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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Civilian |
Abraham, Sir John Bradley | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-03-27 | Liberator (AL504) | St Michaels, Loom Lane, Radlett, Hertfordshire, England |
 Pilot Officer |
Angus, Alexander David | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-03-27 | Yale (3368) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Pilot Officer |
Appel, Harold John | Killed in Action | 1942-03-27 | Spitfire (P8563) | Milverton, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Banks, Charles | Killed in Action | 1944-03-27 | Lancaster (LL839) | |
| Civilian |
Bannister, Victor Ian Claude James | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-03-27 | Liberator (AL504) | London, England |
| Second-Lieutenant |
Bark, Robert Charles | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-03-27 | DH.9 (C6107) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Bastable, Vernon James | Killed in Flying Accident | 1949-03-27 | Vampire (17032) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Sergeant |
Beale, Robert Noel | Killed in Action | 1942-03-27 | Hampden (L4140) | Leicester, England |
 Pilot Officer |
Beaver, Gordon Findlay | Killed in Action | 1942-03-27 | Hampden (L4140) | Paeroa, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Flying Officer |
Bellis, Robert Samuel | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-03-27 | Typhoon (MN532) | Lancaster, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Bentley, Samuel Frederick | Killed in Action | 1942-03-27 | Hampden (L4140) | Stansted, Essex, England |
| Wing Commander |
Biddell, William Hugh | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-03-27 | Liberator (AL504) | Westmount, Quebec |
| Sergeant |
Bird, Herbert Albert Benjamin | Killed in Action | 1942-03-27 | Hampden (AE219) | Colchester, Essex, England |
| Warrant Officer 1 |
Bishop, Murray Winston | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-27 | Halifax (DT634) | New Minas, Kings County, Nova Scotia |
| Commander |
Brabner, Rupert Arnold | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-03-27 | Liberator (AL504) | Loughton, Essex |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Brodie, Aubrey Norman | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-03-27 | Liberator (AL504) | Moseley, Birmingham, England |
| Sergeant |
Brown, Clifford | Killed in Action | 1942-03-27 | Hampden (AT176) | Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Brown, William Beaumont | Killed in Action | 1942-03-27 | Hampden (AT176) | Victoria, British Columbia |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Buchanan, David | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-03-27 | Liberator (AL504) | Trail, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
Budinger, Alan Thomas | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-27 | Halifax (DT634) | |
| Burrows, George | Evader | 1944-03-27 | Lancaster (LL839) | ||
 Flying Officer |
Clark, Douglas Roy | Killed in Flying Accident | 1967-03-27 | Voodoo (17476) | |
| Flight Sergeant |
Clements, Horace Herbert | Killed in Action | 1943-03-27 | Lancaster (W4839) | Liverpool, Nova Scotia (parents) |
| Flying Officer |
Coutts, Russell Murray | Killed in Action | 1944-03-27 | Typhoon (MN120) | Neepawa, Manitoba (parents) |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Dickson, John William | Killed in Action | 1942-03-27 | Beaufighter (T3142) | Toronto, Ontario (parents) |
 Flight Sergeant |
Drummond, Augustine Francis | Killed in Action | 1944-03-27 | Lancaster (LL839) | |
| Air Marshall |
Drummond, Sir Peter Roy Maxwell | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-03-27 | Liberator (AL504) | London, England |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Ducker, Benjamin Victor Lloyd | Killed in Action | 1943-03-27 | Wellington (HE503) | Lashburn, Saskatchewan |
| Flight Sergeant |
Dunn, Charles Douglas | Killed in Action | 1942-03-27 | Hampden (AT176) | Yarmouth, Nova Scotia |
| Flying Officer |
Edmondson, William | Killed in Action | 1945-03-27 | Hudson (FK743) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Captain |
Findlay, David Douglas | Survived | 1916-03-27 | () | Beckwith, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Franklin, Robert William | Killed in Action | 1942-03-27 | Whitley (T4166) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Pilot Officer |
