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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sergeant |
Ansley, Dennis | Killed in Action | 1943-03-29 | Halifax (BB283) | |
 Flight Sergeant |
Bacon, Harry Robert | Killed in Action | 1943-03-29 | Hudson (AE519) | Bassano, Alberta (parents) |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Bailey, Sidney John | Prisoner of War | 1942-03-29 | Wellington (X3477) | Westmount, Quebec |
| Flight Sergeant |
Barron, Percy Edward | Killed in Action | 1943-03-29 | Wellington (MS484) | Mafeking, Manitoba (parents) |
| Flight Sergeant |
Beckett, Robert Francis | Killed in Action | 1943-03-29 | Halifax (BB283) | Valois, Quebec (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Bell, Charles Armstrong | Killed in Action | 1943-03-29 | Stirling (BK716) | Langley Park, County Durham, England |
| Corporal |
Bezanson, Ralph Stanley | Died | 1943-03-29 | () | Riverport, Nova Scotia |
| Flying Officer |
Bolster, Cyril Leslie | Killed in Action | 1943-03-29 | Typhoon (R7876) | Cupar, Saskatchewan |
| Sergeant |
Boyd, William James Stonard | Killed in Action | 1943-03-29 | Halifax (BB283) | Stoughton, Guildford, Surrey, England (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Bradshaw, Sidney Victor | Killed in Action | 1943-03-29 | Wellington (MS484) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Brandow, Roy Leonard | Killed in Action | 1943-03-29 | Wellington (X3814) | Selkirk, Manitoba |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Brodrick, William Everett | Prisoner of War | 1942-03-29 | Wellington (X3477) | Westmount, Quebec |
 Sergeant |
Brown, Robert Harry | Killed in Flying Accident | 1985-03-29 | Hercules (130330) | Windsor, Nova Scotia |
| 2nd Lieutenant |
Browne, James Lawrence | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-03-29 | F.E.2 (B1900) | Pendleton, Manchester, England |
| Flying Officer |
Campbell, John Michael | Killed in Action | 1943-03-29 | Stirling (BK716) | Golders Green, Middlesex, England |
| Pilot Officer |
Chevalier, Joseph Frederic | Killed in Action | 1942-03-29 | Manchester (L7454) | Montreal, Quebec (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Chittenden, Walter John | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-03-29 | Spitfire (MK355) | St Catharines, Ontario (parents) |
| Sergeant |
Cockaday, Cecil William | Killed in Action | 1943-03-29 | Wellington (X3814) | St Thomas, Ontario |
 Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Comrie, Wilfred Phelps | Killed in Action | 1943-03-29 | Halifax (JB848) | Fargo, North Dakota, USA (parents) |
| Flight Sergeant |
Darling, Gordon Johnston | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-03-29 | Spitfire (BS504) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Davis, Bernard Dominic | Died | 1944-03-29 | () | Dauphin, Manitoba |
| Sergeant |
Dexter, Harvey Kenneth | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-03-29 | Harvard (2881) | Milton, Queens County, Nova Scotia (parents) |
| Corporal |
Doucet, J.M. | Killed in Flying Accident | 1985-03-29 | Hercules (130330) | |
| Captain |
Drake, Robert William | Killed in Flying Accident | 1985-03-29 | Hercules (130331) | New Westminister, British Columbia |
| Drechaler, T.R. | Killed in Flying Accident | 1955-03-29 | Silver Star (21262) | ||
| Pilot Officer |
Dupre, Frederick Louis Edward | Killed in Action | 1943-03-29 | Wellington (HE545) | Kingston, Ontario |
| Flt. Cadet |
Dwyer, Floyd Joseph | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-03-29 | JN-4 Canuck () | Montreal, Quebec |
| Sergeant |
Dyson, Ronald | Killed in Action | 1943-03-29 | Wellington (MS484) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Elliott, Lloyd George | Killed in Action | 1942-03-29 | Spitfire (BL989) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flying Officer |
