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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amirault, Alphe Baptiste | Killed in Action | 1943-03-05 | Stirling (BK662) | Pubnico, Nova Scotia | |
| Anderson, Mark Sylvester Harold | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (MZ845) | Montreal, Quebec | |
| Antonek, Casimir J | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-05 | Lancaster (NG458) | Passaic, New Jersey, USA | |
| Arnold, Robert J | Survived | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (NA184) | ||
| Asseff, Philip Joseph | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-03-05 | Dakota (KG396) | Fort William, Ontario | |
| Atchison, John Melford | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Lancaster (NG458) | Waskada, Manitoba | |
| Atkinson, John Leslie | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (PN228) | Calgary, Alberta | |
| Avey, Gerald Russell | Killed in Action | 1943-03-05 | Lancaster (ED549) | Norwich, Ontario | |
| Battler, Ralph Oscar | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (NA190) | Kitchener, Ontario | |
| Beaton, Herbert John | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Lancaster (KB858) | Shoal Lake, Manitoba | |
| Beaudry, Joseph Emile Roland | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (MZ845) | Quebec City, Quebec | |
| Bell, Ernest Maxwell | Killed in Action | 1943-03-05 | Wellington (BJ755) | Westmount, Quebec | |
| Bennett, Donald Edward | Killed in Action | 1943-03-05 | Wellington (HE280) | Enderby, British Columbia (parents) | |
| Biggerstaff, Richard Alan | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (NP793) | Brandon, Manitoba | |
| Boles, James | Survived | 1943-03-05 | Wellington (BJ755) | Airdrie, Scotland | |
| Bonson, James Edward | Killed in Action | 1943-03-05 | Lancaster (W4918) | ||
| Brabbins, Earl Stuart | Survived | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (MZ454) | Edmonton, Alberta | |
| Briscoe, Henry Whitby | Survived | 1947-03-05 | () | ||
| Broadfoot, David Frederick | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (NP959) | ||
| Brownell, J F | Survived | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (MZ454) | Windsor, Ontario | |
| Brydon, Wilbert Alexander | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Lancaster (ME320) | Armstrong, British Columbia | |
| Campbell, Thomas Marnoch | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (LW210) | Calgary, Alberta | |
| Cash, Alfred Valentine | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Lancaster (NG458) | New Haven,Connecticut, USA | |
| Charron, Ronald Edward Oscar | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (MZ845) | Windsor, Ontario | |
| Clark, Earl William | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (NA184) | Montreal, Quebec | |
| Cooke, J L | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-05 | Lancaster (ME392) | ||
| Coones, Maxwell Warren | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (NP793) | Peterborough, Ontario (parents) | |
| Courtney, James Boyd | Killed in Action | 1943-03-05 | Stirling (R9271) | Lawton, North Dakota, USA | |
| Culver, Donald George | Killed in Action | 1943-03-05 | Wellington (HE280) | Simcoe, Ontario | |
| D'Avril, Henry Jean Maurice Joseph | Prisoner of War KIA | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (PN173) | Montreal, Quebec (parents) | |
| Davies, William John Ross | Killed in Action | 1943-03-05 | Wellington (BK401) | Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia | |
| DeCruyenaere, Joseph Andre Jean | Survived | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (MZ845) | ||
| Dellar, Joseph Charles Edward | Killed in Action | 1943-03-05 | Lancaster (W4918) | Montreal, Quebec (parents) | |
| Denison, William Henry (Harry) | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (NP799) | North Bay, Ontario | |
| Desbiens, Jean Jacques Adrien Leonides | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (PN173) | Chicoutimi, Quebec (parents) | |
| Dinnen, Robert Louis | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (NA190) | Ballyjamesduff, Cty. Cavan, Irish Republic (parents) | |
| Dolan, Raymond Charles | Killed in Action | 1943-03-05 | Hurricane (HM142) | Trenton, Ontario (parents) | |
| Emerson, Ivor | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (LW210) | Arlington, New Jersey, USA | |
| Epoch, Jerome Aquinuis | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (NA184) | Kenilworth, Ontario | |
| Exel, Gordon Wynne | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Lancaster (ME392) | Royston, Vancouver Island, British Columbia | |
| Feldhans, Henry John | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Lancaster (KB858) | Copper Cliff, Ontario | |
| Fennell, Robert Edward | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (NP799) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Fenwick, Victor Jack | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Mosquito (MM640) | London, Ontario | |
| Freed, B V | Survived | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (NA184) | ||
| Fulton, Roy Oswald | Killed in Action | 1943-03-05 | Lancaster (W4847) | New Westminster, British Columbia | |
| Gaba, William | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (NA190) | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Garrett, Eric Thomas | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (PN228) | Ottawa, Ontario | |
| Gendron, John Russell | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (NA204) | ||
| Giles, Ian | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (NP799) | Dumbarton, Scotland (parents) | |
