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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Flying Officer |
Adamson,William Ian | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Lancaster (DV264) | |
 Flight Lieutenant |
Aitchison, Edward Grant | Killed in Action | 1945-03-31 | Spitfire (TB737) | Elora, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Allen, Jack Beatty | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Halifax (LV944) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Alty, Frederick Roy | Killed in Action | 1945-03-31 | Lancaster (KB859) | Burnaby, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
Anderson, Frederick | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Halifax (LL287) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Pilot Officer |
Anderson, George | Killed in Action | 1945-03-31 | Halifax (MZ922) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Anderson, Lloyd George | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Lancaster (W5009) | Craigmyle, Alberta |
| Pilot Officer |
Arneil, Adam Scott | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Halifax (LW647) | Barnton, Midlothian, Scotland (parents) |
 Sergeant |
Arsenault, Joseph Herbert Ralph | Killed in Flying Accident | 1977-03-31 | Argus (20737) | Kinkora, Prince Edward Island |
| Sergeant |
Asplen, Raymond John | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Lancaster (ND767) | Ealing, Middlesex, England |
| Pilot Officer |
Atkins, Robert James | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Halifax (LV879) | Petrolia, Ontario (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Atkinson, Robert Darrell | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-31 | Halifax (NP806) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Awrey, Donald Mclean | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Halifax (HX272) | Windsor, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Baker, Nicholas | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Lancaster (ME618) | Windsor, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Bannister, Richard Harrington | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-31 | Lancaster (ND798) | |
| Flying Officer |
Barr, Joseph James | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-31 | Halifax (MZ504) | Point Edward, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Bates, Jack Edwin | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-31 | Lancaster (LL633) | |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Beach, Roy Bernard | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Halifax (LW618) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Belyea, Allan Conway | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Lancaster (ME721) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flight Sergeant |
Berry, Gordon Roy | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-31 | Lancaster (KB869) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Berry, John LaPointe | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Halifax (LV944) | Roland, Manitoba |
| Sergeant |
Binder, Albert | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-31 | Lancaster (ND798) | |
| Squadron Leader |
Bissett, Jack Montgomery | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Halifax (LV898) | St Vital, Manitoba |
| Flying Officer |
Blyth, Kenneth Keane | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-31 | Halifax (NP806) | |
| Sergeant |
Bolton, John Stanley | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Halifax (LV879) | |
| Flying Officer |
Bowes, Donald Stuart Maxwell | Killed in Action | 1945-03-31 | Lancaster (KB869) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
 Pilot Officer |
Bowly, Keith Hamilton | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-31 | Halifax (LK800) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Bowsher, Norman Frederick | Killed in Action | 1942-03-31 | Halifax (R9453) | Oyama, British Columbia |
| Sergeant |
Bowyer, Norman Hugh | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Lancaster (DV264) | |
| Sergeant |
Bradshaw, Allan James | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Halifax (LV822) | Rockcliffe, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Breaker, John | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Halifax (MZ508) | Bordesley Green, Birmingham, England (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Brinhurst, D | Evader | 1944-03-31 | Lancaster (DV264) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Brockway, George William | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Lancaster (JB722) | Mimico, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Brown, Peter Henry | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Lancaster (ND798) | ?Germany? |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Brunt, George Arthur Devonshire | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-03-31 | Anson (7469) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Buckley, John Peter Burton Richard | Killed in Action | 1942-03-31 | Halifax (R9438) | Hudson Heights, Quebec |
| Pilot Officer |
Burke, David Warnock | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Halifax (LW500) | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Burnett, Walter Henry | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Lancaster (ND798) | Hayward's Heath, Sussex, England |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Buzza, James Alexander | Killed in Action | 1945-03-31 | Halifax (PN243) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
Cable, William Burton | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-31 | Halifax (MZ418) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Cadger, William John | Killed in Action | 1942-03-31 | Halifax (R9453) | Newcastle, New Brunswick |
| Flight Sergeant |
Campeau, Lucien Joseph Almasse | Killed in Action | 1945-03-31 | Lancaster (NG345) | Lanoraie, Berthier County, Quebec |
| Flt. Lieutenant |
Carey, Douglas Mintie | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Lancaster (ND441) | Brandon, Manitoba (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Carleton, Reginald Harvey | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Halifax (LW555) | Kingston, Ontario (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Casey, John Joseph | Killed in Action | 1945-03-31 | Lancaster (KB859) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Clapham, William Paterson | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Halifax (LV923) | London, England |
| Pilot Officer |
Clark, Harold Alexander | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Lancaster (DS852) | Marville, Ontario (parents) |
 Pilot Officer |
Clarkson, Robert Leon | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Halifax (MZ504) | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Clowes, John William | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-31 | Halifax (LK800) | |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Cochrane, Arthur Charles | Killed in Action | 1943-03-31 | Hurricane (HW619) | Vernon, British Columbia |
| Sergeant |
