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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Flt. Lieutenant |
Altic, Norman Irwin | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (LW373) | |
| Flight Commander |
Armstrong, Fred Carr 'Army' | Killed in Action | 1918-03-25 | Camel (B7218) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 1 |
Armstrong, Herbert Roderick | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (LW574) | |
| Flying Officer |
Auld, Jack Barton | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-25 | Lancaster (ED731) | Delaware, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Aylesworth, Ralph MacIntyre | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-25 | Halifax (MZ907) | |
 Flt Lieutenant |
Bain, David Percy | Killed in Action | 1944-03-25 | Lancaster (ND581) | Laingholm, Auckland New Zealand |
| Flying Officer |
Baldwin, John Moody | Killed in Action | 1944-03-25 | Lancaster (JB671) | Jordan Station, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Berrigan, Leonard Thomas | Killed in Action | 1944-03-25 | Lancaster (ND581) | Clyde River, Prince Edward Island (parents) |
 Sergeant |
Bird, John Edward | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-03-25 | Anson (R9720) | |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Birkland, Henry | Prisoner of War Executed | 1944-03-25 | Spitfire (W3367) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Sergeant |
Boire, Joseph Daniel | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (LW373) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Bouchard, Joseph Edmond Yvon | Killed in Action | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (LW428) | Berthierville, Quebec |
| Warrant Officer Class I |
Bousted, Stanley | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (LK805) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Branston, Leonard Frank | Killed in Action | 1945-03-25 | Halifax (NP811) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
Brennan, Lawrence William | Killed in Action | 1945-03-25 | Halifax (MZ907) | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Brennan, Lawrence William | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-25 | Halifax (MZ907) | |
| Flying Officer |
Bull, Alexander David | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-25 | Lancaster (ME684) | |
| Sergeant |
Burnard, Melvin Ellwood | Killed in Action | 1944-03-25 | Lancaster (ND565) | Theodore, Saskatchewan |
| Flying Officer |
Burrows, Bernard Arthur | Killed in Action | 1945-03-25 | Halifax (NP804) | Peterborough, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Bushell, Frank Geoffrey | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (LW373) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Chapman, William | Killed in Action | 1944-03-25 | Lancaster (JB671) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Clendinneng, Roy Sinclair | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (LK805) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Coates, William Darby | Killed in Action | 1944-03-25 | Lancaster (JB671) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Cofield, Clarence Leonard | Killed in Action | 1945-03-25 | Halifax (NP804) | Wainwright, Alberta |
| Pilot Officer |
Cossar, Robert Cyril | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (HX284) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class |
Crouch, Thomas John | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-25 | Wellington (LB172) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Dancey, Glen Allen | Killed in Action | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (LV841) | Blackie, Alberta |
| Flight Sergeant |
Davey, Leslie Gerald | Killed in Action | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (LV841) | Westbourne, Manitoba |
| Pilot Officer |
Dowdell, Stanley Geddes | Killed in Action | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (LW577) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Captain |
Duke, Lancelot de Maurez | Survived | 1918-03-25 | S.E.5 (C5400) | Oak Bay, Victoria, B.C. |
| Flight Sergeant |
Dyer, W A | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-25 | Halifax (NP804) | |
| Sergeant |
Ella, James Maurice | Killed in Action | 1944-03-25 | Lancaster (ME672) | West Butterwick, Lincolnshire, England |
| Pilot Officer |
Evans, Edward Gomer | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (LW435) | |
| Sergeant |
Eyre, Ronald Montague | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-25 | Halifax (NP811) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Fedoruk, Michael | Evader | 1944-03-25 | Lancaster (ME672) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Finn, Ronald Joseph | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (LW507) | |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Fleming, Alexander Gale | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (LW435) | |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Floyd, William Arthur Abernethy | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-25 | Halifax (HR665) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Fraser, Carmen Grant | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (LW373) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Fugere, Claude Mercier | Killed in Action | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (LK752) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Lieutenant |
Gauld, Gordon Smith Mellis | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-03-25 | R.E.8 (B6637) | Grantham, Lincolnshire, England |
| Pilot Officer |
Gibson, John | Killed in Action | 1944-03-25 | Lancaster (HK539) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Gillespie, William Burns | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (LW539) | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Glasser, Lloyd Charles | Killed in Action | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (LK752) | Stratford, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Graham, Lester Cameron | Killed in Action | 1944-03-25 | Dakota (FD850) | Union Centre, Pictou County, Nova Scotia |
| Flying Officer |
Gray, Herbert Leslie | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-25 | Lancaster (DS678) | |
| Flt Sergeant |
Grimes, George Lionel | Killed in Action | 1944-03-25 | Lancaster (ND581) | Liverpool, England |
| Sergeant |
Guilder, Peter Vincent | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (LK752) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Halbert, Edwin Joseph | Killed in Action | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (LW577) | Thornton, Ontario, Canada |
| Flight Sergeant |
Hamel, Joseph Jean Louis | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (LW574) | |
| Flying Officer |