Farrington, Harry Gregory | Killed in Action | 1943-03-29 | Stirling (BK716) | Niagara Falls, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Flesch, Arnold Leo | Killed in Action | 1942-03-29 | Wellington (X3477) | Cobourg, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Fletcher, Arthur Haydn | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-03-29 | Hudson (T9325) | Lindsay, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Fletcher, Lindsay Vaughan | Killed in Action | 1943-03-29 | Hudson (AE519) | Port Greville, Nova Scotia |
| Sergeant |
Foster, Charles St Clair | Killed in Action | 1943-03-29 | Halifax (BB283) | Sarnia, Ontario (parents) |
| Flight Sergeant |
Fraser, John Murdock Hugh | Killed in Action | 1943-03-29 | Stirling (BK702) | London, Ontario |
| Air Mechanic Class III |
Gallop, Thomas Sparshott | Died | 1918-03-29 | () | Freshwater, Isle of Wight. (parent) |
| Flying Officer |
Gibbs, Edward George | Killed in Action | 1943-03-29 | Hudson (AE519) | |
| Sergeant |
Goldspink, Joseph John | Killed in Action | 1943-03-29 | Halifax (BB283) | Jarvis, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Grant, Bruce Angus | Killed in Action | 1943-03-29 | Wellington (MS484) | Vancouver, British Columbia (parents) |
| Flight Sergeant |
Greer, James Miller | Killed in Action | 1943-03-29 | Wellington (X3814) | Cornwall, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class |
Haist, John Clyde | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-03-29 | Hudson (T9325) | Niagara Falls, Ontario |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Hall, John Hubert | Prisoner of War | 1942-03-29 | Wellington (Z1203) | |
| Flying Officer |
Harris, John Frederick | Killed in Action | 1943-03-29 | Stirling (BK716) | Cardiff, Wales |
| Pilot Officer |
Hoar, William George | Killed in Action | 1943-03-29 | Stirling (BK702) | Calder, Saskatchewan |
| Pilot Officer |
Hobson, Kenneth Edward | Killed in Action | 1942-03-29 | Wellington (X3477) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flying Officer |
Hyde, Kenneth Thompson | Prisoner of War | 1942-03-29 | Hampden (AE246) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Jenkins, Arthur Stewart Cody | Died | 1945-03-29 | () | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Flight Sergeant |
Kaye, Douglas Victor | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-03-29 | Hudson (T9325) | Bracebridge, Ontario |
| Captain |
Kennedy, Kevin Ernest Gerald | Killed in Flying Accident | 1985-03-29 | Hercules (130330) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Sergeant |
Kennedy, Ronald | Killed in Action | 1943-03-29 | Stirling (BK716) | Cliftonville, Newcastle, England |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Long, Robert Michael | Killed in Action | 1943-03-29 | Hudson (AE519) | Williams Lake, British Columbia |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Lumsdaine, Leon Sydney | Killed in Flying Accident | 1966-03-29 | Tutor (26170) | Shanghai, China |
| Leading Aircraftman |
MacFarlane, Reginald Robert | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-03-29 | Bolingbroke (9935) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Flight Sergeant |
MacNeill, Rodney Warren | Killed in Action | 1943-03-29 | Halifax (DT563) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Captain |
Mahaffey, Iain David | Killed in Flying Accident | 1985-03-29 | Hercules (130331) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Flight Sergeant |
Marcotte, Joseph Clarence Albert | Prisoner of War | 1942-03-29 | Wellington (X3477) | Prudhomme, Saskatchewan |
| Flight Sergeant |
McCaw, John Francis James | Killed in Action | 1943-03-29 | Stirling (BK716) | Belleville, Ontario |
| McDonald, Joseph John | unknown | 1919-03-29 | () | ||
| Flight Sergeant |
McGrath, Gerald | Killed in Action | 1943-03-29 | Halifax (BB283) | Lower Maugerville, Sunbury County, New Brunswick |
