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 |
Allen, Reginald Arthur Henry | Killed in Action | 1945-03-23 | Mosquito (MM740) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
 Squadron Leader |
Anderson, John Alan | Missing | 1965-03-23 | Argus (20727) | |
| Flying Officer |
Andrews, Macdonald Joseph | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-03-23 | Anson (6261) | Cornwall, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Armour, William Douglas | Killed in Action | 1944-03-23 | Beaufighter (LZ177) | Keewatin, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 1 |
Arnold, William James | Killed in Action | 1943-03-23 | Flying Fortress (FK209) | Rainy River, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Baillie, Alexander John | Killed in Action | 1943-03-23 | Hudson (BW620) | River John, Nova Scotia |
| Pilot Officer |
Bell, Alexander Matthew James | Killed in Action | 1944-03-23 | Lancaster (DS741) | Hamilton, Ontario (parents) |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Bow, Henry Herbert | Killed in Action | 1944-03-23 | Lancaster (DS741) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
Bowler, Albert Henry | Killed in Action | 1943-03-23 | Liberator (AL587) | Sedgewick, Alberta |
 Aircraftman 2 |
Brandon, Sydney John | Killed in Action | 1944-03-23 | Wellington (HF732) | Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Briggs, Lloyd Edward | Killed in Action | 1943-03-23 | Hudson (BW620) | Moncton, New Brunswick |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Brook, Cyril William Hugh | Killed in Action | 1944-03-23 | Wellington (HF732) | Clifton, Bristol, England |
| Flying Officer |
Brooks, Wilfred Henry | Killed in Action | 1945-03-23 | Lancaster (DV245) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Flying Officer |
Brown, John Daniel | Killed in Action | 1944-03-23 | Lancaster (DS741) | Calgary, Alberta |
| 2nd-Lieutenant |
Budd, Leslie Albert | Survived | 1918-03-23 | F.K.8 (C8429) | Arnprior, Renfrew County, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Burry, Lloyd George | Killed in Action | 1943-03-23 | Liberator (AL587) | Bishop Falls, Newfoundland |
| Sergeant |
Cave, Edward James | Killed in Action | 1944-03-23 | Lancaster (DV384) | Walton, Liverpool, England |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Cavers, Robert Franklin | Killed in Action | 1943-03-23 | Hudson (BW620) | Almonte, Ontario (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Chapman, Paul | Missing | 1965-03-23 | Argus (20727) | Tisdale, Saskatchewan |
| Flying Officer |
Cocks, Howard John | Missing | 1965-03-23 | Argus (20727) | Weyburn, Saskatchewan |
| Pilot Officer |
Cojocar, George | Killed in Action | 1943-03-23 | Flying Fortress (FK209) | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Flt. Sergeant |
Constable, Patrick Millar | Killed in Action | 1944-03-23 | Lancaster (DS828) | |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Cooper, Colin Thomas | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-03-23 | Anson (8262) | Southgate, Middlesex, England (parents) |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Copping, Clarence Lummis | Killed in Action | 1943-03-23 | Flying Fortress (FK209) | Valcourt, Quebec |
| Flying Officer |
Cromlish, Bruce Wallace George | Missing | 1965-03-23 | Argus (20727) | Ottawa, Ontario |
 Flying Officer |
Cross, Vance Everett | Killed in Action | 1944-03-23 | Spitfire (PT853) | Athens, Ohio, USA (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Crozier, Lloyd Donald James | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-03-23 | Oxford (AT659) | Carnduff, Saskatchewan |
| Aircraftman 2nd Class |
Cummins, John Thomas Desmond | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-03-23 | Fort (3611) | Toronto, Ontario (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Dakin, Thomas Dunbar | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-03-23 | Oxford (AT659) | Regina, Saskatchewan (parents) |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Dawson, Wilfred John | Killed in Action | 1943-03-23 | Beaufighter (V8259) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flying Officer |
Deans, Keith Douglas | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-23 | Lancaster (DS815) | Dauphin, Manitoba |
| Leading Aircraftman |
DeGryse, Dennis Gerard | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-03-23 | Anson (8262) | Staines, Middlesex, England |
| Pilot Officer |
