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Arnott, John

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Title Lieutenant-Commander (RCN)
Official Number O-02997
 
Birth 15/08/1931 Death (nk)
Place Hamilton Place (nk)
Area ON Area (nk)
Country Canada Country (nk)
 
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Military Service
(Short Service Appointment 01/01/1952), He was appointed as a Midshipman (Air) (SSA) (RCN) (With seniority dated 01/01/1952). He served in HMCS Star 1952. He served in HMCS Cornwallis for Junior Air Officers Basic Training Course #2 1952. He served in HMCS Ontario for Sea Training 1952. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 08/03/1953). He served in NHQ For Special Duty on Pilot Training Course at RCAF Station Centralia 1953. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 08/03/1954). He served in RNAS Culdrose for 766 RN Squadron 1954. He served in RNAS Eglinton for 737 RN Squadron for Deck Landing Training 1954. He served in H.M.S. Illustrious for Carrier Qualification 1954. He served in RCAF Centralia for Instrument Flying Course #74. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VT-40 Squadron for Avenger Conversion 1954. He served in RCAF Summerside for VS-880 Squadron and HMCS Magnificent 1954. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 08/09/1955). He served in RCAF Trenton for Flight Instructors Course #66 1956. He served in HMCS Shearwater for Duty With VT-40 Squadron 1957, (Selected for permanent commission 1957). He served in HMCS Stadacona for Junior Officer Leadership and Training Courses 1959. He served in HMCS Swansea as Term Lieutenant for UNTD Cadet Training 1959. He served in HMCS Terra Nova for Sea and Watchkeeping Training 1960. He served in HMCS Shearwater/ HMCS Bonaventure for VS-880 Squadron 1961. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1964). He served in HMCS Shearwater for HU-21 Squadron for Helicopter Conversion 1964, USN on Exchange 1964. He served in USNAS Key West FL for VX-1 Squadron (also USS Lexington/USS Wasp) 1964. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VX-10 Squadron 1966. He served in HMCS Assiniboine as Executive Officer 1967. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VU-32 Squadron as Officer-in-Charge ATF 1968. He served in CFB Toronto for Canadian Forces Command and Staff College Toronto for Staff Course 1971. He served in MARCOM HQ as Officer-in-Charge Operations Room 1972. He served in CFB Shearwater for VT-406 Squadron as Executive Officer 1974. He served in CFB Shearwater as Executive Assistant to Base Commander 1976. (He was retired 28/10/1978.) (He was qualified with a Watchkeeping Certificate and qualified to command a destroyer.)
 
Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown Total Flying Hours: 4700. Total Fixed Wing Deck Landings 247 day, 64 night. Service Aircraft Flown: Harvard 1 & 2 & 4, Firefly 1 & 5 & 6, Avenger, C-45, T-33, Tudor, HO4S, HTL-6, CS2F-1 & 2, S2F D/E, SP2H, SH3A, UH34G
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References
MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
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