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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adolph, Russell Clifford | Prisoner of War Japan | 1942-03-08 | () | Chesley, Ontario | |
| Affleck, Walter Raymond | Killed in Action | 1943-03-08 | Lancaster (W4896) | Lanark, Ontario | |
| Aitken, Douglas Spencer | Killed in Action | 1942-03-08 | Spitfire (BL661) | Lethbridge, Alberta | |
| Anderson, William George | Killed in Action | 1945-03-08 | Wellington (NB915) | Maryfield, Saskatchewan | |
| Appleton, Arthur Richard | Prisoner of War Japan | 1942-03-08 | () | ||
| Arlen, Anthony | Killed in Action | 1943-03-08 | Stirling (BF437) | Dunnville, Ontario | |
| Bagg, Arthur James | Killed in Action | 1943-03-08 | Stirling (BK697) | Brandon, Manitoba | |
| Bailey, John Burke | Killed in Action | 1945-03-08 | Warwick (BV522) | Vancouver, British Columbia (parents) | |
| Ballantyne, James Hamilton | Killed in Action | 1944-03-08 | Spitfire (MJ876) | Toronto, Ontario Canada | |
| Barr, Alfred Ernest | unknown | 2017-03-08 | () | ||
| Blanchard, Albert Sheppard | Died | 1944-03-08 | Halifax () | Minnow Lake, Ontario | |
| Boorne, George Howard | Accident | 1917-03-08 | () | Ottawa, Ontario. | |
| Brock, Edward Irvin | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-03-08 | Hurricane (1362) | Niagara Falls, Ontario | |
| Burkill, Clifford | Killed in Action | 1943-03-08 | Stirling (BK697) | Airedale, Castleford,Yorkshire, England | |
| Chandler, Kenneth Gordon | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-08 | Spitfire (MA474) | ||
| Coffey, James Carleton | Died | 1944-03-08 | () | Ottawa, Ontario (mother) | |
| Corbett, William David | Killed in Action | 1945-03-08 | Halifax (MZ815) | Edward, Alberta (parents) | |
| Cruickshank, A D | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-08 | Lancaster (NF913) | ||
| Davidson, Allan Godfrey | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-03-08 | Hampden (AE400) | ||
| Dewhurst, John Edward | Killed in Action | 1943-03-08 | Canso (9710) | Hobart, Tasmania | |
| Draper, Thomas Maynard | Killed in Action | 1945-03-08 | Lancaster (NG186) | Brantford, Ontario | |
| Eardley, William Mervyn Alastair | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-03-08 | Hampden (AE400) | ||
| Etheridge, John Kenneth | Killed in Action | 1945-03-08 | Warwick (BV522) | Catford, London, Middlesex, England (parents) | |
| Farrell, Wilson Noel | Killed in Action | 1944-03-08 | Halifax (EB184) | Stretford, Lancashire, England | |
| Farrelly, James Francis | Killed in Action | 1943-03-08 | Stirling (BK697) | ||
| Fleming, Alan Edward | Killed in Flying Accident | 1952-03-08 | Vampire (17005) | Newboro, Ontario | |
| Foley, Raymond George | Killed in Action | 1918-03-08 | DH.4 (B2094) | Russell, Ontario | |
| Follows, Leslie Norman | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-03-08 | Hampden (AE400) | ||
| Foster, George Buchanan | Survived | 1918-03-08 | S.E.5 (D6918) | Montreal, Quebec | |
| Glover, James Scott Mullin | Died | 1945-03-08 | () | Newcastle, New Brunswick | |
| Goldberg, David | Evader | 1944-03-08 | Spitfire (MJ356) | Hamilton, Ontario | |
| Green, Geoffrey Walter Ashdown | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-03-08 | R.E.8 (A3854) | Victoria, B.C. (parents) | |
| Hanson, H E | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-08 | Lancaster (NG286) | ||
| Harris, Robert Douglas | Killed in Action | 1945-03-08 | Lancaster (ME428) | Langruth, Manitoba | |
| Havell, William James | Killed in Action | 1945-03-08 | Lancaster (JA857) | Montreal, Quebec | |
| Hicks, Douglas James | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-08 | Lancaster (ME428) | Toronto Ontario | |
| Hickson, John William | Killed in Action | 1945-03-08 | Halifax (MZ815) | Kindersley, Saskatchewan | |
| Hosea, Russel Lloyd George | Killed in Action | 1942-03-08 | Wellington (X3419) | Morden, Manitoba | |
| James, John Herbert 'Hebbie' | Survived | 1917-03-08 | () | Narberth, Pembrokeshire, Wales. | |
| Kelleher, Gerard Patrick | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-08 | Lancaster (ME428) | ||
| Kozlowski, Stanley John | Killed in Action | 1942-03-08 | Wellington (DV483) | Ottawa, Ontario | |
| Laronde, Harry Demers | Killed in Action | 1945-03-08 | Liberator (KG913) | White Rock, British Columbia | |
| Luce, Oswald Alfred | Prisoner of War Japan | 1942-03-08 | () | St Catharines, Ontario Canada | |
