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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pilot Officer |
Acland, Ion Hugh | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-03-18 | Blenheim (T2443) | Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
Armour, Edson Gilroy | Killed in Action | 1944-03-18 | Halifax (LL178) | Brantford, Ontario |
| |
Ault, Wellington Cameron | Survived | 1918-03-18 | () | Toronto, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Ballentine, Robert Elmer | Killed in Action | 1944-03-18 | Halifax (LL178) | Toronto, Ontario |
 Pilot Officer |
Banks, Harry Geoffrey | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-03-18 | Hudson (V9171) | |
| Sergeant |
Bohling, Cyril Norman, Byron | Killed in Action | 1942-03-18 | Beaufort (W6474) | |
| |
Brigstocke, Andrew Lawrence | Killed in Action | 1942-03-18 | Beaufort (W6474) | |
| Flying Officer |
Brinkworth, Ernest Peter | Killed in Action | 1942-03-18 | Beaufort (W6474) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Lieutenant |
Cantlon, Fred Henry 'Harry' | Missing in Action | 1918-03-18 | F.2 (Bristol) (C4844) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Capel, Douglas John | Killed in Action | 1941-03-18 | Wellington (R1474) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Cotton, Walter | Killed in Action | 1944-03-18 | Halifax (LL178) | Notting Hill, London, England (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Denison, Richard Wright | Killed in Action | 1944-03-18 | Spitfire (MJ181) | Winnipeg, Manitoba (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Dumas, Richard Alexandre | Killed in Action | 1944-03-18 | Halifax (HX279) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Flight Sergeant |
Dutchak, Peter | Killed in Action | 1944-03-18 | Lancaster (ND686) | Angusville, Manitoba |
| 2nd Lieutenant |
Edens, Leonard Aynge | Killed in Action | 1918-03-18 | Scout (Nieuport) () | St. John's, Newfoundland |
| Flying Officer |
Evans, David Carson | Killed in Action | 1944-03-18 | Halifax (LL178) | Toronto, Ontario |
 Pilot Officer |
Gaha, Francis Clive | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-03-18 | Hudson (V9171) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Gallaugher, Ralph Clare | Killed in Action | 1944-03-18 | Halifax (HX279) | Alliston, Ontario |
 Flight Sergeant |
Garvin, Harry Winterknight | Killed in Action | 1942-03-18 | Wellington (Z9104) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Flying Officer |
Grevstad, Melvin Clarence | Killed in Action | 1944-03-18 | Lancaster (EE191) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flight Sergeant |
Hadden, Eldred Blakely | Killed | 1943-03-18 | () | Barrie, Ontario |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Hurst, Harvey William | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-03-18 | Anson (R9740) | Gravenhurst, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Hutt, Geoffrey | Killed in Action | 1944-03-18 | Halifax (LL178) | Loughborough, England |
| Civilian |
Hyer, Glen Kenneth | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-03-18 | Anson (R9740) | Warren, Pennsylvania USA |
| Pilot Officer |
Jackson, Donald Edward | Killed in Action | 1944-03-18 | Halifax (LL178) | Windsor, Ontario |
| Lieutenant |
Kerr, Stanley Harold | Survived | 1918-03-18 | F.K.8 (B3396) | Neepawa, Macdonald, Manitoba |
| Sub-Lieutenant |
Komarnisky, Morris | Killed in Flying Accident | 1957-03-18 | Avenger (69425) | Coniston, Ontario |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Lapp, Cyril Samuel | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-03-18 | Anson (R9740) | Dunnville, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Le Mere, Roland Walter | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-03-18 | Beaufighter (T4937) | Two Rivers, Wisconsin, USA |
| Flying Officer |
Leithead, John Chalmers | Killed in Action | 1944-03-18 | Mosquito (DZ647) | New Glasgow, Nova Scotia |
| Captain |
MacLean, Alan Pratt | Missing in Action | 1918-03-18 | F.2 (Bristol) (C4844) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
MacTavish, Roswell Murray | Killed in Action | 1944-03-18 | Hurricane (LD564) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Lieutenant |
McDonell, George Oscar | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-03-18 | R.E.8 (A3769) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Flying Officer |
Mildon, Albert Harry | Killed in Action | 1944-03-18 | Halifax (HX279) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Miller, William Connerty | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-18 | Halifax (HX279) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Mitchell, Kenneth Osborne | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-03-18 | Typhoon (JR439) | Greenfield Park, Quebec |
| Flight Sergeant |
Neff, Lawrence Beverley | Died | 1943-03-18 | () | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flying Officer |
Ness, Olav Alfred | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-03-18 | Anson (R9740) | Sturgis, Saskatchewan |
| Flying Officer |
O'Heare, Robert Ernest | Killed in Action | 1944-03-18 | Halifax (HX279) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Corporal |
Potter, William Arthur | unknown | 1947-03-18 | () | |
| Flying Officer |
Ramsay, Kenneth Grant | Killed in Action | 1944-03-18 | Halifax (LW655) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Reed, Charles Leroy | Killed in Action | 1944-03-18 | Halifax (LK791) | Valhalla, Alberta |
| Flight Sergeant |
Riedy, Robert Harvey | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-03-18 | Wellington (L4265) | Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Sergeant |
Ritchie, George Arklay | Killed in Action | 1944-03-18 | Halifax (HX279) | Broughty Ferry, Angus, Scotland |
| Sergeant |
Sanders, George Allan Paul | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-03-18 | Defiant (N1629) | Carman, Manitoba |
| Sergeant |
Sawyer, Ernest | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-18 | Halifax (HX279) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Sleigher, Joseph Simon | Killed in Action | 1944-03-18 | Halifax (LL178) | Drapeau, Quebec |
| Lieutenant |
Smith, Allan Wenman | Killed in Flying Accident | 1917-03-18 | Strutter (7807) | Crosby, Liverpool |
| Flt sub-Lieutenant |
Steeves, Gordon Tracy | Survived | 1918-03-18 | Camel (B3781) | Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia |
| Corporal |
Stenhouse, Robert Craig | Died | 1945-03-18 | () | Portreeve, Saskatchewan |
| Lieutenant |
Sworder, Malcolm | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-03-18 | R.E.8 (B6516) | Berkhampsted, Hertfordshire, England. |
| Pilot Officer |
Thicke, Douglas Andrew | Killed in Action | 1944-03-18 | Halifax (LL178) | Ladysmith, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
Thornton, William Austin | Killed in Action | 1942-03-18 | Beaufort (W6474) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Wiley, Charles Gordon | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-03-18 | Wellington (L4265) | Galt, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Winters, Charles Hugh | Killed in Action | 1944-03-18 | Lancaster (LL640) | Maxwell, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Wirth, Edmund | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-18 | Halifax (LW655) | Westmount, Quebec |
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