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 |
Adamson, William George | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Beaufighter (LZ136) | Victoria, British Columbia |
 Flight Sergeant |
Adkison, Thomas James | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Lancaster (ND671) | Gilmer, Texas, USA |
| Flying Officer |
Aljoe, Lorne Raymond | Killed in Action | 1945-03-24 | Beaufighter (NE399) | Kitchener, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Anderson, William | Killed in Action | 1945-03-24 | Typhoon (MN936) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Ash, William Franklin | Prisoner of War | 1942-03-24 | Spitfire (AB281) | Dallas, Texas, USA |
| Pilot Officer |
Bandle, Leo | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Halifax (LW593) | Toronto, Ontario (parents) |
 Flt. Sergeant |
Barden, Henry Keith | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Halifax (LW518) | St. Annes-on-Sea, Lancashire, England (parents) |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Barnes, John Benjamin | Killed in Action | 1945-03-24 | Lancaster (PD320) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Squadron Leader |
Bell, Jerrold Walton | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-24 | Halifax (LV914) | |
| Captain |
Belway, Franklin 'Frank' | Survived | 1918-03-24 | R.E.8 (B5083) | Erin, Wellington County, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Boyer, Maurice William | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Halifax (LW425) | North Bay, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Brammall, John Alfred | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Lancaster (ND439) | St Laurent, Quebec |
| Flying Officer |
Brazeau, Joseph Philipe Rene Fernand | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Halifax (LW425) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Bunn, James Ewart | Killed in Action | 1945-03-24 | Halifax (NA311) | Broadview, Saskatchewan |
| Pilot Officer |
Burch, Roy Victor | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Halifax (LW472) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Captain |
Burnett, Hugh | Survived | 1917-03-24 | Strutter (A1903) | |
| Flying Officer |
Bushby, Joan Mary | unknown | 1944-03-24 | Expeditor (HB182) | |
| Sergeant |
Byrne, Roy Micheal | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Halifax (LW688) | Ashford, Kent, England |
| Flying Officer |
Chambers, Clarke Munro | Killed in Action | 1943-03-24 | Hampden (AE395) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Squadron Leader |
Christison, William Ritchie | Killed in Action | 1945-03-24 | Beaufighter (NV428) | Lennoxville, Quebec (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Cleal, Philip Douglas | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Halifax (LW518) | Mabel Lake, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
Conroy, Robert Fitzgerald | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Halifax (LV914) | Middle Stewiacke, Colchester County, NS (parents) |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Couldrey, Gordon | Killed in Action | 1945-03-24 | Stirling (PJ911) | Dundas, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Coulter, Robert Leslie | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Lancaster (LL694) | Russell, Manitoba (parents) |
| Sub-Lieutenant (A) |
Crysler, Donald Norman | Killed | 1944-03-24 | Corsair (JT186) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Curtis, Frazer | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Halifax (LW518) | |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Davidson, Norman Sinclair | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Halifax (LW518) | Feversham, Ontario (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
De Dauw, Andrew Francis | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Halifax (LW593) | Tilbury, Ontario (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Deemer, Edward John | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Lancaster (LL694) | Detroit, Michigan, USA |
| Sergeant |
Diggle, Arthur | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Lancaster (LL694) | Gledhow, Leeds, Yorkshire, England (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Drake, Donald Frank | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-03-24 | Whitley (Z6933) | Toronto, Ontario |
 Flt Sergeant |
Duffy, John Laurence | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Lancaster (LL694) | Wellington City, New Zealand (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Dunkley, George Cyril | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Lancaster (ME680) | Armstrong, British Columbia |
| Captain |
Elliott, Henry Sidwell | Survived | 1917-03-24 | F.E.2 (4960) | |
| Flying Officer |
Elvin, Robert Clinton | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-24 | Halifax (LW593) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Wing Commander |
Gaubert, H G F | unknown | 1944-03-24 | () | |
| Sergeant |
Gilbertson, John Harold | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-03-24 | Halifax (DT482) | Hamilton, Ontario |
 Pilot Officer |
Giles, Edgar Albert James | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Halifax (LW688) | Arncliffe, New South Wales |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class |
Gridley, Ronald Harold | Killed in Action | 1942-03-24 | Spitfire (AB268) | Scollard, Alberta |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Haddock, William Hall Elliott | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-24 | Hampden (AE395) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Sergeant |
Hammond, John Edwin | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Lancaster (LL694) | Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Hampton, William George | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Halifax (LW688) | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Pilot Officer |
Hanks, Reginald Alfred | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Halifax (LW425) | Bournemouth, Hampshire, England |
| Flying Officer |
Hughes, Arthur Francis Garnsey | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Albacore (X8940) | Cereal, Alberta |
| Sergeant |
Hull, Alexander John | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Lancaster (LL694) | Golders Green, Middlesex, England (mother) |
| Pilot Officer |
Huot, Joseph Jean Baptiste Benoit | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Halifax (LW425) | St Canut, Dellx Montagnes County, Quebec |
| Flight Sergeant |
Inman, John Ward | Killed in Action | 1945-03-24 | Lancaster (NG114) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Jacquest, Edmund Sydney | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Wellington (HF131) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Jarvis, George Kitchener | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Wellington (HF131) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Lieutenant |
