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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada |
Barker, William George "Billy" | Killed in Flying Accident | 1930-03-12 | KR (CF-AKR) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada |
Barrett, Gurney De Lois | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-03-12 | Anson (6103) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada |
Bishop, Lloyd George | Killed in Action | 1940-03-12 | Hurricane (L1962) | Castleton, Ontario |
| Canada |
Boyce, Henry Basil Pridden | Prisoner of War | 1918-03-12 | F.2 (Bristol) (B1251) | South Qu'appelle, Saskatchewan |
| Canada |
Bulman, Elmer Leigh | Evader | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (BB250) | |
| Canada |
Caldwell, Robert George | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Wellington (BK348) | Beardmore, Ontario |
| Canada |
Carlon, Thomas Edward | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (BB212) | Montreal, Quebec |
 Newfoundland |
Carnell, Basil | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Stirling (BF469) | St John's, Newfoundland |
 USA |
Carruthers, Alexander | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Stirling (BF469) | Tonawanda, New York, USA (parents) |
| Canada |
Chretien, George Theodore | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (BB212) | Penetanguishene, Ontario |
| Canada |
Clampitt, Edward Blake | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Lancaster (R5749) | Woodrow, Saskatchewan |
| Canada |
Collin, Arthur Cyril | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (BB212) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Canada |
Cory, Gordon Johnson | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Wellington (BK348) | Vancouver, British Columbia (parents) |
| Canada |
Crowe, Harold James | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Hudson (FK621) | New Westminster, BC (parents) |
| Canada |
Danes, Arthur Ernest | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (BB212) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada |
Davidson, Russell Duncan | Evader | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (HR656) | |
| USA |
Dawson, Alexander Robertson | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Wellington (HE690) | Edinburgh, Scotland (parents) |
| Canada |
Dennison, Borden Carrick | Evader | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (BB250) | |
| Canada |
Dmytruk, Peter | Evader Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (DT745) | Wynyard, Saskatchewan (parents) |
| UK |
Dyer, Charles Gordon | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (DT774) | Yorkshire, England |
| Canada |
Eisler, Leonard Mathias | Killed in Flying Accident | 1959-03-12 | Sabre (23359) | Odessa, Saskatchewan |
| Canada |
Elliott, John Stewart | unknown | 1946-03-12 | () | |
| UK |
Elt, Kenneth Winston | Evader | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (DT745) | Worcester, England |
| Canada |
Fahie, Percy Philip | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Hudson (FK722) | Lower Ship Harbor, East Nova Scotia |
| Canada |
Falkenberg, Gerhard Dean | Prisoner of War | 1918-03-12 | Camel (B9317) | Jonquiere, Quebec |
| Canada |
Funger, Harry | Died | 1944-03-12 | () | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Canada |
Gilfoy, James Eugene | Killed in Action | 1942-03-12 | Whitley (Z9312) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Canada |
Gillard, Charles | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-03-12 | Anson (6357) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Canada |
Gillender, Hunter | Killed in Action | 1945-03-12 | Lancaster (RA508) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
 New Zealand |
Gough, Douglas William | Killed in Action | 1941-03-12 | Wellington (T2515) | Palmerston North, Wellington, New Zealand |
| New Zealand |
Hamilton, Charlie Thomas | Evader | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (HR656) | |
| Canada |
Hammond, John Allan | Evader | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (HR656) | |
| Canada |
Hannay, Albert Edward | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-03-12 | Lancaster (R5556) | McGee, Saskatchewan |
| Canada |
Heather, Roderick John | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Wellington (BK164) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada |
Henderson, Charles Orrin | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (W7803) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Canada |
Jennings, Harold Jack | Evader | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (BB250) | |
| UK |
Johnston, Patrick | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (DT745) | |
| UK |
Jones, Henry | Killed in Action | 1941-03-12 | Wellington (T2515) | Aintree, Liverpool, England |
| Canada |
Kee, John Richard | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Lancaster (W4862) | Fort Erie, Ontario |
| Canada |
Kennett, Ronald Frank | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (BB250) | Fillmore, Saskatchewan |
| UK |
Kew, William Ernets | unknown | 1946-03-12 | () | |
| Canada |
Kissick, Victor Robert David Joseph | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Lancaster (ED449) | Lottolier, Manitoba |
| Canada |
LaBarge, Bernard Henry | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (W7803) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Canada |
Lacina, Emanuel George | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (BB250) | Leney, Saskatchewan |
| UK |
Lamus, George Herbert | Evader | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (HR656) | |
| Canada |
Larson, Alfred Perry | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Wellington (BK348) | Northgate, Saskatchewan |
| UK |
Leitch, David Duncan Patrick | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (HR656) | |
| Canada |
Liggett, Gerald Campbell | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-03-12 | Oxford (LX745) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada |
