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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barker, William George "Billy" | Killed in Flying Accident | 1930-03-12 | KR (CFAKR) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Barrett, Gurney De Lois | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-03-12 | Anson (6103) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Bishop, Lloyd George | Killed in Action | 1940-03-12 | Hurricane (L1962) | Castleton, Ontario | |
| Boyce, Henry Basil Pridden | Prisoner of War | 1918-03-12 | F.2 (Bristol) (B1251) | South Qu'appelle, Saskatchewan | |
| Bulman, Elmer Leigh | Evader | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (BB250) | ||
| Caldwell, Robert George | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Wellington (BK348) | Beardmore, Ontario | |
| Carlon, Thomas Edward | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (BB212) | Montreal, Quebec | |
| Carnell, Basil | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Stirling (BF469) | St John's, Newfoundland | |
| Carruthers, Alexander | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Stirling (BF469) | Tonawanda, New York, USA (parents) | |
| Chretien, George Theodore | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (BB212) | Penetanguishene, Ontario | |
| Clampitt, Edward Blake | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Lancaster (R5749) | Woodrow, Saskatchewan | |
| Collin, Arthur Cyril | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (BB212) | Calgary, Alberta | |
| Cory, Gordon Johnson | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Wellington (BK348) | Vancouver, British Columbia (parents) | |
| Crowe, Harold James | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Hudson (FK621) | New Westminster, BC (parents) | |
| Danes, Arthur Ernest | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (BB212) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Davidson, Russell Duncan | Evader | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (HR656) | ||
| Dawson, Alexander Robertson | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Wellington (HE690) | Edinburgh, Scotland (parents) | |
| Dennison, Borden Carrick | Evader | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (BB250) | ||
| Dmytruk, Peter | Evader Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (DT745) | Wynyard, Saskatchewan (parents) | |
| Dyer, Charles Gordon | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (DT774) | Yorkshire, England | |
| Eisler, Leonard Mathias | Killed in Flying Accident | 1959-03-12 | Sabre (23359) | Odessa, Saskatchewan | |
| Elliott, John Stewart | unknown | 1946-03-12 | () | ||
| Elt, Kenneth Winston | Evader | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (DT745) | Worcester, England | |
| Fahie, Percy Philip | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Hudson (FK722) | Lower Ship Harbor, East Nova Scotia | |
| Falkenberg, Gerhard Dean | Prisoner of War | 1918-03-12 | Camel (B9317) | Jonquiere, Quebec | |
| Funger, Harry | Died | 1944-03-12 | () | Hamilton, Ontario | |
| Gilfoy, James Eugene | Killed in Action | 1942-03-12 | Whitley (Z9312) | Calgary, Alberta | |
| Gillard, Charles | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-03-12 | Anson (6357) | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| Gillender, Hunter | Killed in Action | 1945-03-12 | Lancaster (RA508) | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| Gough, Douglas William | Killed in Action | 1941-03-12 | Wellington (T2515) | Palmerston North, Wellington, New Zealand | |
| Hamilton, Charlie Thomas | Evader | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (HR656) | ||
| Hammond, John Allan | Evader | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (HR656) | ||
| Hannay, Albert Edward | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-03-12 | Lancaster (R5556) | McGee, Saskatchewan | |
| Heather, Roderick John | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Wellington (BK164) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Henderson, Charles Orrin | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (W7803) | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| Jennings, Harold Jack | Evader | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (BB250) | ||
| Johnston, Patrick | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (DT745) | ||
| Jones, Henry | Killed in Action | 1941-03-12 | Wellington (T2515) | Aintree, Liverpool, England | |
| Kee, John Richard | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Lancaster (W4862) | Fort Erie, Ontario | |
| Kennett, Ronald Frank | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (BB250) | Fillmore, Saskatchewan | |
| Kew, William Ernets | unknown | 1946-03-12 | () | ||
| Kissick, Victor Robert David Joseph | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Lancaster (ED449) | Lottolier, Manitoba | |
| LaBarge, Bernard Henry | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (W7803) | Ottawa, Ontario | |
| Lacina, Emanuel George | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (BB250) | Leney, Saskatchewan | |
| Lamus, George Herbert | Evader | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (HR656) | ||
| Larson, Alfred Perry | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Wellington (BK348) | Northgate, Saskatchewan | |
| Leitch, David Duncan Patrick | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (HR656) | ||
| Liggett, Gerald Campbell | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-03-12 | Oxford (LX745) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| MacDonald, Robert Gray | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (BB250) | Orangedale, Nova Scotia | |