| Leading Aircraftman |
McKenzie, Cecil Malcolm | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-03-29 | Bolingbroke (9935) | Turtleford, Saskatchewan |
| Flight Lieutenant |
McKenzie, Daniel Murray | Killed in Action | 1943-03-29 | Spitfire (EN347) | Stellarton, Nova Scotia |
| Leading Aircraftman |
McLeod, Norman Richard | Died | 1942-03-29 | () | Portnaguran, Stornoway, Scotland |
| Flight Sergeant |
McLeod, Roderic Murray | Killed in Action | 1943-03-29 | Halifax (BB283) | Savant Lake, Ontario |
| Captain |
Monk, Ernest William | Killed in Action | 1918-03-29 | F.K.8 (C3661) | Leytonstone, London, England |
| Corporal |
Morneau, Joseph Charles Edouard Georges | Killed | 1945-03-29 | () | Montreal, Quebec |
| Pilot Officer |
Morrow, Harold Elwood | Killed in Action | 1944-03-29 | Spitfire (JF941) | Peterborough, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Nettleton, Patrick John Muriel | Killed in Flying Accident | 1940-03-29 | Gladiator (N5590) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Warrant Officer |
Oness, William Iver | Killed in Flying Accident | 1985-03-29 | Hercules (130331) | Alsask, Saskatchewan |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Paul, Kenneth Haig | Prisoner of War | 1942-03-29 | Wellington (X3477) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Picher, Wilfred Clarence | Killed in Action | 1942-03-29 | Wellington (Z1274) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Povey, Edwin Pearce | Killed in Action | 1943-03-29 | Hudson (AE519) | Arthur, Ontario |
| Captain |
Register Jr, Lonnie Benjamin | Killed in Flying Accident | 1985-03-29 | Hercules (130330) | |
| Lieutenant |
Ross, James Wilson | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-03-29 | F.E.2 (B1900) | Leith, Scotland |
| Flt. Cadet |
Rowan, John Scott | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-03-29 | JN-4 Canuck () | North Gabriola Island, B.C. |
| Sergeant |
Shrubsall, Leonard Richard James | Killed in Action | 1943-03-29 | Stirling (BK716) | Iwade, Kent, England |
| Warrant Officer |
Skiggs, Alfred George | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-29 | Wellington (MS484) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Sleep, Howard Cephus | Killed in Action | 1943-03-29 | Wellington (X3814) | Lindsay, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Stauble, Weston Blair | Killed in Action | 1943-03-29 | Kittyhawk (FL278) | Mend, Saskatchewan |
| 2nd-Lieutenant |
Sullivan, Frank Harrington | Killed in Flying Accident | 1919-03-29 | O/400 (B8807) | Brooklyn, New York (parents) |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Taylor, James | Killed in Action | 1943-03-29 | Halifax (DT563) | Windsor, Ontario |
| Captain |
Thornton, John Derek | Killed in Flying Accident | 1985-03-29 | Hercules (130331) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Tongue, Jack | Killed in Action | 1943-03-29 | Lancaster (ED754) | Rossland, British Columbia |
| Captain |
Tulloch, Brian John | Killed in Flying Accident | 1985-03-29 | Hercules (130330) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Sergeant |
Walsh, Edward | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-03-29 | Bolingbroke (9935) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Walsh, Patrick Charles | Killed in Action | 1942-03-29 | Manchester (R5781) | Yorkton, Saskatchewan |
| Pilot Officer |
Weese, Robert Allen | Killed in Action | 1943-03-29 | Wellington (HE545) | Belleville, Ontario |
| Captain |
Whalen, David Arthur Jon | Killed in Flying Accident | 1985-03-29 | Hercules (130331) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Lieutenant |
Wilkinson, Charles Bliss | Killed in Action | 1918-03-29 | F.K.8 (C3661) | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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