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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Captain |
Babbage, Frank Ford | Survived | 1917-03-28 | F.2 (Bristol) (B1104) | Exeter, Devon |
 Flying Officer |
Baldwin, Frederick Alexander | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-28 | Mitchell (FL685) | |
| Able Seaman |
Cambray, Joseph Robert Jacques | Killed in Flying Accident | 1949-03-28 | Sea Fury () | Cap de la Madeleine, Quebec (parents) |
| Flight Sub-Lieutenant |
Carroll, John George | Killed in Action | 1918-03-28 | DH.4 (A7976) | Chapeau, Quebec. |
| Pilot Officer |
Catt, Herbert Ross Allison | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-28 | Mitchell (FL685) | |
| Sergeant |
Colledge, Douglas Murton | Killed in Action | 1942-03-28 | Whitley (Z9221) | Newbury, Berkshire, England |
| Pilot Officer |
Convey, Leo Joseph | Killed in Action | 1942-03-28 | Wellington (X9913) | Arnprior, Ontario (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Field, Robert Charles | Killed in Action | 1943-03-28 | Beaufighter (T3155) | Chilliwack, British Columbia (parents) |
| Squadron Leader |
Forbes, Homer Ashmore | Prisoner of War | 1945-03-28 | Mosquito (MM131) | |
| Flight Cadet |
Garwood, Robert Daniel | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-03-28 | JN-4 Canuck () | Canaseraga, New York, USA |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Gillander, David Stuart | Killed in Action | 1944-03-28 | Hudson (FK767) | Elva, Manitoba |
| Sergeant |
Grant, Franklin Wallis | Interned Prisoner | 1943-03-28 | Halifax (BB332) | |
| Sergeant |
Grayson, Harold L | Interned Prisoner | 1943-03-28 | Halifax (BB332) | |
| Warrant Officer 1 |
Guluche, Albert James | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-28 | Mitchell (FL685) | |
| Sergeant |
Hall, Robert | Interned Prisoner | 1943-03-28 | Halifax (BB332) | |
| |
Hammond, Donald | Survived | 1917-03-28 | Triplane () | Owings Mills, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA |
 Flight Lieutenant |
Hannaford, Hector Roy | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-03-28 | Dakota (KN409) | Blackwood, South Australia |
 Pilot Officer |
Harrison, James Arnold | Survived | 1943-03-28 | Whitley (Z9221) | |
| Lieutenant |
Hewson, George Ellis | Survived | 1917-03-28 | B.E.2 () | Oxford, Cumberland, Nova Scotia (parents) |
| Pilot Officer |
Hunter, Robert Pearce | Killed in Action | 1942-03-28 | Spitfire (BL766) | Madoc, Ontario |
| Lieutenant |
Hutton, Glenn Hugh | Killed in Flying Accident | 1949-03-28 | Harvard (AJ581) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Jamieson, Alexander Donald Cyril | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-03-28 | Dakota (KN409) | Tadworth, Surrey, England |
 Flight Lieutenant |
Jarred, Arthur | Killed in Action | 1943-03-28 | Kittyhawk (AK821) | Lansing, Michigan, USA |
| Leading Aircraftman |
King, Thomas Bernard | Died | 1945-03-28 | () | |
| 2nd-Lieutenant |
Knight, Norman Leslie | Survived | 1917-03-28 | F.E.2 (7715) | |
| Warrant Officer |
Lavin, Patrick | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-03-28 | Dakota (KN409) | Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland |
| 2nd-Lieutenant |
Lewis, Frank Arthur | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-03-28 | Camel (B7374) | |
| Lieutenant |
Lloyd, Richard Hilton | Survived | 1917-03-28 | B.E.2 () | Wingham, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Louthood, Joseph Wallace Paul Emile | Survived | 1943-03-28 | Whitley (Z9221) | Cap de la Madelaine Quebec |
| Flying Officer |
Maclean, Ronald Gabriel | Killed in Action | 1943-03-28 | Wellington (MP506) | North Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| Flying Officer |
Malton, George Samuel | Killed in Action | 1943-03-28 | Spitfire (EE739) | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan |
| Flying Officer |
Manning, Frederick John | Killed in Action | 1945-03-28 | Mosquito (PF466) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
McDonald, Ronald Alexander | Killed in Action | 1944-03-28 | Martinet (MS754) | Kedgwick River, New Brunswick |
| Warrant Officer 1 |
McGillivray, Gordon Robertson | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-28 | Mitchell (FL685) | |
| 2nd-Lieutenant |
McTavish, Alexander Morrison | Survived | 1918-03-28 | F.K.8 () | Vancouver, B.C. |
| 2nd-Lieutenant |
Miller, James Arthur | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-03-28 | S.E.5 (C1789) | Hilo, Hawaii |
| Sergeant |
Miller, James Emerson | Killed in Action | 1940-03-28 | Whitley (N1357) | Jarvis, Ontario |
| Acting Lieutenant-Commander |
Monks, Robert Allen | Killed in Flying Accident | 1949-03-28 | Sea Fury (TF998) | Liverpool, England |
| Pilot Officer |
Murdock, John Maclean | Killed in Action | 1942-03-28 | Stirling (W7466) | Montague, Prince Edward Island |
| Lieutenant |
Nelson, Samuel Banks Jr. | Survived | 1918-03-28 | S.E.5 () | Lire, Pays de la Loire, France |
| Flying Officer |
Newman, John William | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-03-28 | Dakota (KN409) | Gamebridge, Ontario |
| Flt Sergeant |
O'Donovan-Fuller, Michael | Survived | 1943-03-28 | Whitley (Z9221) | |
| Lieutenant |
Pulfer, Clarence James | Killed in Flying Accident | 1949-03-28 | Harvard (3233) | Stonewall, Manitoba |
| Flying Officer |
Reed, Bruce Norman | Killed in Action | 1945-03-28 | Hurricane (LE392) | Barrie, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Reeves, Mackenzie | Killed in Action | 1945-03-28 | Spitfire (SM302) | Madoc, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Sieben, Alois G | Interned Prisoner | 1943-03-28 | Halifax (BB332) | |
| Second-Lieutenant |
Somerville, Henry Arthur | Killed in Action | 1918-03-28 | F.K.8 (C3647) | Eastbourne, Sussex, England (parents) |
| Second-Lieutenant |
Stanton, Victor George | Prisoner of War Died | 1918-03-28 | F.2 (Bristol) (B1211) | Bromley, Kent, England |
| Flight Sergeant |
Starrett, Clarence William | Killed in Action | 1942-03-28 | Stirling (W7466) | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Captain |
Thomson, William MacKenzie | Survived | 1918-03-28 | F.2 (Bristol) (F5846) | Lachine, Quebec |
| Pilot Officer |
Tomlinson, John Whiteford | Killed in Action | 1943-03-28 | Kittyhawk (AK851) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Pilot Officer |
Turnbull, John James Herbert | Killed in Action | 1943-03-28 | Wellington (MP506) | St Albert, Alberta |
| Sergeant |
Weddell, Andrew McArthur | Survived | 1943-03-28 | Whitley (Z9221) | Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland, NZ |
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