Biographical Data

Foley, Dennis Langley

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Title Lieutenant-Commander (E) (A/E) (P) (RCN)
Official Number O-24226
 
Birth 04/01/1913 Death 00/00/2001
Place Sanderstead Place (nk)
Area Surrey Area
Country UK Country New Zealand
 
Titles
Honours Legionnaire of the Legion of Merit (USA)
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Qualifications
 
Biography
He earned a Private Pilot Licence 1938 (UK). After his naval service he was appointed as an Engineering Project Engineer with Sikorsky Aircraft Co. at Stratford CT USA 1958-1970.
 
Military Service
He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (A) RNVR (With seniority dated 01/01/1940). He served in H.M.S. Chatham for Divisional Course 1940. He served in NAS Eastleigh as Air Engineering Officer in 858 Squadron and 859 Squadron and 1 Training Squadron 1940. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (A) RNVR (With seniority dated 01/01/1940). He served in RNAS Eastleigh for Station Workshops Maintenance and Area Accident Officer 1940. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (A) RNVR (With seniority dated 01/06/1940). He served in DAMR for Briefing for Overseas Appointment 1940, RAF Halifax for Staff of Air Engineer Officer for RA3 Third Battle Squadron 1940. He served in RNAS Dartmouth1940. (He was qualified as Pilot 1941). He was appointed as an A/Lieutenant-Commander (A) RNVR (With seniority dated 11/29/1941). He served in H.M.S. Saker as Commanding Officer and as Air Engineer Officer 1941. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (A) RNVR (With seniority dated 01/02/1944). He served in NAS Norfolk as British Naval Liaison (Air) Duties 1944. He served in RAF/RN/USCG School Floyd Bennett Field for Helicopter Course 1944. (Transferred to RCN 02/01/1946). He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (E) (A/E) (P) RCN (With seniority dated 15/02/1946). He served in RNAS Worthy Down for Maintenance Course 1946. He served in HMCS Stadacona for RCN Naval Air Dartmouth as Chief Air Technical Officer 1947. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Marine Engineering Course 1947. He served in RNAS Eglinton for 19th Carrier Air Group as Group Air Engineer Officer 1947. He served in HMCS Magnificent for 19th Carrier Air Group as Group Air Engineer Officer 1948. He served in NHQ on Staff of Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Air) 1949. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Drafting Depot as Officer-in-Charge East Coast Technical Personnel 1949. He served in USS Edisto to Observe Helicopter Operations 1950. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Drafting Depot as Officer-in-Charge East Coast Technical Personnel 1951. He served in Fort Worth TX USA for Bell Aircraft for Maintenance and Overhaul Course and Flight Test Procedures 1951. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Naval Air Section Dartmouth for No.1 Naval Helicopter Flight 1952. He served in Bridgeport CT USA for Sikorsky Aircraft Co. for Maintenance and Overhaul Course and Flight Test Procedures 1952. He served in HMCS Shearwater on Engineering Staff as Senior Engineer 1953. He served in HMCS Shearwater as Station Engineer 1953. He served in HMCS Niobe as Staff Officer (Air Engineering) 1955. He served in HMCS Bytown on Staff of Director Naval Programme Control 1956. (He was retired on 04/01/1958.)
 
Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown Total Flying Hours: 1,500. Aircraft Flown: Tiger Moth, Audax, Hart, Master 1, Yale, Harvard, Anson, Widgeon, Beechcraft D-17, Expeditor, R-4 Helicopter, R-5 Helicopter, Ho3S, Ho4S, Bell-47, Hiller HTE2 Piasecki, HRP, H-21, Bristol Sycamore, Belvedere, Sauders Roe Skeeta, Westland 55. Civilian Aircraft Flown: Avro Avian, Hornet Moth, Moth Minor, Magister, NZ T-13, Piper PA 28, Comanche. Licences Held: AID Approved Ground Engineer Tiger Moth, Audax, Hart, Battle, DeHavilland Engines, RR Kestrel 1 & 11 & 111 & xx, Swordfish, Walrus) (Qualified for advanced air engineering duties. He was a Chartered Engineer (UK)
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Anecdotes
 
 
References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
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2016-03-10 00:00:00

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