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
Canada Adamson, William George Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Beaufighter (LZ136) Victoria, British Columbia
USA Adkison, Thomas James Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Lancaster (ND671) Gilmer, Texas, USA
Canada Aljoe, Lorne Raymond Killed in Action 1945-03-24 Beaufighter (NE399) Kitchener, Ontario
Canada Anderson, William Killed in Action 1945-03-24 Typhoon (MN936) Calgary, Alberta
USA Ash, William Franklin Prisoner of War 1942-03-24 Spitfire (AB281) Dallas, Texas, USA
Canada Bandle, Leo Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Halifax (LW593) Toronto, Ontario (parents)
UK Barden, Henry Keith Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Halifax (LW518) St. Annes-on-Sea, Lancashire, England (parents)
Canada Barnes, John Benjamin Killed in Action 1945-03-24 Lancaster (PD320) Edmonton, Alberta
Canada Bell, Jerrold Walton Prisoner of War 1944-03-24 Halifax (LV914)
Canada Belway, Franklin 'Frank' Survived 1918-03-24 R.E.8 (B5083) Erin, Wellington County, Ontario
Canada Boyer, Maurice William Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Halifax (LW425) North Bay, Ontario
Canada Brammall, John Alfred Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Lancaster (ND439) St Laurent, Quebec
Canada Brazeau, Joseph Philipe Rene Fernand Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Halifax (LW425) Ottawa, Ontario
Canada Bunn, James Ewart Killed in Action 1945-03-24 Halifax (NA311) Broadview, Saskatchewan
Canada Burch, Roy Victor Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Halifax (LW472) Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada Burnett, Hugh Survived 1917-03-24 Strutter (A1903)
UK Bushby, Joan Mary unknown 1944-03-24 ()
UK Byrne, Roy Micheal Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Halifax (LW688) Ashford, Kent, England
Canada Chambers, Clarke Munro Killed in Action 1943-03-24 Hampden (AE395) Calgary, Alberta
Canada Christison, William Ritchie Killed in Action 1945-03-24 Beaufighter (NV428) Lennoxville, Quebec (parents)
Canada Cleal, Philip Douglas Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Halifax (LW518) Mabel Lake, British Columbia
Canada Conroy, Robert Fitzgerald Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Halifax (LV914) Middle Stewiacke, Colchester County, NS (parents)
Canada Couldrey, Gordon Killed in Action 1945-03-24 Stirling (PJ911) Dundas, Ontario
Canada Coulter, Robert Leslie Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Lancaster (LL694) Russell, Manitoba (parents)
Canada Crysler, Donald Norman Killed 1944-03-24 Corsair (JT-186) Toronto, Ontario
UK Curtis, Frazer Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Halifax (LW518)
Canada Davidson, Norman Sinclair Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Halifax (LW518) Feversham, Ontario (parents)
Canada De Dauw, Andrew Francis Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Halifax (LW593) Tilbury, Ontario (parents)
USA Deemer, Edward John Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Lancaster (LL694) Detroit, Michigan, USA
Canada Drake, Donald Frank Killed in Flying Accident 1942-03-24 Whitley (Z6933) Toronto, Ontario
Canada Dunkley, George Cyril Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Lancaster (ME680) Armstrong, British Columbia
Canada Elliott, Henry Sidwell Survived 1917-03-24 F.E.2 (4960)
Canada Elvin, Robert Clinton Prisoner of War 1944-03-24 Halifax (LW593) Toronto, Ontario
UK Gaubert, H G F unknown 1944-03-24 ()
Canada Gilbertson, John Harold Killed in Flying Accident 1944-03-24 Halifax (DT482) Hamilton, Ontario
Australia Giles, Edgar Albert James Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Halifax (LW688) Arncliffe, New South Wales
Canada Gridley, Ronald Harold Killed in Action 1942-03-24 Spitfire (AB268) Scollard, Alberta
Canada Haddock, William Hall Elliott Prisoner of War 1943-03-24 Hampden (AE395) Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada Hampton, William George Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Halifax (LW688) Regina, Saskatchewan
UK Hanks, Reginald Alfred Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Halifax (LW425) Bournemouth, Hampshire, England
Canada Hughes, Arthur Francis Garnsey Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Albacore (X8940) Cereal, Alberta
Canada Huot, Joseph Jean Baptiste Benoit Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Halifax (LW425) St Canut, Dellx Montagnes County, Quebec
Canada Inman, John Ward Killed in Action 1945-03-24 Lancaster (NG114) Toronto, Ontario
Canada Jacquest, Edmund Sydney Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Wellington (HF131) Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada Jarvis, George Kitchener Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Wellington (HF131) Toronto, Ontario
Canada Johnstone, Benjamin Irvine Survived 1918-03-24 DH.4 (B2108) Royal Oak, Oakland County, Michigan, USA
Canada Kendall, R D R Prisoner of War 1945-03-24 Lancaster (NG114)
UK King, Walter Charles William Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Halifax (LW593)
Canada Larochelle, Arthur William Prisoner of War 1944-03-24 Halifax (LW688) Ottawa, Ontario
