Biographical Data
Coffen, Charles Clayton Photo Credit: Unknown

 

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

 

Birth	05/04/1939	Death	(nk)
Place	St. John's	Place	(nk)
Area		Area	(nk)
Country	Newfoundland	Country	(nk)

 

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Qualifications	pcsc.

 

Biography
He attended Memorial University in 1956.

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a Naval Cadet (ROTP) RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1956). He served in HMCS Cornwallis for Training 1960. He served in HMCS Outremont for Sea Training. He served in HMCS Naden for Training. He served in HMCS Sussexvale for Training. He served in HMCS Patriot for Training. He served in RCAF Centralia for #6008 Flying Course 1960. He served in RCAF Penhold for Flying Training 1960. He served in RCAF Saskatoon for Flying Training 1961. He was Awarded Wings 01/09/1961. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1960). He served in HMCS Shearwater for VU-32 Squadron for Tracker Conversion Course 1962. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1961). He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Bonaventure for VS-880 Squadron as Operational Pilot 1965. He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 16/09/1965). He served in HMCS Shearwater for VX-10 Squadron as Weapons Officer and Project Pilot 1966. He served in CFB St. Hubert for 429 Tactical Squadron. He served in 426 Squadron 1971. He was appointed as a MAJ (PLT) (With seniority dated 01/07/1973). He served in CFB Trenton for Air Transport Command HQ as Staff Officer 1972, He served in CFB Trenton for Air Transport Command HQ as Executive Assistant to Commander ATC 1973. He served in CFB Winnipeg for Air Command HQ as Executive Assistant to Deputy Commander Air Command 1975. He served in CFB Toronto for Canadian Forces Staff College Course 1976. He served in CFB Shearwater for VS-880 Squadron as Operations Officer 1977. He served in CFB Shearwater for VS-880 Squadron as Executive Officer 1981. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Colonel (PLT) (With seniority dated 01/07/1982). He served in Canadian Forces Liaison Officer Bermuda. He served in CFB Trenton for 424 (TandR) Squadron as Commanding Officer 1982. He served in NDHQ for Headquarters Secretariat as Air Analyst 1984. He served in CINCLANT HQ (Norfolk VA) as Operations Officer and Exercise Planner 1986. He served in SACLANT HQ (Norfolk VA) on Staff as Intelligence Officer and Exercise Planner 1988. He served in CFB Shearwater as Base Administration Officer 1992. He served in CFB Shearwater as 12 Wing Administration Officer 1993. He served in CFB Shearwater as Chairman HMCS Shearwater International Air Show 1994. (He was retired on 30/09/1994.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 6000. Total Fixed Wing Deck Landings: 144 (including 44 night). Service Aircraft Flown: Chipmunk, Harvard, C-45, CS2F, T-33, Buffalo, Muskateer, CP-121, Jet Ranger, Twin Huey
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2011-03-13 00:00:00

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