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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abrams, Robert William | Killed in Action | 1945-03-06 | Lancaster (PD403) | Rockhaven, Saskatchewan (parents) | |
| Alexander, James William | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-06 | Lancaster (NG240) | ||
| Ashdown, Walter Ross | Killed in Action | 1945-03-06 | Lancaster (KB778) | Halifax, Nova Scotia | |
| Bakewell, Leonard | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-06 | Halifax (DT646) | ||
| Banks, Donald Emery | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-06 | Halifax (NR180) | ||
| Barteaux, Roland Clyde | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-06 | Halifax (NA204) | ||
| Bell, Vanegmond Robert | Killed in Action | 1945-03-06 | Mosquito (RS533) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Bennett, James Arthur | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-06 | Halifax (DT646) | Verdun, Quebec | |
| Brichta, Geoffrey Joseph Ogilvie | Killed in Action | 1917-03-06 | B.E.2 (A2985) | North Battleford, Saskatchewan | |
| Bruen, James Gerard | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-03-06 | Dakota (KG446) | Redcar, Yorkshire, England | |
| Burchill, J G | Evader | 1945-03-06 | Spitfire (MJ660) | ||
| Caldwell, Andrew Glen | Killed in Action | 1945-03-06 | Halifax (LV996) | Reston, Manitoba (parents) | |
| Canfield, Glen Ross | Killed in Action | 1944-03-06 | Wellington (MF148) | Winnipeg, Manitoba (parents) | |
| Chapman, Chelmsford Edward | Killed in Action | 1943-03-06 | Wellington (BK401) | ||
| Chapman, Floyd R | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-06 | Lancaster (NG240) | ||
| Chevrier, TJ | Survived | 1945-03-06 | Lancaster (KB778) | ||
| Chiswell, Douglas Raymond | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-06 | Halifax (HR687) | Fort Erie, Ontario | |
| Clark, William James | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-06 | Halifax (DT646) | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| Clothier, John George | Killed in Action | 1945-03-06 | Halifax (RG475) | Penticton, British Columbia | |
| Cole, Arthur George | Survived | 1945-03-06 | Mosquito (MM788) | Cobalt, Ontario | |
| Cooper, James Robert | Killed in Action | 1943-03-06 | Halifax (DT646) | ||
| Corbett, A W | Survived | 1945-03-06 | Lancaster (KB842) | ||
| Corderoy, Edwin Arthur | Killed in Action | 1942-03-06 | Hampden (AE237) | Kenton, Middlesex, England (parents). | |
| Cox, S L E | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-06 | Stirling (EF147) | ||
| Crowe, Wilfred Oswald | Survived | 1917-03-06 | B.E.2 () | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Davidson, Charles Grant | Killed in Action | 1945-03-06 | Mosquito (RS533) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| De Witt, William Norton | Killed in Action | 1945-03-06 | Lancaster (KB845) | St Andrews Point, Quebec | |
| Dewar, Walter William | Killed in Action | 1945-03-06 | Lancaster (PD403) | Langley Prairie, British Columbia (parents) | |
| Fiori, CFH | Survived | 1945-03-06 | Lancaster (KB842) | ||
| Flack, Leslie | Killed in Action | 1945-03-06 | Lancaster (ME365) | Cloverdale, British Columbia | |
| Fraser, Simon MacKay | Killed in Action | 1917-03-06 | Parasol (Morane) (A268) | New Glasgow, Pictou County, Nova Scotia (parents) | |
| Fry, Ernest John | Killed in Action | 1943-03-06 | Halifax (BB282) | Chicoutimi, Quebec | |
| Gallop, Philip Arthur | Killed in Action | 1944-03-06 | Hudson (FK791) | Plaster Rock, Victoria County, New Brunswick | |
| Gill, William Bruce | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-06 | Halifax (NA204) | ||
| Gilmour, Arthur Clair | Killed in Action | 1918-03-06 | F.K.8 (B5838) | Saint John, New Brunswick (parents) | |
| Gonroski, Philip Felix | Killed in Action | 1945-03-06 | Halifax (LV996) | Brandon, Manitoba (parents) | |
| Goodwin, D H | Survived | 1945-03-06 | Halifax (NR144) | ||
| Hadlow, Desmond Hendry | Killed in Action | 1945-03-06 | Lancaster (PD403) | ???, Kent, England | |
| Hanley, John Edwin | Killed in Action | 1945-03-06 | Lancaster (KB845) | London, Ontario (parents) | |
| Harries, Glyn | Died | 1944-03-06 | () | ||
| Harris, Glen Royal | Killed in Action | 1945-03-06 | Halifax (RG475) | Stratford, Ontario | |
| Hay, Colin Maxwell | Killed in Action | 1945-03-06 | Halifax (RG475) | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| Hayes, Edwin Alfred | Killed in Action | 1945-03-06 | Halifax (RG475) | Norton, Kings County, New Brunswick | |
| Hayward, Ralph Eugene | Killed in Action | 1945-03-06 | Lancaster (PB557) | Bonavista, Newfoundland | |
| Hazelby, Cyril Roland | Killed in Action | 1945-03-06 | Lancaster (KB778) | Retford, Nottinghamshire, England | |
| Heisler, Glen Allan | Survived | 1945-03-06 | Lancaster (KB842) | ||
| Higgs, RR | Survived | 1945-03-06 | Lancaster (KB842) | ||
| Hillman, Ellis Oliver | Killed in Action | 1944-03-06 | Wellington (MF148) | Kingsville, Ontario | |
| Hollinger, Gregory Joseph | Killed in Action | 1945-03-06 | Lancaster (KB845) | Kirkland Lake, Ontario (parents) | |