| Glover, Vincent Roy | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (NP959) | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Goddard, Robert Samuel | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Lancaster (PB921) | Montreal, Quebec | |
| Gordon, James Reid | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (NP959) | Niagara Falls, Ontario | |
| Graham, Robert | Killed in Action | 1943-03-05 | Wellington (HE280) | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan | |
| Griffin, Michael Francis | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Lancaster (ME392) | Montreal, Quebec | |
| Gunderson, Roald Benjamin | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (NP799) | Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan | |
| Guttormson, Hinrik | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Lancaster (KB858) | Poplar Park, Manitoba | |
| Hall, Paul John | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (MZ454) | St George's, Newfoundland | |
| Harris, Howard Roger | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Lancaster (KB858) | Mount Elgin, Ontario | |
| Hoffberg, Murray Morris | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-05 | Stirling (EH906) | Hamilton, Ontario | |
| Hudson, Laurence Gilbert Renshaw | Killed in Action | 1943-03-05 | Lancaster (W4918) | ||
| Hutchison, Alick Matheson | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (LW210) | Windsor, Ontario | |
| Hyde, John William | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (MZ454) | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| Ingram, Kenneth Handley | unknown | 1958-03-05 | () | Trenton, Ontario | |
| Jerome, Eric Stanley | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (PN228) | Acton, Middlesex, England | |
| Kaechele, Emmet Solomon | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (NA190) | Bowden, Alberta | |
| Kastner, Joseph John Michael | Prisoner of War KIA | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (NP959) | Hamilton, Ontario | |
| Kirby, James Burton | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (NA184) | ||
| Kirkpatrick, John Gillespie | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (NP799) | Red Deer, Alberta (parents) | |
| Lamontagne, Leo Paul | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (PN173) | Liseaux, Saskatchewan | |
| Landry, Rene Rodger | Killed in Action | 1943-03-05 | Lancaster (ED549) | Norman, Ontario | |
| Langevin, Guy Lucien Joseph | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (PN173) | Rosemount, Quebec | |
| Larson, John Alexander Henry | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (NP799) | Montreal, Quebec | |
| Lasser, Robert Arnold Samuel | Killed in Action | 1944-03-05 | () | Cloverdale, British Columbia | |
| Lawson, Harry Taylor Adamson | Killed in Action | 1943-03-05 | Wellington (HE280) | Kelowna, British Columbia | |
| Leadbitter, Leonard Arthur | Killed in Action | 1943-03-05 | Lancaster (W4918) | Coventry,Warwickshire, England | |
| Lee, William George | Killed in Action | 1943-03-05 | Wellington (HE280) | Liversedge, Yorkshire, England | |
| Linstead, John Blair | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (PN228) | High River, Alberta | |
| Low, John | Survived | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (LW210) | Montreal, QC | |
| Lowe, Arthur Robert | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (MZ454) | Red Bank, New Jersey, USA | |
| Lynch, James Laurids | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (MZ454) | Windsor, Ontario | |
| MacDonald, Colin Bruce | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Lancaster (KB858) | Amherst, Nova Scotia | |
| MacDonald, James Kenneth | Killed in Action | 1943-03-05 | Wellington (HE280) | Rosalind, Alberta (parents) | |
| MacDougall, John Neil | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (LW210) | Antigonish, Nova Scotia | |
| MacKenzie, Hugh Eric | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (NP959) | St John, New Brunswick | |
| Mahn, Frederick Holbrook | Died | 1946-03-05 | () | ||
| McCarthy, Benedict Joseph | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (NP793) | Glace Bay, Nova Scotia | |
| McCuaig, Kenneth JS | Survived | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (MZ454) | Kirkland Lake, Ontario | |
| McKenna, J H | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-05 | Lancaster (ME392) | ||
| McKinnon, Vernon Lyle | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (NP959) | Neepawa, Manitoba | |
| McLeod, Harold Dick | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (PN228) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |
| McMahon, David Bernard Lawrence | Killed in Action | 1943-03-05 | Spitfire (ER646) | Ottawa, Ontario | |
| McNaught, James | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-03-05 | Harvard (AJ986) | ||
| Mettrick, Derek Harrison | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (NP959) | Port Credit, Ontario | |
| Miller, William Gordon | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (PN228) | White Rock, British Columbia | |
| Minguet, Albert Emile | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (PN173) | Verdun, Quebec | |
| Myers, Frank MacGregor | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (NP793) | Dauphin, Manitoba | |
| Nelson, Donald Keith | Killed in Flying Accident | 1944-03-05 | Dakota (KG396) | Bergland, Ontario | |
| O'Connor, Harold Morris | Survived | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (NA184) | ||
| Oakes, William Hugh | Killed in Action | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (NA184) | Swan Lake, Manitoba | |
| Parent, Joseph Alphonse | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-05 | Halifax (PN173) | Kirkland Lake, Ontario |
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