Biographical Data
Dawson, James Keith Photo Credit: Unknown

 

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

 

Birth	07/01/1931	Death	24/09/1999
Place	Minden	Place	Kelowna
Area	ON	Area	BC
Country	Canada	Country	Canada

 

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Qualifications	pcsc.

 

Biography
After his naval service he joined civilian staff NDHQ as Staff Officer for Automatic Data Processing Policy and Standards 1980. He was retired 01/07/1988.

 

Military Service

(Short Service Appointment 20/04/1949), He was appointed as a Midshipman (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 20/04/1949). He served in HMCS York 1949. He served in HMCS Ontario for Sea Training 1949. He served in RCAF Centralia for Flying Training 1949. He was Awarded Wings 01/06/1950. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 16/06/1950). He served in RCAF Trenton for Air Armament School 1950. He served in HMCS Shearwater for 1 Training Air Group 1950. He served in RNAS Lossiemouth for OFS I 1950. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 16/06/1950). He served in RNAS Culdrose for OFS II and Carrier Qualifications H.M.S. Vengeance 1951. He served in HMCS Shearwater for 870 Squadron 1951. He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Magnificent for 871 Squadron 1951. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 16/06/1952). (Selected for permanent commission). He served in RCAF Trenton for Flying Instructor's Course and Advanced Flying School 1954. He served in HMCS Shearwater for Duty With VT-40 Squadron for Flying Refresher 1955. He served in HMCS Tecumseh for VC-924 Reserve Squadron as Staff Officer 1957. He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Bonaventure for VF-870 Squadron 1959. He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Bonaventure for VF-870 Squadron as Senior Pilot 1960. He was appointed as Lieutenant-Commander (P) RCN (With seniority dated 16/06/1960). He served in HMCS Columbia as Watchkeeper 1962. He served in HMCS Bonaventure as Lieutenant-Commander (Flying) 1964. He served in CFB Toronto for Canadian Forces Staff College 1966. He served in NDHQ on Staff of Director Maritime Air Requirements 1967. He served in NDHQ as Executive Assistant to Deputy Chief of Force Development 1968. He served in NDHQ in Information Handling Agency as Systems Programmer 1970. He served in Military Support Group for Olympic Games (Montreal) 1976. He served in NDHQ on Staff of Chief of Information Systems Branch 1976. (He was retired 01/10/1980).

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 3,800. Total Fixed Wing Deck landings: 207. (Service Aircraft Flown: Harvard, C-45, Expeditor, Seafire, Firefly, Sea Fury, Mustang, TMB, F2H3, CS2F, T-33.
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2011-02-15 00:00:00

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