Dimma, Thomas William | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-03-23 | Wellington (HF732) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Dobbyn, Joseph Lloyd | Killed in Action | 1944-03-23 | Lancaster (DV384) | Dand, Manitoba |
 Flt Sergeant |
Duncombe, David Garnet | Killed in Action | 1944-03-23 | Lancaster (DV384) | Wee Waa, New South Wales, Australia |
| Flt Sergeant |
Elliott, Arthur John | Killed in Action | 1944-03-23 | Lancaster (DS815) | Kingscote, Sussex, England (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Fearman, G C | Evader | 1944-03-23 | Lancaster (DS815) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Ferro, Carlo Ernesto | Killed in Action | 1943-03-23 | Liberator (AL587) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Pilot Officer |
Forsythe, Edward Bruce | Killed | 1945-03-23 | () | Peterborough, Ontario |
| Flt Sergeant |
Frith, Arthur | Killed in Action | 1944-03-23 | Lancaster (DS741) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Gallagher, Maurice Daniel | Killed in Action | 1942-03-23 | Hudson (AM811) | Windsor, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Gamble, Cameron Charles | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-03-23 | Beaufighter (EL289) | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Gillespie, William Russell | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-03-23 | Harvard (AJ927) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Sergeant |
Gilmore, David | Killed in Action | 1944-03-23 | Lancaster (DS741) | |
| Sergeant |
Goddard, Geoffrey | Killed in Action | 1944-03-23 | Lancaster (DS828) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Graham, Edward James | Killed in Action | 1942-03-23 | Hudson (AM811) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Pilot Officer |
Grellis, Andrew William Joseph | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-03-23 | Anson (8262) | Portobello, Midlothian, England |
| Pilot Officer |
Grimes, Ronald Ross | Killed in Action | 1943-03-23 | Beaufighter (V8259) | Olds, Alberta |
| Aircraftman 1 |
Hallek, Frank | Killed in Action | 1943-03-23 | Hudson (BW620) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Hamelin, Louis Laurent | Killed in Action | 1943-03-23 | Spitfire (EN141) | St Boniface, Manitoba |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Harris, Emerson Philip | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-03-23 | Battle (2069) | Speers, Saskatchewan |
| Flying Officer |
Hetherington, Clinton George | Killed in Action | 1944-03-23 | Lancaster (DS741) | Vancouver, British Columbia (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Hinton, Richard Douglas | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-03-23 | Harvard (2896) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Sergeant |
Hoare, Percy Stevens (later Stevens-Hoare) | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-23 | Lancaster (DS815) | |
| Squadron Leader |
Hogg, James Easson | Killed in Action | 1945-03-23 | Typhoon (MP138) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Hood, Donald Francis | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-03-23 | Battle (1892) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Hower, George Gerald Joseph | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-03-23 | Battle (1892) | Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Huet, Joseph Edmond Kay Antoine | Missing | 1965-03-23 | Argus (20727) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Flt Sergeant |
Jackson, A C | Evader | 1944-03-23 | Lancaster (DS815) | |
| Sergeant |
Jaskson, John Robert | Killed in Action | 1944-03-23 | Lancaster (DV384) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Jay, Clyde Homer | Killed in Action | 1942-03-23 | Hampden (AT230) | Denver, Colorado, USA |
| Flt Sergeant |
Jennings, Norman | Killed in Action | 1944-03-23 | Lancaster (DV384) | Tividale, Tipton, Staffordshire, England |
| Flying Officer |
Johnson, Ronald Clarence | Missing | 1965-03-23 | Argus (20727) | |
| Sergeant |
Jones, Graham Randall | Killed in Action | 1944-03-23 | Lancaster (DS828) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Jones, Maurice | Missing | 1965-03-23 | Argus (20727) | |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Kidd, Andrew Thomas | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-03-23 | Anson (8262) | Bridge-of-Weir, Renfrewshire, England |
| Flying Officer |
