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Elliott, Douglas W.

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Title Lieutenant-Commander (A) (RN)
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Birth 21/11/1916 Death (nk)
Place Bath Place (nk)
Area Somerset Area (nk)
Country UK Country (nk)
 
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Honours MBE.
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Biography
After his naval service he became a Simulator Instructor until retiring again in 1981.
 
Military Service
He was appointed as a Boy Seaman First Class RN (With seniority dated 21/05/1934). He served in H.M.S. Ganges for Training 1934, Instructor Boy Seaman RN (With seniority dated 01/02/1934). He was appointed as a Ordinary Seaman RN (With seniority dated 24/05/1934). He served in HMS Furious 1934. He was appointed as an Able Seaman RN (With seniority dated 25/05/1935). He served in H.M.S. Fearless 1935. He served in H.M.S. Dauntless 1936. He served in H.M.S. Cockchafer 1936. He was appointed as a Leading Seaman RN 1936. He was appointed as a Rating Pilot RN. He served in Elementary Flying Training School Rochester Kent (Shorts Bros.) for Flying Training. He served in RAF Netheravon for 1 Flying Training School in 2 Naval Pilot Company. He was Awarded Pilot Wings 01/04/1939. He served in H.M.S. Daedalus for Swordfish Conversion 1939. He served in RNAS Donbristle for Deck Landing Training 1939. He served in H.M.S. Argus for Carrier Qualification 1939. He served in RNAS Lee-on-Solent for Seaplane Conversion. He served in H.M.S. Pegasus for Catapault Training. He served in RNAS Ford for Observer School. He served in H.M.S. Nigeria for Air Detachment. He served in H.M.S. Pretoria Castle for Air Detachment. He served in RNAS Arbroath for Observer School. He served in RNAS Dundee for Observer School. He was appointed as a Chief Petty Officer (A) RN (With seniority dated 01/04/1943). He served in RNAS Eastleigh for Safety Equipment School, Staff of Flag Officer Carrier Training as Staff Officer and Safety Equipment Officer. He served in 1702 RN Squadron. He served in RNAS St. Merryn as Search and Rescue Pilot. He served in RNAS Gosport as Station Flight Pilot, 705 (Helicopter) RN Squadron for Helicopter Training. (CFR). He was appointed as a Warrant Air Officer (Pilot) RN (With seniority dated 01/09/1943). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (A) RN. He served in H.M.S. Indomitable. He served in RNAS Gosport for 705 RN Squadron 1952. He served in H.M.S. Campania. He served in RNAS Gosport for 705 RN Squadron. He served in RNAS Lossiemouth for Search and Rescue Flight. He served in RNAS Gosport for 706 RN Squadron, (On Loan from the RN to the RCN). He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Magnificent for HS-50 Squadron. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (A) RN. He served in H.M.S. Victorious. He served in RNAS Culdrose for Station Flight as Commanding Officer. He served in RNAS Culdrose for 700H RN Squadron. (He was retired 01/11/1966.)
 
Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown Total Flying Hours: 3,800, Service Aircraft Flown: Avro Tutor, Hart Variant, Osprey, Audax, Hind, Swordfish (floats), Walrus, Seafox, Sea Otter, Reliant, Traveller, Firefly, Expediter, Albacore, R4 Helicopter, S-51 Dragonfly, HO4S-3, Whirlwind 1 & 3 & 5, Wessex Mk1 & 5, Hiller) (He survived a seaplane ditching in the South Atlantic from H.M.S. Pretoria Castle. He was one of the first four Warrant Air Officers in the RN. He survived the ditching of a Wessex 1 Helicopter in 1960.)
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Blatherwick, John (1992); MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
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2011-01-30 00:00:00

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