MacDonald, Robert Gray | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (BB250) | Orangedale, Nova Scotia |
| Canada |
MacDonald, William Alexander | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (DT745) | Sydney, Nova Scotia |
 Australia |
Maguire, James Joseph | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (DT745) | |
| Canada |
Manaton, Albert Charles | Killed in Action | 1940-03-12 | Anson (N9824) | Moncton, New Brunswick |
| Canada |
Marean, Fred Aten | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (DT774) | Estlin, Saskatchewan |
| UK |
Marsden, Laurence Stanley | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (HR656) | |
| UK |
Mason, Howard Jack | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (DT745) | |
| Canada |
McCormick, Robert Joseph | Killed in Action | 1944-03-12 | Halifax (HX225) | Alexandria, Ontario |
| Canada |
McKellar, George Alexander | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-03-12 | Finch (4561) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Canada |
Miller, George William | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Stirling (EF330) | Prescott, Ontario |
| Canada |
Molnar, Joseph | Killed in Action | 1942-03-12 | Hudson (T9390) | Niagara Falls, Ontario |
| UK |
Money, Kenneth Percy Cox | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (DT745) | |
| UK |
Moore, Robert | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (BB212) | Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland |
| UK |
Morgan, William James | Killed in Action | 1941-03-12 | Wellington (T2515) | Plasmarl, Swansea, England |
| Canada |
Murphy, Vincent Patrick | unknown | 1918-03-12 | () | |
| Canada |
Murphy, William Arthur | Killed in Action | 1942-03-12 | Whitley (Z9312) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Canada |
Murray, William Ewart Gladstone | Accident | 1918-03-12 | R.E.8 (B5097) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada |
Nixon, William Manley | Died | 1942-03-12 | () | Merritton, Ontario |
| Canada |
Palmer, Wendell Mclean | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (W7803) | Woodstock, New Brunswick |
| Canada |
Parker, Leslie Alfred | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Wellington (BK348) | Chilliwack, British Columbia |
| Pickup, William Heyes | unknown | 1918-03-12 | () | ||
| Canada |
Plaunt, Donald Cameron | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Lancaster (R5607) | Sudbury, Ontario |
| Canada |
Probert, John Scott | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (BB212) | Westmount, Quebec |
| Canada |
Rea, Harold David | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (DT745) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada |
Rennie, Henry Thompson | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Mitchell () | Elora, Ontario |
| Canada |
Reynolds, Harold George | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (BB212) | Pembroke, Ontario |
| Canada |
Richardson, Jack Graydon | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Wellington (HE519) | McConnell, Manitoba |
| Canada |
Rose, Thomas Herbert | Killed in Action | 1941-03-12 | Wellington (T2515) | Stoney Mountain, Manitoba |
| UK |
Sandys, John Frederick Kelly | Killed in Action | 1942-03-12 | Wellington (X3585) | Romford, Essex, England |
| USA |
Sellers, Greaton William Jr | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Stirling (EF330) | Oakland, California, USA |
| Canada |
Shockley, Harold Gordon | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (W7803) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Canada |
Simpson, Fred Irwin | Killed in Flying Accident | 1917-03-12 | B.E.2 (A2737) | Virden, Manitoba |
| Canada |
Smith, Alexander John | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Lancaster (R5607) | West Summerland, British Columbia |
| Canada |
Somerville, Gilbert Eric | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Hudson (FK722) | Swan River, Manitoba |
| Canada |
Spencer, Gordon L | Evader | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (BB250) | |
| Canada |
Stairs, George William | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-03-12 | Spitfire (EN652) | Montreal, Quebec |
 British Honduras |
Starkey, William Lewis Nick | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-03-12 | Anson (6242) | Belize, British Honduras |
| New Zealand |
Stewart, Arnot, Andrew | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (HR656) | |
| UK |
Stones, Frank | Killed in Action | 1941-03-12 | Wellington (T2515) | Tyldesley, Lancashire, England |
| Canada |
Thompson, William Lloyd George | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (HR692) | Barrie, Ontario |
| Canada |
Topping, William Frederick | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Wellington (BK348) | Findlater, Saskatchewan |
| Canada |
Viau, Joseph Alfred Jean Louis | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Lancaster (R5607) | Hull, Quebec |
| Canada |
Walker, William Arthur | Killed in Action | 1944-03-12 | Hurricane (HV475) | Dundas, Ontario |
| Canada |
Ward, Frederick | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Lancaster (ED449) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Canada |
Waterbury, Orville Ray | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Lancaster (W4928) | Birtle, Manitoba |
| New Zealand |
Webb, Thomas Geoffrey | Killed in Action | 1941-03-12 | Wellington (T2515) | Auckland City, New Zealand |
| Canada |
Williams, Eric Henry | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-03-12 | Anson (6273) | City View, Ontario |
| Canada |
Wilsdon, Raymond William | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Beaufort (DD928) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Canada |
York, Lorne Herbert | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Hudson (FK722) | Tamworth, Ontario |
| Canada |
Young, Clyde Thomas | Killed in Action | 1944-03-12 | Ventura (FN958) | Springhill, Nova Scotia |
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