Biographical Data
Floren, Nils Olaf If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at admin@nauticapedia.ca

 

Title	Lieutenant (RCN)
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Birth	27/12/1937	Death	(nk)
Place	Montreal	Place	(nk)
Area	PQ	Area	(nk)
Country	Canada	Country	(nk)

 

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Biography
After his naval service he joined American Airlines 1967 to c1995.

 

Military Service

(Short Service Appointment). He was appointed as a Naval Cadet (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 04/09/1956). He served in HMCS Venture (Officer Training Establishment) for Training 1956. He served in HMCS Stettler for Training 1957. He served in HMCS Ontario for Sea Training 1957. He was appointed as a Midshipman (SSA) RCN 1958. He served in HMCS Ontario for Training 1958. He served in USNAS Pensacola for Flying Training 1958, USNAAS Saufley Field for Flying Training 1959. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/05/1959). He served in USNAAS Whiting for Basic Flying training 1959. He served in USS Antietam for Carrier Qualifications 1959. He served in USNAS Memphis for Radio Instrument Training 1959. He served in USNAS Kingsville for Advanced Flying training 1959. He was Awarded Wings 01/05/1960. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/05/1959). He served in HMCS Shearwater for VU-32 Squadron 1960. He served in HMCS Shearwater for HU-21 Squadron for Helicopter Conversion 1960, (Selected for permanent commission). He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCN 01/07/1962. He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Bonaventure for HS-50 Squadron as Operational Pilot 1965. He served in HMCS Shearwater as Station Watchkeeper 1965. (He was released 31/12/1966.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 20,000 (including 1800 military. (He made the 65,000th landing guided by paddles by a Landing Signals Officer in USS Antietam - the last carrier qualification using paddles.)
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2011-03-15 00:00:00

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