Fraser, William MacMillan | Killed in Action | 1942-03-27 | Hampden (AE219) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
Gant, Maurice George | Killed in Action | 1945-03-27 | Mosquito (RV326) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flying Officer |
Gordon, Kenneth William | Prisoner of War | 1944-03-27 | Lancaster (LL839) | |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Gough, Charles James | Killed in Flying Accident | 1941-03-27 | Yale (3368) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Flying Officer |
Grant, Robert Murray | Killed in Flying Accident | 1967-03-27 | Voodoo (17476) | |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Guild, Fred Winslow | Killed in Action | 1943-03-27 | Lancaster (W4839) | North Hatley, Quebec |
| Squadron Leader |
Hanbury, Bruce Alexander | Killed in Action | 1942-03-27 | Beaufighter (T3142) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 2nd-Lieutenant |
Harding, George Helliwell | Killed in Action | 1918-03-27 | Dolphin (C4016) | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA (parents) |
| Lieutenant |
Hilborn, Clarence Laurent | Survived | 1918-03-27 | R.E.8 (C5094) | West Vancouver, B.C. |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Hill, Allan Myrick | Killed in Action | 1943-03-27 | Wellington (HE503) | North Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Hillman, Gordon Thomas | Killed in Action | 1943-03-27 | Lancaster (W4895) | Weston, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Hogan, Richard Wilfred Gerald | Killed in Action | 1943-03-27 | Lancaster (W4322) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Cadet |
Hooten, Howard | Killed in Flying Accident | 1918-03-27 | JN-4 Canuck () | Toronto, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Howell, Robert Frederick | Killed in Action | 1942-03-27 | Hampden (AT176) | |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Inman, Guy Weldon | Died | 1943-03-27 | () | Paynton, Saskatchewan |
 Warrant Officer II |
Jenkins, Alger Jr | Killed in Action | 1942-03-27 | Hampden (AE219) | Montclair, New Jersey, USA |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
Johnston, George Redpath | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-27 | Halifax (W7931) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Civilian |
Jones, Henry Albert | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-03-27 | Liberator (AL504) | Chingford, Essex, England |
| Wing Commander, WWI |
Joy, Douglas Grahame | Survived | 1916-03-27 | Elephant (7270) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Kimpton, Peter Adrian | Killed in Flying Accident | 1942-03-27 | Beaufort (W6473) | |
| Sergeant |
King, Robert Fowlow | Killed in Action | 1942-03-27 | Hampden (L4108) | Comerbrook, Newfoundland |
| Flight Sergeant |
Laidlaw, Douglas Bartholomew | Killed in Action | 1944-03-27 | Lancaster (LL839) | |
| Warrant Officer 1 |
Lanteigne, Joseph Gerald | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-27 | Halifax (DT634) | |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Lee, Robert Thomas | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-03-27 | Nomad (Northrop) (3504) | Utopia, Ontario |
| Flying Officer |
Lincoln, Thomas Maclaren | Killed in Action | 1945-03-27 | Hudson (FK743) | Kitchener, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Lockett, Sydney | Killed in Action | 1944-03-27 | Lancaster (LL839) | |
| Sergeant |
London, Daniel | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-27 | Halifax (DT634) | |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
MacNearney, John Douglas | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-03-27 | Mosquito (DZ699) | Windsor Junction, Halifax County, Nova Scotia |
| Corporal |
McInnis, Neil Alva Edison | unknown | 1946-03-27 | () | |
| Warrant Officer 2 |
McLean, George Percy | Killed in Action | 1942-03-27 | Hampden (L4140) | Timmins, Ontario |
| Sub-Lieutenant |
Morehouse, John Harwood | Killed in Flying Accident | 1951-03-27 | Sea Fury (TG125) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Newton, Jack Mcarthur | Killed in Action | 1943-03-27 | Lancaster (W4839) | Gorrie, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
O'Neil, Charles Lennox | Killed in Action | 1944-03-27 | Dakota (FZ590) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Otten, Jack Francis | Prisoner of War | 1942-03-27 | Wellington (AD596) | Kingston, Ontario |
