Biographical Data
Fallen, Edward Albert Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Commander (NR) (CF)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	16/02/1920	Death	22/12/2002
Place	Fort William	Place	Thunder Bay
Area	ON	Area	ON
Country	Canada	Country	Canada

 

Titles
Honours
Awards	AdC.
Qualifications

 

Biography
After his Second World War service he worked as a Bush Pilot for Marathon Paper Company 1946-48,

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a AC/2 RCAF 1940. He served in RCAF Regina for Pre-Flight Training 1940. He served in RCAF Fort William for 2 EFTS. He served in RCAF Yorkton SK for 11 SFTS. He was appointed as a Sergant Pilot RCAF. He served in RAF Bournemouth. He served in RAF Banff for Advanced Flying #14 (P) AFU. He served in RAF Dallachy. He served in RAF Kinloss for #19 OTU. (CFR). He was appointed as a Pilot Officer RCAF. He served in RAF Riccall for #1658 Heavy Conversion Unit. He was appointed as a Flying Officer RCAF. He served in #77 Squadron RAF (Bomber Command) as Pilot. He served in RAF Full Sutton for 4 Bomber Group. He served in Montreal for Tiger Force 1945, (He was demobilized and Transferred to RCAF Reserve Supplementary List for Air Cadet Duties 01/08/1945). (Transferred to RCNR) 1947). He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (P) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 17/04/1947). He served in HMCS Griffon 1947. He was appointed as an A/Lieutenant (P) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 17/04/1947). He served in HMCS Bytown as Staff Officer on Staff of Director Naval Reserves 1949. (Transferred to the RCN) 1950. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) RCN (With seniority dated 16/02/1948). He served in HMCS Magnificent for ACR 1951. He served in HMCS Magnificent for Hangar Control 1952. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Junior Officer Technical and Leadership Courses 1953. He served in HMCS Niagara for Helicopter Training With USN at USNAS Pensacola FL 1954. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (P) RCN (With seniority dated 16/02/1954). He served in US Navy for USNAS Weeksville NC for HS-3 Duty 1954. He served in VX-10 Squadron for National Aeronautical Establishment Uplands for Helicopter Icing Trials 1955. He served in HMCS Labrador as Officer-in-Charge HU-21 Helicopter Detachment 2 (Bell ATL-4 and HUP-3 (Piasecki)) 1955. He served in HMCS Shearwater for HU-21 Squadron 1956. He served in VT-40 Squadron for Instrument Training. He served in HMCS Shearwater For Duty With VS-881 Squadron as Pilot (Avenger/Tracker) 1956. (He was the first night-qualified pilot of VS-881 Squadron in H.M.C.S. He served in HMCS Venture. (He survived a ditching of the first Tracker in HMCS Venture.). He served in HMCS Restigouche 1958. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Joint Maritime Warfare School as Staff Officer (Air) 1959. He served in HMCS Shearwater as Commanding Officer HS-50 Squadron (Sikorsky) HO-4S-3 and (Sikorsky Sea King) 1961. (He was retired 16/02/1965). (Transferred to RCNR) 1965). He served in HMCS Griffon as Commanding Officer 1966-72. He was appointed as a Honorary ADC to Governor General. He was appointed as a Commander (NR) (With seniority dated 12/09/1966). He served in HMCS Griffon for Naval Control of Shipping duties 1972-78. (He retired on 01/09/1978.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Service Aircraft Flown: Tiger Moth, Cessna Crane, Anson I & III, Oxford, Whitely I, Halifax II & III & VI, Harvard SNJ, Avenger, C-45, HTL 4 & 5 & 6, HUP 2 & 3, HTK-1, HO4S, 2 & 3, HRS 2 & 3, H-21, CS2F, DC-3, HSS-1 & IN (S-58), P2V7 Neptune, CHSS 2. Civilian Aircraft Flown: Fox Moth, Puss Moth, Grumman Widgeon, Grumman Goose, Bell 47G4, Sikorsky S-55, Piper Cherokee, Piper Apache, Fairchild Husky, Norseman, Beaver. Licences Held: Senior Commercial, Instrument, Radio
Named Features

 

Anecdotes

 

References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997); The Navy List Volumes I, II and III (HMSO London);
Last update
2011-02-08 00:00:00

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