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 |
Adam, Joseph Paul Hector | Killed in Action | 1945-03-19 | Lancaster (PB451) | Tecumseh, Ontario |
 Sergeant |
Addison, William Ernest | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-19 | Halifax (LW460) | |
| Flying Officer |
Appleyard, Richard Henry | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-03-19 | Liberator (KG896) | Carbon, Alberta |
| Flying Officer |
Armstrong, David Malcolm | Killed in Action | 1945-03-19 | Halifax (MZ910) | St John, New Brunswick (parenrs) |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Baker, Ralph Murray | Killed in Action | 1945-03-19 | Lancaster (PB451) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Banks, Alexander | Killed in Action | 1945-03-19 | Halifax (MZ482) | Malahat, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
Barry, Joseph Charles Gaston Benoit Raymond | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-19 | Halifax (LW460) | |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Baskerville, John Edward | Killed in Action | 1940-03-19 | Whitley (N1405) | Winnipeg, Manitoba (parents) |
| Captain |
Bath, Charles Lambert | Survived | 1918-03-19 | 27 (Nieuport) (B6752) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Bedard, Jacques Robert Andre | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-19 | Halifax (LW460) | |
| Warrant Officer |
Berry, Joseph Charles Gaston Benoit Raymond | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-19 | Halifax (LW460) | |
| Flying Officer |
Botting, Ross Malcolm | Killed in Action | 1945-03-19 | Liberator (EW180) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flying Officer |
Bridgeman, William Glen | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-19 | Halifax (MZ910) | |
| Flt. Sergeant |
Butler, Arthur Holme | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-19 | Halifax (MZ910) | Parksville, Canada |
| Flying Officer |
Butterworth, Robert Stuart | Killed in Action | 1945-03-19 | Lancaster (PB451) | Ottawa, Ontario |
 Flying Officer |
Byrd, Harold Chauncey | Killed in Action | 1945-03-19 | Spitfire (SM208) | Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA |
| Flying Officer |
Cadegan, Patrick Crosby | Killed in Flying Accident | 1954-03-19 | Silver Star (21173) | Glace Bay, Nova Scotia |
 Master Corporal |
Caton, Malcolm Ross | Killed in Flying Accident | 1974-03-19 | Labrador/Voyageur (10413) | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Cawson, Charles Albert | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-19 | Halifax (LW551) | Selkirk, Manitoba |
| Sergeant |
Clare, Peter Aidan | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-19 | Halifax (LW551) | |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Close, Leslie | Killed in Action | 1940-03-19 | Whitley (N1405) | Burnhope, Co. Durham, England (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Clouston, David James | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-19 | Halifax (LW460) | |
| Flying Officer |
Cooper, Thomas William | Killed in Action | 1944-03-19 | Halifax (LW551) | Brantford, Ontario |
| Lieutenant |
Cormier, Joseph Edmour Regis Claude | Killed in Flying Accident | 1982-03-19 | Musketeer (134234) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Pilot Officer |
Daiken, Alex John | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-03-19 | Mitchell (FL697) | Norwich, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Dalgleish, John McDonald | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-19 | Halifax (LW460) | |
| Captain |
Davidson, Ronald George | Killed in Flying Accident | 1974-03-19 | Labrador/Voyageur (10413) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Pilot Officer |
Davison, Harold Hastings | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-03-19 | Hurricane (5648) | Welland, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Demouchel, J A P | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-19 | Halifax (MZ495) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Depot, M H | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-19 | Halifax (MZ495) | |
| Sergeant |
Domke, A F (also spelled Dombke) | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-19 | Halifax (MZ910) | |
| Warrant Officer 1 |
Dowker, George Bagnall | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-19 | Halifax (LW551) | |
| Flying Officer |
Durston, George Henry | Killed in Action | 1944-03-19 | Halifax (LW553) | Dauphin, Manitoba |
| Flying Officer |
Dwyer, John Anthony | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-19 | Halifax (LW460) | London, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Fennell, Emery Orville | Killed in Action | 1940-03-19 | Whitley (N1405) | Canora, Saskatchewan |
| Captain |
Fleming, Ronald Raymond | Killed in Flying Accident | 1974-03-19 | Labrador/Voyageur (10413) | Woodstock, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Foerster, Walther Carl Richard | Killed in Action | 1943-03-19 | Hampden (AE418) | Stoney Plain, Alberta |
| Flying Officer |
Forster, Richard Hume | Killed in Action | 1944-03-19 | Lancaster (ND596) | Penticton, British Columbia |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Fraser, Joseph Louis Benoit | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-03-19 | Finch (4526) | Cap St Ignace, County Montmagny, Quebec |
| Aircraftman 2nd Class |
Gilbert, Howard Clifford | Died | 1943-03-19 | () | Napanee, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Gourlay, James Lauren | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-19 | Lancaster (LM306) | |
| Sergeant |
Green, Ronald David | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-19 | Halifax (HX282) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Gregory, E G | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-19 | Halifax (MZ495) | |
| Lieutenant |
Guillon, Silas George Pierre | Survived | 1917-03-19 | Scout (Bristol) () | ????, Belgium |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Haight, Benjamin Merwin | Killed in Action | 1943-03-19 | Mosquito (HJ930) | Sudbury, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Handy, William Bertrand | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-03-19 | Halifax (EB149) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Hayes, Ernest | Killed in Action | 1945-03-19 | Lancaster (PB451) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
Hinch, Lloyd George | Killed in Action | 1945-03-19 | Halifax (MZ482) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Pilot Officer |
Hollowell, Donald Terence | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-03-19 | Mitchell (FL697) | Wolseley, Saskatchewan |
