reginald | Killed in Action | 1942-03-30 | Halifax (W1044) | Sudbury, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Herrington, Granite William | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Halifax (DT679) | Madison, South Dakota |
| Sergeant |
Holtham, Raymond Henry | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Halifax (DT679) | Cross Keys, Monmouthshire, Wales |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class |
Humphreys, Elmore Oliver Elvidge | Killed in Action | 1944-03-30 | Halifax (HR912) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Flight Sub-Lieutenant |
Ingham, Joshua Martin | Killed in Action | 1917-03-30 | () | Toronto, Ontario. |
| Sergeant |
Jennings, Gordon | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Halifax (HR654) | Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England |
| Sergeant |
Kilpatrick, Leslie Charles | Killed in Action | 1944-03-30 | Wellington (HZ128) | Thirsk, Yorkshire, England (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
King, Dale | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-30 | Wellington (BK564) | Aurora, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Kopacz, Walter Anthony | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Halifax (DT679) | Westbrook, Maine, USA |
| Flying Officer |
Ledger, Roy Walton | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-03-30 | Wellington (HZ128) | Vancouver, British Columbia (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Lewis-Staniford, Ronald Stanley Victor | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Halifax (HR654) | Bartestree, Herefordshire, England |
| Pilot Officer |
Lowe, Thomas Bentley | Killed in Action | 1944-03-30 | Halifax (HR912) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Pilot Officer |
Lunney, Vernal Norwood | Killed in Action | 1944-03-30 | Halifax (HR912) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flying Officer |
Mabee, George Floyd | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Lancaster (ED469) | Brownsburg, Quebec |
| Sergeant |
Marshall, Frank Wilfred | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Lancaster (DS625) | |
| Warrant Officer 1 |
Martin, Harvey | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-30 | Wellington (BJ762) | |
| Sergeant |
May, Kenneth Coverdale | Killed in Action | 1942-03-30 | Halifax (W1044) | Newcastle-On-Tyne, England |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Mayne, James Anderson | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Blenheim (EH318) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Flying Officer |
McAllister, Leslie Duncan | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Wellington (HE385) | Mundare, Alberta |
| Flight Sergeant |
McCullagh, Robert Desmond | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Lancaster (R5754) | Prince George, British Columbia |
| Flight Sergeant |
McFadden, Donald Franklin | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Wellington (HE744) | St Thomas, Ontario (parents) |
| Sergeant |
McKenny, John | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Lancaster (DS625) | |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
McNutt, Frank Arthur | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Lancaster (ED435) | Truro, Nova Scotia |
| Pilot Officer |
McTavish, Alastair Fraser | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-03-30 | Blenheim (V5572) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Second-Lieutenant |
Murphy, Allen Ingham | unknown | 1917-03-30 | () | |
| Sergeant |
Newland, Kenneth Mitchell | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-03-30 | Wellington (Z1747) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Sergeant |
Palmer, George Edmund | Killed in Action | 1944-03-30 | Wellington (HZ128) | Walkley, Sheffield, England |
| Flight Sergeant |
Penner, Alvin Harold | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Lancaster (R5754) | Laird, Saskatchewan |
| Sergeant |
Rhodes, Harold Frank | Prisoner of War KIA | 1943-03-30 | Wellington (BK564) | Ripley, Surrey, England |
| Sergeant |
Richards, Reginald George Arthur | Killed in Action | 1942-03-30 | Halifax (W1044) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Roberts, Norman William | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Halifax (HR654) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Robinson, Victor Thomas | Killed in Action | 1944-03-30 | Beaufighter (LZ314) | Berwick, Kings County, Nova Scotia |
| Pilot Officer |
Ross, Herbert John | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Lancaster (DS625) | St Catharines, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Scotland, William Harris | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | () | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Sergeant |
Scott, Robert Eccles | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Wellington (BK540) | Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
| |
Shaw, Stuart Patrick | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Lancaster (DS625) | |
| Flying Officer |
Spencer, John Frederick | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Wellington (BK564) | Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England |
| Pilot Officer |
Surridge, Ernest Gordon | Killed in Action | 1944-03-30 | Halifax (HR912) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Sweet, Lawrence Thomas Edwin | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Wellington (HE744) | Ostenfeld, Manitoba (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Tanner, Harold Edward | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Halifax (DT679) | Port Kells, British Columbia |
| Flight Sergeant |
Taylor, James | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-30 | Wellington (BJ762) | |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Taylor, James Earl | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-30 | Lancaster (W4931) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Flight Sergeant |
Todd, Richard Earl | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Wellington (BJ762) | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Flt Sergeant |
Tracey, Harold Vernon | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Halifax (HR757) | Centerville, Carleton County, NB (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Wheeler, Maurice William | Killed in Action | 1944-03-30 | Halifax (HR912) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Wing Commander |
Willis, Charles A | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-30 | Beaufighter (LZ297) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 2nd-Lieutenant |
Wright, Stuart Birmingham | Survived | 1918-03-30 | () | Lanark, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Yellin, Philip Frank | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Wellington (HE182) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Flight Sergeant |
Young, Jack Paton | Killed in Action | 1943-03-30 | Halifax (BB244) | Namu, British Columbia |
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