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 |
Addison, John Frederick | Killed in Flying Accident | 1949-03-22 | Harvard () | Caledonia, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Andrew, William Arthur Roland | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-03-22 | Halifax (LK930) | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
 Flying Officer |
Armour, Albert Stewart | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-03-22 | Harvard (3345) | Santa Monica, California, USA |
| Flying Officer |
Bailey, Dennis Harold | Killed in Action | 1944-03-22 | Halifax (LW584) | Detroit, Michigan, USA |
| Flight Sergeant |
Barr, Robert Lennox | Killed in Action | 1944-03-22 | Lancaster (DS797) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
Bath, Peter Thomas | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-03-22 | Halifax (W7865) | Kelowna, British Columbia (parents) |
 Lieutenant |
Beare, Sydney George | Prisoner of War | 1917-03-22 | 12 (Nieuport) (N3182) | Belper, Derbyshire, England |
| Flight Sergeant |
Beazer, Mark Aulde | Killed in Action | 1943-03-22 | Hurricane (5420) | Beazer, Alberta |
| Pilot Officer |
Bell, John | Killed in Action | 1944-03-22 | Lancaster (JB731) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Flight Sergeant |
Bellamy, John Walter | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-22 | Lancaster (KB777) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Bennett, Jack Norman Ernest | Killed in Action | 1944-03-22 | Lancaster (ND672) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Bertoia, Ciro | Killed in Action | 1944-03-22 | Halifax (LW584) | Windsor, Ontario |
| Cadet |
Bowser, Theophilus Smith | Died | 1918-03-22 | () | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Pilot Officer |
Brine, John Edward | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-22 | Halifax (LW417) | Bowmanville, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Brook, Roy Thomas | Killed in Flying Accident | 1963-03-22 | Chipmunk (18007) | Surrey, United Kingdom |
| Flight Sergeant |
Buckingham, Eldon William | Died | 1946-03-22 | () | Peterborough, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Burrows, William John | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-22 | Lancaster (LL647) | |
| Lieutenant |
Carter, Walter Earl | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-03-22 | R.E.8 (B5117) | Edmonton, Alberta (parent) |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Cawker, Douglas Earl | Killed in Action | 1944-03-22 | Halifax (LK779) | Winnipeg, Manitoba (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Clough, George Frederick | Killed in Action | 1944-03-22 | Lancaster (LL717) | Guelph, Ontario (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Cogbill, Arthur James | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-03-22 | Halifax (W7865) | Honington, Warwickshire, England (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Collins, Richard Charles | Killed in Action | 1944-03-22 | Lancaster (LM422) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Second-Lieutenant |
Cook, Earl Allen | unknown | 1918-03-22 | B.E.2 (A1309) | Arvada, Colorado, USA (parent) |
| Sergeant |
Coulter, Frederick Thomas | Killed in Action | 1944-03-22 | Lancaster (JB731) | Bearstead, Kent, England |
| |
Curtiss, Kenneth Lawrence | Killed in Action | 1944-03-22 | Lancaster (LL717) | |
| Flt Sergeant |
Davies, George Stuart | Killed in Action | 1944-03-22 | Lancaster (JB731) | Bristol England (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Denning, Leslie Watson | Killed in Action | 1944-03-22 | Halifax (LW584) | Drighlington, Yorkshire, England (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Dorrell, Jack Wilfred | Killed in Action | 1945-03-22 | Lancaster (KB808) | Willoughby, Ohio, USA |
| Flying Officer |
Dowd, Phillip Paul | Killed in Action | 1944-03-22 | Lancaster (JB599) | Denzil, Saskatchewan |
| Flying Officer |
Duffield, Kenneth Victor | Killed in Action | 1944-03-22 | Halifax (LW417) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Duggan, John Philip | Killed in Action | 1945-03-22 | Lancaster (KB808) | London, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Duke, Ross | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-22 | Lancaster (KB777) | |
