Biographical Data
Chandler, Donald Stephen Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Lieutenant-Commander (RCN)
Official Number

 

Birth	13/03/1929	Death	(nk)
Place	Becontree	Place	(nk)
Area	Essex	Area	(nk)
Country	Canada	Country	(nk)

 

Titles
Honours
Awards
Qualifications

 

Biography
After his naval service he was the Community Development Officer Port Elgin NB 1974-77.

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a Air Mechanic II RN (With seniority dated 22/10/1945). He served in H.M.S. Royal Arthur 1945. He served in H.M.S. Gosling for New Entry Training 1945, RAF Hednesford for Technical Training. He served in H.M.S. Blackcap. He served in H.M.S. Illustrious 1946. He served in H.M.S. Rocket as Crash Rating. He served in H.M.S. Rapid as Crash Rating. He served in H.M.S. Hotspur as Crash Rating. He served in RNAS Lee-on-Solent. (He was demobilized 15/01/1948), (Transferred to RCN). He was appointed as a Midshipman RCN 01/01/1952. He served in HMCS Brunswicker 1952. He served in HMCS Cornwallis for #2 Junior Air Officer Basic Training Course 1952. He served in HMCS Ontario for Sea Training 1952. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant RCN 23/03/1953. He served in NHQ For Special Duty on Course at RCAF Station Centralia 1953. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (P) RCN (With seniority dated 23/03/1953). He served in RNAS Culdrose 1954. He served in RNAS Eglinton 1954. He served in H.M.S. Illustrious for Deck Landing Qualification 1954. He served in RCAF Centralia for Instrument Flying Course 1954. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VT-40 Squadron for Avenger Conversion 1954. He served in RCAF Summerside for NAF in VS-880 Squadron 1954. He served in HMCS Magnificent for VS-880 Squadron 1955. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) RCN (With seniority dated 23/07/1955). He served in HMCS Shearwater For Duty With VX-10 Squadron as Project Pilot and Divisional Officer 1956. He served in HMCS Bonaventure For Air Department 1959. (He was qualified as Unit Instrument Check Pilot). He served in HMCS Bonaventure for Air Department as Assistant Flight Deck Officer and Hangar Control Officer 1961. He served in HMCS Columbia as Watchkeeper 1961. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Junior Officers Technical and Leadership Course 1961. He served in HMCS Cornwallis as UNTD Navigation Instructor 1962. He served in HMCS Bonaventure as Assistant Flight Deck Officer 1962. He served in HMCS Inch Arran as Watchkeeper and Weapons Officer 1963. He served in HMCS Shearwater to Qualify as Air Weapons Officer 1963. He served in HMCS Shearwater for HU-21 Squadron for HO4S-3 Conversion1963. He served in HMCS Shearwater for HS-50 Squadron 1963. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1964). He served in HMCS Bonaventure for HS-50 Squadron as Operational Pilot 1965. He served in RCAF Staff College Course 1966. He served in HMCS Shearwater for Aircrew Division as Senior Instructor 1966. He served in HMCS Shearwater for Aircrew Division as Officer-in-Charge 1967. He served in SACLANT HQ (Norfolk VA) 1968. He served in CFB Halifax for Canadian Forces Maritime Warfare School as Long Range Studies Officer 1970. He served in CFB Shearwater for HS-50 Squadron as Executive Officer 1970, United Nations Military Observer in UNTSO (Palestine) 1972, HQ Canadian Forces Europe on Personnel Staff 1974. (He was retired 15/09/1974). (Transferred to Class C Reserve Service). He served in CFB Halifax for Reserve Officer's Basic Qualifying Course 1978. He served in CFB Halifax as Base Operations Officer 1978-83. He served on Staff of Chief of Staff (Region Operations (Atlantic)) 1983. He served in Canadian Forces Tattoo as Deputy Commander 1985. (He was released.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 4,000 hours. Total Fixed Wing Deck Landings: 127. Total Hauldown Landings: 25. Service Aircraft Flown: Chipmunk, Harvard, Firefly, Expeditor, Avenger, CS2F, T-33, F2H3, HTL-4 & 6, HO4S-3, CHSS-2. Civilian Aircraft Flown: Tiger Moth, Auster, Fleet Canuck, Cessna 150 & 172, Bell 206, Fairey Ultralight.
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Anecdotes

 

References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2010-12-23 00:00:00

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