Collins, Gordon Robert | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Lancaster (ND767) | Stratford-on-Avon, England (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Cond, Rex Hinton | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Lancaster (ME618) | Bromley, Kent, England |
| Flying Officer |
Cooper, Henry | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-31 | Halifax (HX272) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Corbally, Joseph Charles | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Halifax (LV923) | Toronto, Ontario (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Coup, John | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Lancaster (ND767) | Heavitree, Exeter, England |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Cracknell, Walter Charles | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Lancaster (DS840) | Fort William, Ontario (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Craig, James | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Lancaster (ND640) | Winnipeg, Manitoba (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Crate, Gerald Watson | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-31 | Halifax (LK797) | |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Crosland, Alfred Hirst | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Halifax (LV879) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Cruse, William Lorne | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Halifax (LV899) | Winnipeg, Manitoba (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Cullen, Sidney Herman | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Lancaster (DS852) | Atikokan, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Dawson, Ronald | Evader | 1944-03-31 | Halifax (LK800) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Death, Arthur Henry | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Halifax (LW647) | Kirkland Lake, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Dennison, Patrick Blake | Killed in Action | 1945-03-31 | Lancaster (KB859) | Ottawa, Ontario (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Devoy, Alexander Gordon | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Lancaster (DS840) | Cumberland, British Columbia Parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Dewitt, Arthur Melvin | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Halifax (LW429) | Woodstock, New Brunswick 9parents) |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Digney, Roderick Joseph | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Halifax (LV944) | Edmonton, Alberta (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Dixon, Leonard Henry Joseph | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Lancaster (DV240) | Dagenham, Essex, United Kingdom |
| Flying Officer |
Dixon, William Allison | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Halifax (MZ508) | Aulac, West County, New Brunswick (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Doig, John | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Halifax (LV879) | Winnipeg, Manitoba (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Dorey, Albert | Killed in Action | 1945-03-31 | Lancaster (KB859) | London, Ontario (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Dougall, John | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-31 | Halifax (LK800) | |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Douglass, Robert Gordon Stewart | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-31 | Lancaster (DS852) | |
| Flying Officer |
Ducharme, Joseph Jean Andre | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Lancaster (JB736) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Flying Officer |
Dunn, Edward Maitland | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-31 | Lancaster (ND795) | Newmarket, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Edmondson, Norman Thomson | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Lancaster (ND492) | Brantford, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Edmunds, Lloyd Edwin | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-31 | Lancaster (ND798) | |
| Sergeant |
English, James Albert | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-31 | Lancaster (KB911) | |
| Flying Officer |
English, Robert Deane | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-31 | Lancaster (KB911) | |
| Flying Officer |
Falloon, James Garnett | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Dakota (KG366) | Foxwarren, Manitoba (parents) |
| Flight Sergeant |
Ferguson, Lloyd Archibald | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Lancaster (ME686) | Greenwood, Pictou County, Nova Scotia |
| Flying Officer |
Ferrier, James Stewart | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Lancaster (ND443) | Mimico, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Ferris, Jack | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-31 | Lancaster (LL704) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Finlay, Donald David | Evader | 1944-03-31 | Halifax (LK800) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Finlay, Douglas | Rescued | 1944-03-31 | Halifax (LK804) | |
| Flying Officer |
Fisher, Richard Herbert | Killed in Action | 1945-03-31 | Lancaster (NG345) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flight Sergeant |
Fletcher, Leonard Watson | Killed in Action | 1942-03-31 | Halifax (R9453) | Vancouver, British Columbia (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Fletcher, Robert Cecil | Killed in Action | 1945-03-31 | Lancaster (PB517) | Hannon, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Folkersen, John Brock | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-31 | Halifax (NP806) | |
| Sergeant |
Ford, William Vernon | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Lancaster (ME721) | Banbury, Oxfordshire, England |
| Flight Sergeant |
Forestell, Thomas Dominic | Killed in Action | 1942-03-31 | Hurricane (W9241) | Guelph, Ontario |
 Sergeant |
Furlong, Peter | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Halifax (LW429) | Killincarrig, County Wicklow, Irish Republic (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Gladish, John Joseph | Killed in Action | 1945-03-31 | Lancaster (KB869) | St Boniface, Manitoba |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Godfrey, Sydney Ernest | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-31 | Halifax (LL287) | |
| Pilot Officer |
Goeson, Ronald Percy | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-31 | Halifax (LW687) | |
| Sergeant |
Goodall, James Alexander | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Lancaster (DV264) | |
| Flying Officer |
Gourdeau, Arthur Edgar Emile | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Halifax (LW618) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Graham, George Ketchen | Killed in Action | 1945-03-31 | Mosquito (PZ394) | Belleville, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Green, Robert John | Killed in Action | 1945-03-31 | Lancaster (KB911) | Brampton, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Greenacre, Gordon Charles George | Killed in Action | 1944-03-31 | Halifax (LW647) | Wroxham, Norfolk, England |
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