| Flying Officer |
Huntley, Sydney Leonard | Killed in Action | 1944-03-19 | Lancaster (LM464) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Hurl, William Leonard | Killed in Action | 1943-03-19 | Hampden (AE418) | Marquis, Saskatchewan |
| Flying Officer |
Irwin, Frederick Hansell | Killed in Action | 1945-03-19 | Halifax (MZ482) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Pilot Officer |
James, David Eric | Killed in Action | 1944-03-19 | Halifax (HX282) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Flying Officer |
Joynt, Alfred Earl | Killed in Action | 1945-03-19 | Spitfire (MA311) | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Flying Officer |
Keeper, G J | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-19 | Halifax (MZ910) | |
| Sergeant |
Kirkcaldy, Alexander | Killed in Action | 1945-03-19 | Lancaster (PB451) | Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, England |
| Lalonde, Joseph Andre Jacques | Killed in Flying Accident | 1982-03-19 | Musketeer (134234) | ||
| Flight Sergeant |
Le Boeuf, R S | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-19 | Halifax (MZ495) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Lehman, Edgar Clarence | Killed in Action | 1944-03-19 | Lancaster (ED308) | Cargill, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Lejambe, Joseph Gilbert Newton | Killed in Action | 1945-03-19 | Halifax (MZ482) | Timmins, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Levesque, Joseph Pierre Octave Victor | Killed in Action | 1944-03-19 | Halifax (HX282) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Flying Officer |
Marc-Aurele, J P A H R | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-19 | Halifax (MZ495) | |
| Pilot Officer |
McIntosh, Garnet | Killed in Action | 1944-03-19 | Mosquito (HK314) | Brandon, Manitoba |
| Leading Aircraftman |
McLeod, Donald Kerr | Died | 1944-03-19 | () | Toronto, Ontario |
| Captain |
Morrell, Harold Francis 'Frank' | Killed in Action | 1918-03-19 | Scout (Nieuport) () | Windsor, Ontario (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Muncaster, Thomas Frederick | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-19 | Halifax (LW551) | |
| Lieutenant |
Murray, Anthony Archibald | unknown | 1917-03-19 | () | |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Newton, William George | Killed in Action | 1940-03-19 | Whitley (N1405) | Liverpool, England (parents) |
| Flight Sergeant |
O'Brien, Robert Henry | Killed in Action | 1943-03-19 | Hampden (AE418) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Flying Officer |
O'Bryan, William Ernest Hugh | Killed in Action | 1945-03-19 | Mosquito (PF387) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Pilot Officer |
Padgham, A V | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-19 | Halifax (MZ910) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Panasuk, Paul | Killed in Action | 1945-03-19 | Halifax (MZ495) | Montreal, Quebec (parents) |
| First Lieutenant |
Paquette, E M | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-19 | Halifax (LK787) | |
| Flying Officer |
Peaker, George Ernest | Killed in Action | 1945-03-19 | Lancaster (PB451) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Sergeant |
Pearce, Robert Ernest | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-19 | Halifax (HX282) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Perrault, Ernest Francis | Killed in Action | 1945-03-19 | Lancaster (PB451) | Fort Frances, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Preston, Leslie Walter | Prisoner of War Died | 1944-03-19 | Halifax (LW551) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Raciot, C B | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-19 | Halifax (MZ495) | |
| Flying Officer |
Reid, R G | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-19 | Halifax (MZ910) | |
| Sergeant |
Rollo, Ross Campbell Andrew | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-03-19 | Halifax (EB149) | St Johns, Quebec |
| Pilot Officer |
Sharpe, George W | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-19 | Halifax (HX282) | |
| Sergeant |
Shepperson, Bertram David | Killed in Action | 1940-03-19 | Whitley (N1405) | Crickhowell, Breconshire, Wales (parents) |
| Flight Sergeant |
Shippee, Quentin MacPhail | Killed in Action | 1943-03-19 | Typhoon (DN444) | Point Clare, Quebec |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Sinclair, Sidney Alfred | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-19 | Halifax (HX282) | |
| Sergeant |
Smiley, Dwight Lloyd | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-03-19 | Anson (7087) | Norwich, Connecticut, USA |
| Sergeant |
Smith, Roy Peter | Killed in Action | 1945-03-19 | Lancaster (PB451) | Tooting, Surrey, England |
| Sergeant |
Somers, George Robert | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-03-19 | Ventura (AE925) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Stinson, Robert Thomas | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-19 | Halifax (HX282) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Temple, Arthur John Guy | Killed in Action | 1945-03-19 | Halifax (MZ482) | Summerland, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
Thompson, Frank William | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-03-19 | Ventura (AE925) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Turner, Ronald Alfred | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-19 | Halifax (LW460) | |
| Sergeant |
Vancoughnett, William Earl | Killed in Action | 1944-03-19 | Halifax (LW553) | Maidstone, Saskatchewan |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Walton, William Archibald | Killed in Action | 1945-03-19 | Halifax (MZ494) | Bralorne, British Columbia |
| Second Lieutenant |
Wheelock, Charles Herbert 'Bert' | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-03-19 | Camel () | Orangeville, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Wilson, John Shaw | Killed in Action | 1945-03-19 | Halifax (MZ482) | Guelph, Ontario |
| Group Commander |
Wray, Lawrence Edward | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-19 | Halifax (HX282) | |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Wright, William Arnold | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-19 | Halifax (LW551) | |
| Young, A T | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-03-19 | Cornell (FX138) | ||
| Pilot Officer |
Zdan, Benjamin Henry | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-03-19 | Mitchell (FL697) | Brunkild, Manitoba |
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