| Sergeant |
Dunn, Orval Clarence | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-03-22 | Moth, Tiger (R5203) | Portage La Prairie, Manitoba |
| Sergeant |
Dushman, David | Killed in Action | 1944-03-22 | Lancaster (JB731) | Cchingford, Essex, England |
| Sergeant |
Ellam, Stanley | Killed in Action | 1943-03-22 | Halifax (BB314) | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Flying Officer |
Foley, John Hilliard | Killed in Flying Accident | 1949-03-22 | Harvard () | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Forst, John Nicholson | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-03-22 | Anson (7186) | Farmingdale, New York, USA |
| Flying Officer |
Frame, Daniel | Killed in Action | 1945-03-22 | Lancaster (KB777) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Frizzell, Harvey Albert | Killed in Action | 1944-03-22 | Halifax (LK779) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Fulton, Warren Thompson | Killed in Action | 1944-03-22 | Lancaster (DS797) | Alcomdale, Alberta |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Gaboury, Joseph Alphonse Paul Henri | Killed in Action | 1944-03-22 | Lancaster (DS797) | Quebec City, Quebec |
| Flying Officer |
Goodier, C A | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-22 | Lancaster (KB777) | |
| Squadron Leader |
Graham, William Murray | unknown | 1947-03-22 | () | |
| Pilot Officer |
Gray, Harold Hugh | Killed in Action | 1944-03-22 | Lancaster (LL647) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
 Petty Officer 1st Class |
Greenbury, Ronald Beverley | Killed in Flight Line Accident | 1967-03-22 | () | Simcoe, Ontario |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Guiboche, Victor Joseph Alfred | Died | 1944-03-22 | () | St Laurent, Manitoba |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Hadley, James Frederick | Killed in Action | 1945-03-22 | Lancaster (KB777) | Iroquois, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Hay, Clarence Walter | Killed in Action | 1944-03-22 | Halifax (LW417) | Verdun, Quebec |
| Lieutenant |
Hyde, Edgar Percy | Missing in Action | 1917-03-22 | 12 (Nieuport) (N3182) | Bristol, England |
| Flying Officer |
Illman, John Alexander | Killed in Action | 1944-03-22 | Hurricane (LB793) | Chatham, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Jenkins, Martin | Killed in Action | 1944-03-22 | Lancaster (JB731) | Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire, Scotland (parents) |
| Flight Sergeant |
Johnson, Clifford Theadore | Killed in Action | 1945-03-22 | Lancaster (PD365) | Queensville, Ontario |
| Captain |
Kane, John Francis Aloysius | Killed in Flying Accident | 1915-03-22 | XI (580) | Saunderscourt, County Wexford, Ireland Ireland |
| Pilot Officer |
Ketchen, John Barton | Killed in Action | 1945-03-22 | Lancaster (KB808) | Havelock, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
King, Francis Joseph | Killed in Action | 1944-03-22 | Lancaster (DS797) | Sudbury, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Laird, David Albert | Killed in Action | 1944-03-22 | Halifax (LW584) | Scotsguard, Saskatchewan (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Ledrew, Donald Alfred Parsons | Killed in Action | 1944-03-22 | Lancaster (DS797) | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Flying Officer |
MacDonald, Hugh Fissette | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-22 | Lancaster (LL647) | |
| Pilot Officer |
MacKenzie, John | Killed in Action | 1945-03-22 | Lancaster (KB777) | Fort William, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
MacLean, John William | Killed in Action | 1944-03-22 | Lancaster (LL647) | Fort William, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Mair, John Olaf | Killed in Action | 1941-03-22 | Blenheim (T1892) | Victoria, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
McLean, George Daryll | Killed in Action | 1945-03-22 | Lancaster (KB808) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
McNeill, Alfonse Keith | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-22 | Halifax (LK779) | |
| Flying Officer |
Miller, James Edward Alexander | Missing | 1956-03-22 | Silver Star (21454) | Victoria, British Columbia |
