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Cunningham, Vernon JamesImage Name: Cunningham_Veron_James_web.jpg - image file missing or name mis-spelled |
Title | Lieutenant (P) (RCN) |
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Birth | 15/11/1922 | Death | 20/02/2018 |
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Place | Toronto | Place | Kelowna |
Area | ON | Area | BC |
Country | Canada | Country | Canada |
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Military Service |
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He was appointed as a AC 2/c (Pilot Candidate) RCAF 1942. He served in the RCAF for RCAF for Flying Training 1943-1944. He served in Twin Conversion 1944. He served as Staff Pilot 1944-1945. (Transferred to RNVR 1945). He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (A) (Temp.) RNVR 1945. He served in RNAS Yeovilton for 759 RN Squadron 1945. (He was demobilized 1946). He served in Reserve Flying during the Summers of 1949, 1950, 1951. (Short Service Appointment 24/10/1951). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 27/04/1949). He served in RNAS Lossiemouth for OFS 1952. He served in RNAS Culdrose for OFS 1952. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VF-870 Squadron 1952-3. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VT-40 Squadron 1954. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VT-40 AWF Squadron as Instructor 1954. (Transferred to RCNR 1954). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) RCN(R) 1954. He served in Reserve Flying during the Summers of 1955, 1956, 1957. (He was retired 1957.) |
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Aircraft Flown | Total Flying Hours: 1600. Total Deck Landings: 45. Service Aircraft Flown: Corsair, Crane, Anson, Bolingbroke, Seafire, Sea Fury, Harvard, Expeditor, T-33, Cornell, Lysander, Firefly, Avenger |
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References |
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Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997); Email (Vivian Markovich - Nauticapedia 20/02/2018); |
Last update |
2018-02-21 00:00:00 |