Johnstone, Benjamin Irvine | Survived | 1918-03-24 | DH.4 (B2108) | Royal Oak, Oakland County, Michigan, USA |
| Sergeant |
Kendall, R D R | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-24 | Lancaster (NG114) | |
| Sergeant |
King, Walter Charles William | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Halifax (LW593) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Larochelle, Arthur William | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-24 | Halifax (LW688) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Leclerc, Joseph Norbert Gerald | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Wellington (HF131) | St Anne De Bellevue, Quebec |
| Flying Officer |
Lees, Alexander | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Halifax (LW518) | |
| Lieutenant |
Leggo, Ayton Richey | Killed in Action | 1917-03-24 | B.E.2 (2515) | Ottawa, Ontario (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Lincoln, James Alfred | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Halifax (LW518) | Holborn, London, England |
| Pilot Officer |
Lindsay, Egan | Killed in Action | 1945-03-24 | Lancaster (PD320) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
 Captain |
Lortie, Gaston Laurent | unknown | 1986-03-24 | () | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Sergeant |
Macrae, George Kenneth | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-03-24 | Whitley (Z6933) | East Royalty, Queens County, Prince Edward Island |
| Flight Sergeant |
Major, Robert William | Missing | 1966-03-24 | Argus (20717) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
Marshall, Lawrence | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Halifax (LK790) | Luseland, Saskatchewan |
| Captain |
Martin, Ronald Hutton | Missing in Action | 1918-03-24 | R.E.8 (B5061) | Viking, Alberta (parents) |
| Lieutenant |
Mccone, John P. | Killed in Action | 1918-03-24 | S.E.5 (C1054) | Quebec City, Quebec |
| Pilot Officer |
McDonald, Wesley Ernest | Killed in Action | 1945-03-24 | Lancaster (PD320) | Sudbury, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
McGill, Jack Laurie | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Lancaster (ND401) | London, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
McGillivray, Delmer Ronald | Killed in Action | 1945-03-24 | Halifax (NA311) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
McIntosh, James Alexander | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-24 | Halifax (LW593) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Flight Lieutenant |
McIntyre, George Wesley | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-24 | Halifax (LV914) | |
| Pilot Officer |
McLean, Hubert John | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Wellington (HF131) | Harris Hill, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
McLean, Oliver Douglas | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-24 | Halifax (LV914) | |
| Flight Lieutenant |
McLeod, Joseph Donald Penn | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-24 | Hampden (AE395) | Moncton, New Brunswick |
| Pilot Officer |
McMillan, Archibald Kenzie | Killed in Action | 1945-03-24 | Stirling (PJ911) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Middlemas, Robert James | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Halifax (MZ512) | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Minton, Harold Douglas | Died | 1945-03-24 | () | Fernie, British Columbia, Canada |
| Squadron Leader |
Morrison, John David | Killed in Action | 1942-03-24 | Spitfire (BL471) | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Pilot Officer |
Morton, Arthur David | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Wellington (HF131) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Flight Sergeant |
Nicholls, Herbert John | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-24 | Halifax (LW688) | |
| Sergeant |
Nutman, John Runniff | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Halifax (LW425) | Great Yarmouth, England |
| Flight Sub-Lieutenant |
Oliver, William Smith | Killed in Flying Accident | 1917-03-24 | () | Calgary, Alberta. |
| Pilot Officer |
Orser, Clayton Earl | Killed in Action | 1945-03-24 | Beaufighter (NE399) | Hartland, New Brunswick |
| Pilot Officer |
Owens, John Charles | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Halifax (HR978) | Lindsay, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Pascal, Stephen | Killed in Action | 1945-03-24 | Lancaster (NG114) | Miami, Manitoba |
| Flight Sergeant |
Peckham, William Thomas George | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Halifax (LW688) | Ferring, Sussex, England |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Perry, Robert Riley | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Wellington (HF131) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Second-Lieutenant |
Petipas, Hubert Edward | unknown | 1920-03-24 | () | |
| Lieutenant |
Porter, Wilson Jr. | Missing in Action | 1918-03-24 | S.E.5 (C5389) | Port Dover, Ontario (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Renaud, Joseph Alphonse Leon Louis | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Halifax (LW425) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Flying Officer |
Roach, Richard John | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Halifax (HR978) | Long Branch, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Rogers, Bartlett Leadbetter | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Lancaster (ED317) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Rousseau, Felix Charles | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Halifax (LW688) | Oxhey, Watford, Hertfordshire, England |
| Pilot Officer |
Schell, Clyde McCague | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-24 | Halifax (LW593) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Schioler, Thomas | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Halifax (LV903) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flying Officer |
Shelly, Violet Bertha Qu'appelle | unknown | 1944-03-24 | () | |
| Flying Officer |
Shortliffe, Hance Logan | Killed in Action | 1944-03-24 | Lancaster (LM393) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Pilot Officer |
Sills, John William | Killed in Action | 1942-03-24 | Spitfire (W3215) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Small, Alexander | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-24 | Halifax (LW593) | |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Smith, Andrew Payton | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-24 | Halifax (LV914) | |
| Aircraftman 1st Class |
Smith, Franklin Henry | Killed | 1944-03-24 | () | Cobalt, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Spencer, Lambert Charles Patrick | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-24 | Halifax (LV914) |
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