| Leading Aircraftman |
Parant, Joseph Jean Eugene Guy | Died | 1944-03-27 | () | Montreal, Quebec |
| Flight Sergeant |
Parker, Richard Henry | Killed in Flying Accident | 1943-03-27 | Nomad (Northrop) (3504) | Three Rivers, Quebec |
| Sergeant |
Parsons, Harold Walter | Killed in Action | 1944-03-27 | Lancaster (LL839) | |
| Sergeant |
Penrose, William Henry | Killed in Action | 1943-03-27 | Halifax (HR753) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
Pfeffer, Francis Arthur | Killed in Action | 1944-03-27 | Dakota (FZ590) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Lieutenant |
Playne, Leslie | Missing in Action | 1918-03-27 | R.E.8 (B5028) | Minchinhampton, England |
| Squadron Leader (A) |
Plum, Elisha Gaddis | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-03-27 | Liberator (AL504) | Chelsea, London, England |
| Flying Officer |
Porter, Charles Edward | Killed in Action | 1943-03-27 | Halifax (DT634) | Manson Creek, British Columbia |
| Pilot Officer |
Prosperine, Frank | Killed in Action | 1943-03-27 | Lancaster (W4322) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Flight Sergeant |
Redknap, Seaton George | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-03-27 | Halifax (NA664) | Victoria, British Columbia |
| Lieutenant |
Reeve, Alan | Missing in Action | 1918-03-27 | F.2 (Bristol) (B1322) | Toronto, Ontario. |
| Second-Lieutenant |
Rigby, Thomas Franklin | Killed in Action | 1918-03-27 | Camel (C1570) | Carleton, Ontario |
| Civilian |
Robinson, Eric | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-03-27 | Liberator (AL504) | Bromley, Kent, England |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Rogal, Joseph Michael | Killed in Action | 1943-03-27 | Wellington (HE503) | Griffin, Saskatchewan |
| Pilot Officer |
Sails, John Cameron | Killed in Action | 1943-03-27 | Spitfire (ES212) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flight Lieutenant Navigator |
Shannon, Louis Cecil | Killed in Action | 1944-03-27 | Oxford (N6404) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Shea, Kenneth George | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-03-27 | Liberator (AL504) | Victoria, Australia |
| Flying Officer |
Simpson, John Christie | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-03-27 | Spitfire (ER889) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Pilot Officer |
Spence, Douglas James | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-03-27 | Liberator (AL504) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Flying Officer |
Steeves, Hugh Douglas | Killed in Action | 1943-03-27 | Mustang (AP185) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| |
Stewart, Henry Emerson | Survived | 1918-03-27 | Camel (B9319) | |
| Sergeant |
Stiles, George Herbert | Killed in Action | 1940-03-27 | Blenheim (L8747) | Bassano, Alberta |
| Flying Officer |
Sullivan, George Allan | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-03-27 | Typhoon (EK364) | McLeod Siding, New Brunswick |
| Flight Lieutenant |
Sweanor, George Joseph | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-27 | Halifax (DT634) | Port Hope, ON |
| Pilot Officer |
Sweet, Philip Marcus | Killed in Action | 1942-03-27 | Beaufighter (T3142) | Huron, South Dakota, USA |
| Warrant Officer 1 |
Taylor, Albert Henry 'Scottie' | Prisoner of War | 1943-03-27 | Halifax (DT634) | Westmount, Quebec |
| Aircraftman 2nd Class |
Tourtillotte, Donald Willard | Died | 1941-03-27 | () | St Stephen, New Brunswick |
| Sergeant |
Trawford, Arthur Frederick | Killed in Action | 1942-03-27 | Hampden (AE219) | Shirley, Warwickshire, England |
| Civilian |
Twentyman, Edward | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-03-27 | Liberator (AL504) | Chatham, Kent |
| Flying Officer |
Waddell, George Alfred | Killed in Action | 1944-03-27 | Beaufighter (LZ113) | Bethany, Ontario |
| Lieutenant |
Wallace, Ernest Donald | Killed in Flying Accident | 1917-03-27 | () | Belleville, Ontario. |
| Lieutenant |
Wardrope, William Hugh Masson | Survived | 1918-03-27 | F.K.8 () | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Sergeant |
Warren, Baxter | Killed in Action | 1970-03-27 | () | Bell Island, NF |
| Civilian |
Williams, Frederick Walter | Killed in Flying Accident | 1945-03-27 | Liberator (AL504) | Glouchester, England |
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