| Horne, Alexander Manson | Killed in Action | 1943-03-06 | Lancaster (ED431) | Edmonton, Alberta | |
| Irvine, N | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-06 | Halifax (NR180) | ||
| Jackson, Frank Hilton | Survived | 1918-03-06 | F.E.2 () | ||
| Johnston, Carl Donald | Killed in Action | 1944-03-06 | Wellington (MF148) | Sanford, Manitoba | |
| Johnston, J G | Survived | 1945-03-06 | Halifax (NR144) | ||
| King, Jack Alexander Stewart | Killed in Action | 1945-03-06 | Lancaster (KB845) | Toronto, Ontario (parents) | |
| Kitchen, John C | Survived | 1945-03-06 | Lancaster (KB842) | ||
| Lees, Sydney Isiah | Killed in Action | 1945-03-06 | Mosquito (MM788) | Hamilton, Ontario | |
| Leet, Finley Ralph | Killed in Action | 1945-03-06 | Lancaster (KB845) | Lachine, Quebec (parents) | |
| Leroux, Adrian Steve | Killed in Action | 1945-03-06 | Halifax (LV996) | St Claude, Manitoba | |
| Loveridge, Robert Douglas | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-06 | Halifax (NA204) | ||
| MacFadyen, Ian Lachlan | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-03-06 | Anson (LV153) | Port Arthur, Ontario | |
| MacGregor, Allan James | Killed in Action | 1942-03-06 | Hampden (AE237) | ||
| MacKay, James | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-03-06 | Finch (4791) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| MacKay, John Ewart | Survived | 1917-03-06 | Strutter (A1072) | Tongue, Sutherland, England | |
| Magee, James Thomas Joseph | Killed in Action | 1945-03-06 | Lancaster (PD403) | Verdun, Quebec (parents) | |
| Manley, Terence Wood | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-03-06 | F.K.8 (B9502) | West Bromwich, Staffordshire | |
| Marston, Kenneth Reginald | Killed in Action | 1945-03-06 | Lancaster (PD403) | Leicester, Leicestershire, England (parents) | |
| Martin, J A | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-06 | Halifax (NR180) | ||
| Marvel, Jack Edward | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-06 | Halifax (DT646) | Swift Current, Saskatchewan | |
| McKinnon, Reginald Wolfe | Killed in Action | 1945-03-06 | Spitfire (MT625) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| McLellan, D | Survived | 1945-03-06 | Halifax (NR144) | ||
| Menary, J H | Survived | 1945-03-06 | Halifax (NR144) | ||
| Milan, Clifford Arthur | Killed in Action | 1943-03-06 | Halifax (BB282) | Three Hills, Alberta | |
| Miles, Richard Arthur | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-03-06 | Hudson (BW768) | ||
| Mitchell, William Richard | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-06 | Halifax (NA204) | ||
| Monette, R Albert | Killed in Action | 1972-03-06 | () | ||
| Mosey, William Donald | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-06 | Halifax (NA204) | ||
| Mottrick, D M | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-06 | Halifax (NP959) | ||
| Mudry, Frank Thomas | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-06 | Halifax (NA204) | ||
| Mytruk, W | Survived | 1945-03-06 | Lancaster (KB778) | ||
| Nault, Joseph Paul | Killed in Action | 1945-03-06 | Halifax (LV996) | Ottawa, Ontario | |
| Nicol, R A | Survived | 1945-03-06 | Halifax (NR144) | ||
| Nielson, Marius Bendt | Killed in Action | 1945-03-06 | Halifax (RG475) | Standard, Alberta | |
| Nixon, J E | Evader | 1945-03-06 | Halifax (NR180) | ||
| O'Brien, Alexander Alan | Killed in Action | 1943-03-06 | Hudson (AM572) | Verdun, Quebec | |
| Orser, Gilbert Melbourne | Killed in Action | 1945-03-06 | Halifax (RG475) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Pepler, Stanley James | Killed in Action | 1917-03-06 | Strutter (A978) | Toronto, Ontario. | |
| Petrashenko, William | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-06 | Lancaster (NG240) | ||
| Poole, Norman Roland | Killed in Action | 1945-03-06 | Lancaster (KB845) | Brockville, Ontario (parents) | |
| Power, George William Edward | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-03-06 | Finch (4791) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |
| Prince, Henry Nixon | Killed in Action | 1945-03-06 | Halifax (LV996) | Hamilton, Ontario (parents) | |
| Proulx, Thomas Omar | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-03-06 | Hudson (BW768) | Sault Ste Marie, Ontario | |
| Raper, Kenneth William | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-03-06 | Dakota (KG446) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Rebman, John | Survived | 1945-03-06 | Lancaster (KB842) | ||
| Reid, F Douglas | Survived | 1945-03-06 | Lancaster (KB842) | ||
| Reitlo, Clifford Lester | Killed in Action | 1945-03-06 | Lancaster (KB845) | Preeceville, Saskatchewan (parents) | |
| Rich, A A | Survived | 1945-03-06 | Halifax (NR144) | ||
| Ridley, Arthur Eltringham | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-06 | Halifax (NA204) | ||
| Ringrose, Joseph Dennis | Killed in Action | 1945-03-06 | Halifax (RG475) | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| Roberts, Charles James | Killed in Action | 1945-03-06 | Halifax (NR131) | St John, Quebec |
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