Biographical Data
Fotheringham, James Brant Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Captain (RCN)
Official Number	O-24690

 

Birth	30/08/1921	Death	06/06/2013
Place	Brantford	Place	Sidney
Area	ON	Area	BC
Country	Canada	Country	Canada

 

Titles
Honours	OMM.
Awards
Qualifications	pfc (RAF)

 

Biography

 

Military Service

He was appointed as an Ordinary Seaman RCNVR (With seniority dated 01/06/1940). He was appointed as a Ordinary Signalman (With seniority dated 01/11/1940). (CFR). He was appointed as a Probationary Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 01/05/1941). He served in the Royal Roads (RCNC) 1941. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 01/05/1941). He served in HMCS Charlottetown 1941. He served in HMCS Vison 1942. He served in HMCS Campobello 1943. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR (Appointed 01/05/1943) (Later backdated to 1942). He served in HMCS Shawnigan 1943. He served in RCAF Belleville for #5 ITS 1944. He served in RCAF St. Eugene for #13 EFTS 1944. He served in RCAF Kingston for #14 Service Flight Training School 1944. He served in RAF Errol for #9 AFU 1944. He served in NAIFS Hinstock 1945. He served in RNAS Yeovilton for #1 NAFS 1945. He served in H.M.S. Smiter for Deck Landing Training 1945. He served in RNAS Colombo (Ceylon) 1945. He served in RNAS Nowra (Australia) 1945. He served in H.M.S. Nabswick for 1845 Squadron (Corsair) 1945, (Transferred to RCN 01/12/1945). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) RCN (Appointed 01/12/1945) (With seniority backdated 01/05/1943). He served in RNAS Lee-on-Solent for 799 RN Squadron 1946. He served in HMCS Stadacona for RCN Barracks Halifax for RCN Air Section (Dartmouth) for 743 Squadron 1946. He served in HMCS Stadacona for RCN Barracks Halifax for RCN Air Section (Dartmouth) for 825 Squadron 1946. He served in HMCS Warrior 1946. He was appointed as an A/Lieutenant-Commander (P) RCN (With seniority dated 01/051947). He served in HMCS Stadacona for RCN Barracks Halifax for RCN Air Section (Dartmouth) for 18th Carrier Air Group as Commanding Officer of 826 Squadron 1947. He served in HMCS Stadacona for RCN Barracks Halifax for RCN Air Section (Dartmouth) as Commanding Officer 883 Squadron 1948). He served in NHQ as Staff Officer Air Personnel 1948. He served in HMCS Sioux (Korean War Service) 1950. He served in HMCS Stadacona on Staff of Flag Officer Atlantic Coast as Staff Officer (Air) 1951. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (P) RCN (With seniority dated 01/05/1951). He served in HMCS Shearwater/HMCS Magnificent as Commanding Officer 31st Support Air Group 1952. He served in the Royal Military College of Canada as Naval Staff Officer 1953. He served in HMCS Sault Ste Marie (In command) 1953. He served in RAF Flying College Manby for 764 Squadron 1955. He was appointed as a Commander (P) RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1956). He served in RNAS Ford 1956. He served in HMCS Bonaventure as Commander (Air) 1957). He served in NHQ as Director of Naval Aviation 1958. He served in HMCS St. Laurent (II) (In command) 1960. He served in NDHQ 1964. He was appointed as a Captain RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1964). He served in NDHQ on staff of Director General Force Development 1964. He served in CFB Shearwater as Commanding Officer 1967. He served in SACLANT HQ (Norfolk VA) on Staff 1970. (He was retired 01/09/1976. (He was qualified with a Watchkeeping Certificate.) (He was qualified as a pilot for naval aviation.) (He was qualified with a Certificate of Service as Master (Foreign-Going)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 2500. Total Fixed Wing Landings: 130 (including 8 night). Service Aircraft Flown: Cornell, Harvard, Oxford, Tiger Moth, Corsair, Firefly I & V, Swordfish, Anson, Chipmunk, Seafire, Avenger, Sea Fury, Expeditor, Mitchell, Meteor, Canberra, Vampire, Sea Hawk, Dakota, HUP-3, T-33, Cessna 150, Piper Aztec, Piper Cherokee, Tutor. (He piloted the last aircraft to take-off from Bonaventure at sea.)
Named Features

 

Anecdotes

 

References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997); Email (Don Fotheringham - Nauticapedia 09/01/2016);
Last update
2016-01-22 00:00:00

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