| Sergeant |
Mills, Cecil Albert | Killed in Action | 1944-03-22 | Lancaster (JB731) | Eastney, Hampshire, England (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Moore, Alexander | Killed in Action | 1945-03-22 | Lancaster (ME451) | St John's, Newfoundland |
| Pilot Officer |
Moroney, William Patrick | Killed in Action | 1944-03-22 | Lancaster (JB731) | |
| Flying Officer |
Moroz, Hryhory | Killed in Action | 1944-03-22 | Lancaster (LL717) | Transcona, Manitoba |
| Flight Sub-Lieutenant |
Moyle, William Arthur | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-03-22 | Camel (B7219) | Paris, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Murdock, Billie Herman | Killed in Action | 1944-03-22 | Halifax (LW584) | Windsor, Ontario (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
O'Brien, Daniel John | Killed in Action | 1944-03-22 | Halifax (LW584) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
Orton, Nelson Richard | Killed in Action | 1945-03-22 | Liberator (EW118) | Birch Hills, Saskatchewan |
| Sergeant |
Pearson, Lawrence | Killed in Action | 1944-03-22 | Lancaster (LL647) | |
| Flying Officer |
Proctor, Leonard Douglas | Killed in Action | 1944-03-22 | Lancaster (LL717) | Biggar, Saskatchewan |
| Pilot Officer |
Pulham, Donald Walter | Killed in Action | 1944-03-22 | Halifax (LW417) | Brantford, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Quinlan, Raymond George | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-22 | Halifax (LW417) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Rickert, Arthur Edward | Killed in Action | 1944-03-22 | Lancaster (LL717) | Kitchener, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Root, Clayton Edward | Killed in Action | 1945-03-22 | Lancaster (KB808) | West Lorne, Ontario |
| Flight-Lieutenant |
Sands, Lloyd Allison | Killed in Action | 1918-03-22 | Camel (B7216) | Moncton, New Brunswick. |
| Flying Officer |
Sears, Earl Kitchener | Killed in Action | 1944-03-22 | Lancaster (LL647) | Amherst, Nova Scotia |
| Lieutenant |
Sheppard, Robert Ross | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-03-22 | Corsair (JT535) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Shmigelsky, Peter | Killed in Action | 1943-03-22 | Halifax (BB314) | Komarno, Manitoba |
| Lieutenant |
Sinclair, Robert Black | Died | 1919-03-22 | () | |
| |
Smith, James Murdoch | Killed in Action | 1944-03-22 | Lancaster (DS797) | |
| Flying Officer |
Spence, W J | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-22 | Lancaster (KB777) | |
| Sergeant |
Starnes, Arley Carlisle | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-03-22 | Halifax (LK930) | Cherry Point, Alberta |
| Flying Officer |
Storen, Frank Robert | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-22 | Halifax (LK779) | Oakville, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Stubbs, Gerald Steven | Missing | 1956-03-22 | Silver Star (21454) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flying Officer |
Studnik, William Billie | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-22 | Halifax (LW584) | |
| Sergeant |
Thompson, Gilbert Frank Allerton | Killed in Action | 1944-03-22 | Lancaster (DS797) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Sergeant |
Thorpe, Ronald | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-03-22 | Halifax (W7865) | Darlington Co. Durham, England |
| Flying Officer |
Tindall, Charles Edward | Killed in Action | 1944-03-22 | Halifax (LW417) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Pilot Officer |
Trent, Frederick Bernard | Killed in Action | 1945-03-22 | Lancaster (KB808) | Pathlow, Saskatchewan |
| |
Walmsley, Richard | Killed in Action | 1944-03-22 | Lancaster (DS797) | |
| Air Mechanic Class II |
Wilson, Herbert William | Killed in Flight Line Accident | 1918-03-22 | () | Vancouver, B.C. |
| Pilot Officer |
Woolhether, Spencer Elwood | Killed in Action | 1944-03-22 | Lancaster (LL717) | Dahinda, Saskatchewan |
| Pilot Officer |
Wright, Harold Grover | Killed in Action | 1944-03-22 | Lancaster (LL647) | Brantford, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Zuback, George Adam | Killed in Action | 1945-03-22 | Lancaster (KB808) | Kamloops, British Columbia |
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