Biographical Data
Campbell, Roger Alan If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at admin@nauticapedia.ca

 

Title	Lieutenant (P) (RCN)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	28/05/1930	Death	08/07/2017
Place	Saskatoon	Place	Saskatoon
Area	SK	Area	SK
Country	Canada	Country	Canada

 

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Biography
After his naval service he worked as manager of Odeon Hyland Theatre Halifax. After technical school in Saskatchewan he worked in Electronics until 1992.

 

Military Service

He was appointed as an Ordinary Seaman NAS RCN (With seniority dated 12/03/1949). He served in HMCS Queen 1949. He served in HMCS Naden for New Entry Training 1949. He served in HMCS Shearwater for 825 Squadron 1949. He served in HMCS Shearwater for SNAM #7 Air Rigger Course 1949. He served in HMCS Shearwater for #1 TAG (VT-40 Squadron and 881 Squadron and Maintenance Hangar). He was appointed as a LSAR1 RCN. He served in RCAF London ON for Air Crew Selection 1953. He served in HMCS Ottawa for Fleet Selection Board 1953, (Short Service Appointment) (With seniority dated 24/06/1953). He was appointed as a Midshipman (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 24/07/1953). He served in HMCS Cornwallis for #6 Junior Air Officer Basic Training Course 1953. He served in HMCS Quebec for Sea Training 1953. He served in HMCS Trinity. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 24/07/1954). He served in HMCS Niagara for USNAS Pensacola FL USA for Pilot Training 1954. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 24/07/1955). He served in USS Saipan for Carrier Qualification 1956. He served in Kingsville TX USA for Advanced Flight Training (Instrument and A/S) 1956. He served in USNAS Corpus Christi For USN Pilot Wings 1956. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 24/04/1957). He served in HMCS Shearwater for Duty With VS-881 Squadron 1957. He served in HMCS Bonaventure for Carrier Qualification 1957. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VT-40 Squadron for Instrument Training 1958. (He was released 02/1959.) (He was retired 01/02/1959.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 780. Total Deck Landings: 49. Military Aircraft Flown: SNJ Harvard, Trojan, SNB-5, S2F-1, CS2F, C-45
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2017-12-18 00:00:00

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