Canada Leclerc, Joseph Norbert Gerald Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Wellington (HF131) St Anne De Bellevue, Quebec
UK Lees, Alexander Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Halifax (LW518)
Canada Leggo, Ayton Richey Killed in Action 1917-03-24 B.E.2 (2515) Ottawa, Ontario (parents)
UK Lincoln, James Alfred Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Halifax (LW518) Holborn, London, England
Canada Lindsay, Egan Killed in Action 1945-03-24 Lancaster (PD320) Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada Lortie, Gaston Laurent unknown 1986-03-24 () Edmonton, Alberta
Canada Macrae, George Kenneth Killed in Flying Accident 1942-03-24 Whitley (Z6933) East Royalty, Queens County, Prince Edward Island
Canada Major, Robert William unknown 1966-03-24 () Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada Marshall, Lawrence Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Halifax (LK790) Luseland, Saskatchewan
Canada Martin, Ronald Hutton Missing in Action 1918-03-24 R.E.8 (B5061) Viking, Alberta (parents)
Canada Mccone, John P. Killed in Action 1918-03-24 S.E.5 (C1054) Quebec City, Quebec
Canada McDonald, Wesley Ernest Killed in Action 1945-03-24 Lancaster (PD320) Sudbury, Ontario
Canada McGill, Jack Laurie Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Lancaster (ND401) London, Ontario
Canada McGillivray, Delmer Ronald Killed in Action 1945-03-24 Halifax (NA311) Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada McIntosh, James Alexander Prisoner of War 1944-03-24 Halifax (LW593) Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada McIntyre, George Wesley Prisoner of War 1944-03-24 Halifax (LV914)
Canada McLean, Hubert John Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Wellington (HF131) Harris Hill, Ontario
Canada McLean, Oliver Douglas Prisoner of War 1944-03-24 Halifax (LV914)
Canada McLeod, Joseph Donald Penn Prisoner of War 1943-03-24 Hampden (AE395) Moncton, New Brunswick
Canada McMillan, Archibald Kenzie Killed in Action 1945-03-24 Stirling (PJ911) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Canada Middlemas, Robert James Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Halifax (MZ512) Regina, Saskatchewan
Canada Minton, Harold Douglas Died 1945-03-24 () Fernie, British Columbia, Canada
Canada Morrison, John David Killed in Action 1942-03-24 Spitfire (BL471) Regina, Saskatchewan
Canada Morton, Arthur David Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Wellington (HF131) Montreal, Quebec
UK Nicholls, Herbert John Prisoner of War 1944-03-24 Halifax (LW688)
UK Nutman, John Runniff Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Halifax (LW425) Great Yarmouth, England
Canada Oliver, William Smith Killed in Flying Accident 1917-03-24 () Calgary, Alberta.
Canada Orser, Clayton Earl Killed in Action 1945-03-24 Beaufighter (NE399) Hartland, New Brunswick
Canada Owens, John Charles Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Halifax (HR978) Lindsay, Ontario
Canada Pascal, Stephen Killed in Action 1945-03-24 Lancaster (NG114) Miami, Manitoba
UK Peckham, William Thomas George Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Halifax (LW688) Ferring, Sussex, England
Canada Perry, Robert Riley Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Wellington (HF131) Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada Petipas, Hubert Edward unknown 1920-03-24 ()
Canada Porter, Wilson Jr. Missing in Action 1918-03-24 S.E.5 (C5389) Port Dover, Ontario (parents)
Canada Renaud, Joseph Alphonse Leon Louis Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Halifax (LW425) Montreal, Quebec
Canada Roach, Richard John Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Halifax (HR978) Long Branch, Ontario
Canada Rogers, Bartlett Leadbetter Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Lancaster (ED317) Toronto, Ontario
UK Rousseau, Felix Charles Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Halifax (LW688) Oxhey, Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Canada Schell, Clyde McCague Prisoner of War 1944-03-24 Halifax (LW593)
Canada Schioler, Thomas Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Halifax (LV903) Winnipeg, Manitoba
UK Shelly, Violet Bertha Qu'appelle unknown 1944-03-24 ()
Canada Shortliffe, Hance Logan Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Lancaster (LM393) Edmonton, Alberta
Canada Sills, John William Killed in Action 1942-03-24 Spitfire (W3215) Toronto, Ontario
Canada Small, Alexander Prisoner of War 1944-03-24 Halifax (LW593)
Canada Smith, Andrew Payton Prisoner of War 1944-03-24 Halifax (LV914)
Canada Smith, Franklin Henry Killed 1944-03-24 () Cobalt, Ontario
Canada Spencer, Lambert Charles Patrick Prisoner of War 1944-03-24 Halifax (LV914)
UK Spencer, Victor William Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Halifax (LW518) Bledlow Ridge, Buckinghamshire, England (parents)
Canada Strom, Carl Walter Killed in Action 1944-03-24 Lancaster (ND671) Blind River, Ontario
Canada Sussman, Benjamin Sydney Died 1944-03-24 () Wiarton, Ontario
Canada Sworder, Denys Keith Accident 1917-03-24 B.E.2 (4593) ??, California
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