Biographical Data

Bedore, Glenford Emerson

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Title Sub-Lieutenant (A) (RNVR)
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Birth 08/08/1924 Death 24/07/1945
Place Renfrew Place Shikoku Island
Area ON Area
Country Canada Country Japan
 
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Military Service
He was appointed as a Naval Airman 2/c (Temp.) RNVR (With seniority dated 05/05/1943). He served in H.M.S. Seaborne 1943. He served in H.M.S. Daedalus 1943. He served in H.M.S. Argus for Sea Training 1943. He served in RNAS Lee-on-Solent 1943. He served in H.M.S. St. Vincent for Pilot Course #55 1943. He was appointed as an A/Leading Naval Airman RNVR 30/10/1943. He served in RCAF St. Eugene for #13 Elementary Flying Training School 1943. He served in RCAF Kingston for #31 Service Flying Training School 1943. He was Awarded Wings 16/06/1944, He was appointed as an A/Petty Officer Pilot RNVR 16/06/1944. (CFR). He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (A) (Temp.) RNVR 01/08/1944. He served in RNAS Hinstock for Advanced Instrument Flying School 1944, RAF Errol for #9 Advanced Flying Unit 1944. He served in RNAS Henstridge for #2 Naval Air Fighter School in 761 RN Squadron 1944. He served in RNAS St. Merryn for 719 RN Squadron for Air Gunnery Training 1944. He served in H.M.S. Ravager for Initial Deck Landing Qualification 1944. He served in H.M.S. Implacable for 801 RN Squadron 1945. He served in RNAS Trincomalee for Air Firing Workups 1945. He served in RNAS Jervis Bay for Ground Attack Training 1945.
 
Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown Total Flying Hours: 335.6. Total Fixed Wing Deck Landings: 31. Service Aircraft Flown: Seafire, Cornell, Harvard, Oxford, Tiger Moth, Master II
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Anecdotes
He was killed-in-action over Shikoku Island Japan on 24/07/1945 during an air attack on Awa Shima, Honshu Island when he was hit by flak and spun into the sea.
 
References
MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2011-02-21 00:00:00

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