Biographical Data
Byrne, Thomas Richard Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Lieutenant-Colonel (PLT)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	01/04/1940	Death	(nk)
Place	Belleville	Place	(nk)
Area	ON	Area	(nk)
Country	Canada	Country	(nk)

 

Titles
Honours	USAF Commendation Medal (USA).
Awards
Qualifications	pcsc. pcsc. jssc.

 

Biography
After his naval service he worked as Regional Cadet Air Operations Officer for Pacific Region in CFB Comox. (Recipient of the Gordon Mowatt Trophy in 1963)

 

Military Service

(Short Service Appointment). He was appointed as a Naval Cadet (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1959). He served in HMCS Venture (Officer Training Establishment) for Training 1959. He served in RCAF Centralia for Flight Training 1961. He served in RCAF Penhold for Flight Training 1961. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1961). He served in RCAF Saskatoon for Flight Training 1962. He was Awarded Wings 1962. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1962). He served in HMCS Shearwater for VU-32 Squadron 1962. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VS-880 Squadron as Operational Pilot 1963, Qualified as LSO 1963. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1966). (Selected for permanent commission 1967). He served in HMCS Shearwater for VU-32 Squadron 1967, UICP Course 1967. He served in CFB Gimli as Tutor Instructor 1967. He served in CFB Portage La Prairie as Tutor FIS Instructor 1969. He served in CFB Moose Jaw for Canadian Forces Flying Instructor School 1970. He served in USAF for Duty at Williams AFB Arizona as T-38 Instructor 1971. He was appointed as a MAJ (PLT) (With seniority dated 01/07/1972). He served in CFB Toronto for Canadian Forces Staff and Command College 1974. He served in NDHQ in Directorate of Organization and Establishments 1975. He served in NDHQ on Staff of Directorate of Air Requirements 1976. He served in CFB Cold Lake for CF-5 and CF-104 Conversion Training 1978. He served in CFB Baden-Soellingen Germany for 421 (Red Indian) Squadron 1979. He served in #1 Canadian Air Group as Group Tactical Evaluation Officer 1982. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Colonel (PLT) (With seniority dated 01/01/1983). He served in HQ 4th Allied Tactical Air Force Staff Heidelberg Germany as Deputy Branch Chief Attack in Offensive Operations Division 1983. He served in CFB Portage La Prairie as Commander #3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School 1986. He served in Australian Joint Services Staff College Canberra for Staff Course 1988. He served in CFB Chilliwack as Commander Canadian Forces Officer Candidate School 1988. (He retired 01/10/1989.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 6,300. Total Glider Hours: 70. Total Fixed Wing Deck Landings: 111 day and 43 night. Service Aircraft Flown: Chipmunk, Harvard, C-45, CS2F Tracker, DC-3, T-33, CF-104, CF-5, Muskateer, Jet Ranger, F-15, Jaguar, CF-101, CF-18. Civilian Aircraft Flown: Fleet Canuck, L-19, Cessna 305, Aircoupe, Cessna 150 & 172.
Named Features

 

Anecdotes

 

References
MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2011-02-08 00:00:00

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