| MacDonald, William Alexander | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (DT745) | Sydney, Nova Scotia | |
| Maguire, James Joseph | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (DT745) | ||
| Manaton, Albert Charles | Killed in Action | 1940-03-12 | Anson (N9824) | Moncton, New Brunswick | |
| Marean, Fred Aten | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (DT774) | Estlin, Saskatchewan | |
| Marsden, Laurence Stanley | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (HR656) | ||
| Mason, Howard Jack | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (DT745) | ||
| McCormick, Robert Joseph | Killed in Action | 1944-03-12 | Halifax (HX225) | Alexandria, Ontario | |
| McKellar, George Alexander | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-03-12 | Finch (4561) | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| Miller, George William | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Stirling (EF330) | Prescott, Ontario | |
| Molnar, Joseph | Killed in Action | 1942-03-12 | Hudson (T9390) | Niagara Falls, Ontario | |
| Money, Kenneth Percy Cox | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (DT745) | ||
| Moore, Robert | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (BB212) | Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland | |
| Morgan, William James | Killed in Action | 1941-03-12 | Wellington (T2515) | Plasmarl, Swansea, England | |
| Murphy, Vincent Patrick | unknown | 1918-03-12 | () | ||
| Murphy, William Arthur | Killed in Action | 1942-03-12 | Whitley (Z9312) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |
| Murray, William Ewart Gladstone | Accident | 1918-03-12 | R.E.8 (B5097) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Nixon, William Manley | Died | 1942-03-12 | () | Merritton, Ontario | |
| Palmer, Wendell Mclean | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (W7803) | Woodstock, New Brunswick | |
| Parker, Leslie Alfred | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Wellington (BK348) | Chilliwack, British Columbia | |
| Pickup, William Heyes | unknown | 1918-03-12 | () | ||
| Plaunt, Donald Cameron | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Lancaster (R5607) | Sudbury, Ontario | |
| Probert, John Scott | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (BB212) | Westmount, Quebec | |
| Rea, Harold David | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (DT745) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Rennie, Henry Thompson | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Mitchell () | Elora, Ontario | |
| Reynolds, Harold George | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (BB212) | Pembroke, Ontario | |
| Richardson, Jack Graydon | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Wellington (HE519) | McConnell, Manitoba | |
| Rose, Thomas Herbert | Killed in Action | 1941-03-12 | Wellington (T2515) | Stoney Mountain, Manitoba | |
| Sandys, John Frederick Kelly | Killed in Action | 1942-03-12 | Wellington (X3585) | Romford, Essex, England | |
| Sellers, Greaton William Jr | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Stirling (EF330) | Oakland, California, USA | |
| Shockley, Harold Gordon | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (W7803) | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| Simpson, Fred Irwin | Killed in Flying Accident | 1917-03-12 | B.E.2c (A2737) | Virden, Manitoba | |
| Smith, Alexander John | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Lancaster (R5607) | West Summerland, British Columbia | |
| Somerville, Gilbert Eric | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Hudson (FK722) | Swan River, Manitoba | |
| Spencer, Gordon L | Evader | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (BB250) | ||
| Stairs, George William | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-03-12 | Spitfire (EN652) | Montreal, Quebec | |
| Starkey, William Lewis Nick | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-03-12 | Anson (6242) | Belize, British Honduras | |
| Stewart, Arnot, Andrew | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (HR656) | ||
| Stones, Frank | Killed in Action | 1941-03-12 | Wellington (T2515) | Tyldesley, Lancashire, England | |
| Thompson, William Lloyd George | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Halifax (HR692) | Barrie, Ontario | |
| Topping, William Frederick | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Wellington (BK348) | Findlater, Saskatchewan | |
| Viau, Joseph Alfred Jean Louis | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Lancaster (R5607) | Hull, Quebec | |
| Walker, William Arthur | Killed in Action | 1944-03-12 | Hurricane (HV475) | Dundas, Ontario | |
| Ward, Frederick | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Lancaster (ED449) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Waterbury, Orville Ray | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Lancaster (W4928) | Birtle, Manitoba | |
| Webb, Thomas Geoffrey | Killed in Action | 1941-03-12 | Wellington (T2515) | Auckland City, New Zealand | |
| White, Gordon Glenn | Killed in Action | 1969-03-12 | () | ||
| Williams, Eric Henry | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-03-12 | Anson (6273) | City View, Ontario | |
| Wilsdon, Raymond William | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Beaufort (DD928) | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| York, Lorne Herbert | Killed in Action | 1943-03-12 | Hudson (FK722) | Tamworth, Ontario | |
| Young, Clyde Thomas | Killed in Action | 1944-03-12 | Ventura (FN958) | Springhill, Nova Scotia |
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