Harper, Allan Charter | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-25 | Lancaster (LM471) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Hayes, Bernard Michael | Killed in Action | 1944-03-25 | Lancaster (ME672) | Putney, London, England |
| Pilot Officer |
Heggie, Robert | Killed in Action | 1942-03-25 | Manchester (L7518) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Hencher, Sidney Edward | Killed in Action | 1945-03-25 | Liberator (KH397) | Bellis, Alberta |
| Flying Officer |
Henderson, Charles Paul | Killed in Action | 1941-03-25 | Hurricane (P3767) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Hicks, Geoffrey Herbert | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-03-25 | Anson (R9720) | |
| Second-Lieutenant |
Highton, Harold Victor | Missing in Action | 1918-03-25 | Camel (C8216) | Grand Parade, Brighton, England (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Howell, Desmond William | Prisoner of War KIA | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (HX284) | Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| Sergeant |
Hull, Henry | Killed in Action | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (LK805) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Ingell, Leslie Raymond | Killed in Action | 1944-03-25 | Lancaster (ND657) | Macrorie, Saskatchewan |
| Flying Officer |
Jackson, Olavi Leonard | Killed in Action | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (LW577) | Haney, British Columbia |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Jackson, William Rex | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-25 | Lancaster (ND620) | |
| Flying Officer |
Jarvis, W I B | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-25 | Halifax (NP811) | |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Jenvey, Donald Edward | Killed in Action | 1945-03-25 | Typhoon (RB201) | Ingersoll, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Jette, Joseph Jean Leon | Killed in Action | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (LW574) | Beloeil Station, Verchenes, Quebec |
| Flying Officer |
Jewell, Leroy George | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (LW435) | |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Johnson, Fusi (sigus) Eirikur | Killed in Action | 1944-03-25 | Lancaster (ED731) | Tessier, Saskatchewan |
| Pilot Officer |
Jones, Jack Macdonald | Killed in Action | 1945-03-25 | Halifax (MZ907) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Jones, Norval Hodges | Killed in Action | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (LW428) | Deschenes, Quebec |
| Pilot Officer |
Keely, Louis John | Killed in Action | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (LK805) | Windsor, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Kift, Robert Lascelles | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (LK805) | |
| Sergeant |
King Rigby, Thomas | Killed in Action | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (LW574) | Bromborough, Cheshire, England |
| Flight Sergeant |
Knight, A N | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-25 | Halifax (MZ907) | |
| Flying Officer |
Krampe, William Ernest | Killed in Action | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (LW435) | Quebec City, Quebec |
| Pilot Officer |
Latornell, Maurice Coupland | Killed in Action | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (LW428) | Nelson, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
Laviolette, Joseph Alexandre | Killed in Action | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (LW428) | Campbellton, New Brunswick |
| Flying Officer |
Lay, William Robert | Killed in Action | 1945-03-25 | Halifax (NP804) | Beaverlodge, Alberta |
| Flight Sergeant |
Lennox, Andrew | Killed in Action | 1942-03-25 | Wellington (Z1321) | Innisfail, Alberta |
| Flying Officer |
Levis, S E | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-25 | Halifax (NP811) | |
| Flying Officer |
Little, Martin Stewart | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (JD317) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Pilot Officer |
Lossing, Howard Walter | Killed in Action | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (LV841) | Norwich, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Lozo, Leonard Joseph | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (LW577) | |
| Flt Sergeant |
Luxton, David Newbury | Killed in Action | 1944-03-25 | Lancaster (ND581) | Hamilton, New Zealand |
| Sergeant |
Mabbott, Gerald Walter Charles | Killed in Action | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (LW428) | Shefford, Bedfordshire, England |
| Flying Officer |
Mackay, George Ian | Killed in Action | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (LW577) | Port Nelson, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
MacKintosh, James Law | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (LW435) | |
| Pilot Officer |
MacLean, Ian | Killed in Action | 1941-03-25 | Beaufort (W6486) | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Pilot Officer |
MacLeod, Malcolm Hinds | Killed in Action | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (LW428) | Loch Lomond, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Pilot Officer |
Magdalinski, William Frederick | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (LK752) | |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Magee, F B | Evader | 1944-03-25 | Lancaster (ND641) | |
| Flying Officer |
Marchant, John Philip | Killed in Action | 1945-03-25 | Halifax (NP804) | Clair, Saskatchewan |
| Pilot Officer |
McAllister, Ronald Bayne | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-25 | Lancaster (LL625) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
McBeath, Robert Alexander | Killed in Action | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (LW574) | Penticton, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
McCann, Leonard Myles | Killed in Action | 1944-03-25 | Lancaster (DS678) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
McCollum, Jack Ross | Killed in Action | 1945-03-25 | Halifax (MZ907) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
McDonagh, John Norman Albert | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (LW721) | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
McGill, George Edward | Prisoner of War KIA | 1944-03-25 | Wellington (Z1142) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
McGillivray, Allan Robert | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (LW721) | Central Butte, Saskatchewan |
| Sergeant |
McLuskie, Peter | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-25 | Halifax (HX284) | |
| Pilot Officer |
McMeekan, William James | Killed in Action | 1944-03-25 | Lancaster (ND657) | Toronto, Ontario |
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