| MacPhail, John Franklin | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-03-08 | Hampden (L4110) | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| Macrae, William John | Killed in Action | 1940-03-08 | Wellington (N3017) | Regina, Saskatchewan | |
| Mahr, Rudolph Walter | Killed in Action | 1945-03-08 | Lancaster (PD268) | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| Martin, Alan Jr | Killed in Flying Accident | 1969-03-08 | Hercules () | ||
| Matlock, Elmer Keith | Killed in Action | 1943-03-08 | Stirling (BK697) | Vulcan, Alberta | |
| McAllister, Vincent Paul | Killed in Action | 1945-03-08 | Halifax (MZ815) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| McCann, Edward | unknown | 1947-03-08 | () | ||
| McMorran, George Melvin Stark | Killed in Action | 1945-03-08 | Lancaster (NG286) | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| McNeil, Francis George | unknown | 1918-03-08 | Camel (C8241) | ||
| Mitchell, Charles George | Killed in Action | 1945-03-08 | Lancaster (ME361) | Victoria, British Columbia | |
| Moore, Robert Henry | Killed in Action | 1945-03-08 | Warwick (BV522) | Talysarn, Caernarvonshire, Wales | |
| Morin, Joseph Robert | Killed in Action | 1945-03-08 | Halifax (MZ815) | Montreal, Quebec | |
| Nicol, Gordon James | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-08 | Lancaster (ME428) | Vamcouver British Columbia | |
| Nies, Robert Edgar | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-03-08 | Blenheim (Z6363) | Calgary, Alberta | |
| Nightingale, William Edwin | Killed in Action | 1945-03-08 | Lancaster (RA500) | Kingswear, Devon, England | |
| O'Connor, Ronald Charles | Killed in Action | 1945-03-08 | Warwick (BV522) | New Westminster, British Columbia (parents) | |
| Parent, Leonard John | Killed in Action | 1945-03-08 | Halifax (MZ815) | Calgary, Alberta | |
| Perkins, Jukes Ford Rumsey Irving | unknown | 1918-03-08 | () | ||
| Preece, John Verdon | unknown | 1946-03-08 | () | ||
| Reid, Archie Melrose | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-08 | Stirling (BK697) | Maymont, Saskatchewan | |
| Ridge, Raymond Clifford | Killed in Action | 1945-03-08 | Beaufighter (NV427) | Brandon, Manitoba | |
| Ripley, Jack Graham | Killed in Action | 1943-03-08 | Stirling (BK697) | Spruce Grove, Alberta | |
| Robinson, Eric Raymond | Killed in Action | 1945-03-08 | Lancaster (ME428) | ||
| Runner, Joseph Moore | Killed in Action | 1942-03-08 | Wellington (X3419) | Treherne, Manitoba | |
| Saxe, Samuel Leo | Killed in Action | 1945-03-08 | Lancaster (NF913) | Montreal, Quebec | |
| Shackelton, Gordon | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-03-08 | Hampden (AE400) | ||
| Shatzky, Michael | Killed in Action | 1945-03-08 | Lancaster (NF913) | Montreal, Quebec | |
| Smith, Arthur William | Killed in Action | 1941-03-08 | Hurricane (Z2588) | Southport, Florida, USA | |
| Smith, Kenneth John Boucher | Killed in Action | 1945-03-08 | Lancaster (ME428) | ||
| Smith, Robert Frederick Donald | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-03-08 | Typhoon (MP187) | Edgewood, Rhode Island, USA | |
| Snell, R C | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-08 | Lancaster (NF913) | ||
| Strong, Robert Douglas | Killed in Action | 1943-03-08 | Lancaster (W4896) | Lambton Mills, Ontario | |
| Turner, T | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-08 | Lancaster (NG286) | ||
| Wadman, Lester Mcbride | Killed in Action | 1943-03-08 | Stirling (BK697) | Revelstoke, British Columbia | |
| Ward, Robert Harvey | Killed in Action | 1943-03-08 | Lancaster (W4896) | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| Ware, George Napier | Killed in Action | 1945-03-08 | Halifax (MZ815) | London, Ontario | |
| Westbrook, Kenneth | Prisoner of War | 1942-03-08 | Wellington (Z8905) | Rouleau, Saskatchewan | |
| White, Murray Edward | Killed in Action | 1943-03-08 | Lancaster (W4896) | Centerville, New Brunswick | |
| Whittham, Jack | Killed in Action | 1945-03-08 | Warwick (BV522) | Hollinwood, Oldham, Lancashire, England (parents) | |
| Worsley, Reginald Eric Milne | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-03-08 | R.E.8 (A3826) | ||
| Yeates, Robert Charles | Killed in Flying Accident | 1952-03-08 | Vampire (17057) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Yemen, David Johnston | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-08 | Lancaster (ME428) | Theodore Saskatchewan |
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