Biographical Data
Fischer, Hugh Carl Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Lieutenant (RCN)
Official Number

 

Birth	26/08/1936	Death	(nk)
Place	Herb Lake	Place	(nk)
Area	MB	Area	(nk)
Country	Canada	Country	(nk)

 

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Biography
After his naval service he worked with Frontier Toyota in Winnipeg MB 1985.

 

Military Service

He was appointed as an Air Cadet. (Short Service Appointment 11/09/1955). He was appointed as a Naval Cadet (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 11/09/1955). He served in HMCS Venture (Officer Training Establishment) 1955. He was appointed as a Midshipman (SSA) RCN. He served in USNAS Pensacola for Flying Training 1957. He was Awarded Wings 1959. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/05/1959). He served in VU-32 Squadron 1959. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/05/1959), VF-870 Squadron 1960. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1961). He served in HMCS Swansea for Watchkeeping Certificate and as Navigating Officer 1962. He served in HMCS Bonaventure as HCO 1964. He served in VU-32 Squadron for OTU 1966. He served in VS-880 Squadron 1966, Flight Safety Course 1966, He served in CFB Bagotville. He served in CFB Comox for 409 Squadron 1968. He served in CFB Portage La Prairie as Instructor 1972. He served in VT-406 Squadron for Sea King Conversion 1975. He served in HS-443 Squadron 1975. He served in VU-32 Squadron as Officer-in-Charge Jet Flight 1976. He served in CFB Portage La Prairie 1978. He served in CFB Portage La Prairie as Base Maintenance Test Pilot 1979. (He was retired June 1984.) (He was a recipient of the Mowat Trophy 1961.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 8100. Service Aircraft Flown: T-34, T-28, TV-2, F9F8, C-45, T-33, CS2F, Harvard, F2H-3, CF-107, CT-134, CH-136, CH12, CH139, C-47. Civilian Aircraft Flown: Aeronca, Fleet Canuck, Cessna 310, 210, 185, 180, DHC-2, Norseman, Beech 18, Piper Navaho, King Air 100, 200, Piper Colt, Piper Super Cub, L-19
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2011-03-14 00:00:00

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