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Title	Lieutenant (A) (RNVR)
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Birth	02/05/1922	Death	(nk)
Place	London	Place	(nk)
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Country	UK	Country	(nk)

 

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Military Service

He was appointed as a Naval Airman 2/c RNVR 1939. He served in H.M.S. St. Vincent for #31 Pilot Course 1939. He served in USNAS Pensacola FL USA for Pilot Training 1943. (CFR). He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (A) (Temp.) RNVR (With seniority dated 12/01/1943). He served in USNAS Fort Lauderdale for 738 Squadron (Avenger) as Instructor 1943. He served in H.M.S. Nabob for 852 RN Squadron (Avenger) 1943. He served in RNAS Colombo for 888 Squadron (Hellcat) 1944. He served in H.M.S. Attacker for 756 Squadron (Avenger) 1945. He served in RNAS Easthaven for 767 Squadron (Barracuda) 1945. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (A) (Temp.) RNVR (With seniority dated 01/05/1945). He served in RNAS Gosport for 771 Squadron (Seafire) 1946. He was appointed as an A/Lieutenant-Commander (A) (Temp.) RNVR 1946. (He was demobilized). He worked as an architect after retirement. (Transferred to RCN 01/10/1947). He served in HMCS Shearwater 1947. (He was released.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 1,050. Total Deck Landings: 69 night (two barrier, 1 water landing, 1 emergency landing in Cuba), 6 night. Aircraft Flown: N3N, N2S, NP, SNU Vultee Valiant, SNJ Harvard, S BC Helldiver, TBD Devastator, OS2U Kingfisher, Oxford, Expeditor, Reliant, Swordfish, Tiger Moth, F4F Hellcat, TBF/M Avenger, Seafire, Firefly, Cessna 120 & 140, Cherokee 150, Piper PA12) (He survived a crash landing off Scotland)
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2011-03-10 00:00:00

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