Kilpatrick, William Frederick | Killed in Action | 1945-03-23 | Mosquito (MM740) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flying Officer |
Knights, Frederick Arthur | Missing | 1965-03-23 | Argus (20727) | |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Leddy, Gerald Bernard | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-03-23 | Wellington (HF732) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Flying Officer |
Lee, Jim Gen | Killed in Action | 1945-03-23 | Lancaster (DV245) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flying Officer |
Leece, Herbert | Died | 1945-03-23 | () | Simcoe, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Lewis, Walter | Died | 1940-03-23 | () | Trenton, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Little, Ralph Robert | Killed in Action | 1945-03-23 | Lancaster (DV245) | Lockport, New York, USA |
| Flying Officer |
Maddin, Cameron Alexander | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-23 | Lancaster (ME578) | |
| Flying Officer |
Maguire, Charles Alexander | Missing | 1965-03-23 | Argus (20727) | |
| Flying Officer |
Marriott, Terence James | Killed in Action | 1943-03-23 | Liberator (AL587) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Flt Sergeant |
Mason, Ronald Lloyd | Killed in Action | 1944-03-23 | Lancaster (DV384) | |
| Leading Aircraftman |
McGowan, Owen Joseph | Killed in Action | 1944-03-23 | Wellington (HF732) | Accrington, Lancashire, England |
| Flying Officer |
McPhee, Wyman Douglas | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-23 | Lancaster (LL684) | |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Montgomery, Richard Glover | Killed in Action | 1943-03-23 | Flying Fortress (FK209) | Outremont, Quebec |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Moodie, Peter David Sim | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-03-23 | Anson (8262) | Kenton, Harrow, Middlesex, England |
| Flt Sergeant |
Mullally, James Aloysious | Killed in Action | 1944-03-23 | Lancaster (DS741) | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand; |
| Flight Sergeant |
Naoum, Harry | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-03-23 | Battle (2069) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Pilot Officer |
Neville, Kenneth Arnold | Killed in Action | 1944-03-23 | Hurricane (LB546) | St Thomas, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Newman, Arthur | Killed | 1945-03-23 | () | Spencerville, Ontario |
| Flt Lieutenant |
Nichol, Cyril William | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-23 | Lancaster (DS815) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
O'Brien, Patrick Gerard | Killed in Action | 1942-03-23 | Hampden (AT230) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Flight Sergeant |
Oliver, Robert Reginald | Killed in Action | 1942-03-23 | Hampden (AT230) | Brantford, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Ornstein, Morley | Killed in Action | 1945-03-23 | Lancaster (LL755) | Windsor, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Paquette, Elmer Joseph Frederick | Killed in Action | 1942-03-23 | Hudson (AM811) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Paterson, Reginald Phillip | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-23 | Lancaster (LL755) | |
| Flying Officer |
Peele, John Morphet | Missing | 1965-03-23 | Argus (20727) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Perron, James Ernest | Missing | 1965-03-23 | Argus (20727) | Montreal, Quebec |
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Piggott, Carmen Lambert | Missing | 1965-03-23 | Argus (20727) | Bridgetown, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Flight Sergeant |
Ramsey, Melvin Frederick | Killed in Action | 1942-03-23 | Hampden (AT230) | Orlando, Florida, USA |
| Flight Sergeant |
Rattee, William Vernon | Killed in Action | 1943-03-23 | Baltimore (AG726) | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan |
| Flying Officer |
Rawbone, Walter Mansell | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-03-23 | Wellington (HF732) | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Renouf, John Stanley | Killed in Action | 1943-03-23 | Liberator (AL587) | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Flying Officer |
Richardson, James Alexander | Missing | 1965-03-23 | Argus (20727) | |
| Sergeant |
Ridyard, Greenwood Gee | Killed in Action | 1944-03-23 | Lancaster (DV384) | Kearsley, Lancashire, England |
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