Biographical Data
Frayn, William Herbert Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Lieutenant-Commander (P) (RCN)
Official Number	O-25258

 

Birth	16/09/1923	Death	07/02/2000
Place	Smith's Falls	Place	Euless
Area	ON	Area	TX
Country	Canada	Country	Canada

 

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Biography

After the Second World War service he held a Civilian Commercial Licence (Instructor Rating) 1945. He served in the Kingston Flying Club as Flight Instructor 1945. After his naval service he joined Bell Helicopter Company as Senior Applications Engineer 1965. (He was retired 01/01/1984). He holds Senior Commercial Pilot and Sailpane #10 Licences. He was elected as the Chairman of the Canadian Aeronautic and Space Institute (Test Pilots Group) 1963-1965. He was one of two sailplane instructors in Canada to qualify as a Check Pilot of Check Pilots specialized in sailplane aerobatics.

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a Aircraftsman Second Class RCAF (With seniority dated 01/04/1942). He was appointed as a Pilot Candidate Ottawa for Flight Training 1942. He served in RCAF Toronto for Flight Training 1942. He served in RCAF St. Catharine's ON for Elementary Flying Traing (Tiger Moth). He served in HMCS Ottawa for Service Flying Training (Harvard). (CFR 15/09/1943). He was appointed as a Pilot Officer RCAF (With seniority dated 15/09/1943). He served in RAF Sywell (Tiger Moth) 1943. He served in RAF Northampton (Tiger Moth). He served in RAF Rugby for Oxford Conversion. He served in RAF Rugby for Instructor Training (Oxford/Blenheim) 1944. He served in RAF Grantham as Instructor (Blenheim 1 and 5 and Beaufort) 1944. He served in Goose Tree AFTU Nightfighter Squadron (Mosquito 6) 1945, (Transferred to the RNVR/RCNVR FAA 1945). He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR 1945). He served in Montreal for Lancaster Conversion 1945. (He was demobilized 01/09/1945). (Short Service Appointment commencing 08/06/49). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 08/06/1949). He served in RCAF Trenton for Naval Refresher Flying Training Course (Harvard) 1949. He served in HMCS Magnificent for Air Operations (Sea) Orientation 1949. He served in RNAS Lossiemouth OUT (Firefly 1 and Trainers) 1950. He served in RNAS Eglinton (Firefly 4 and 5) for Deck Landing Training (Landed aboard H.M.S. Illustrious to Qualify) 1950. He served in HMCS Shearwater (#1 FTG) (Harvard) 1950. He served in HMCS Shearwater/HMCS Magnificent for 826 Squadron (Avenger) as Operational Pilot 1950. He served in HMCS Shearwater /HMCS Magnificent for 881 Squadron as Operational Pilot 1951. He served in USNAS Allison Field (Pensacola FL) for Helicopter Conversion (HTL-4 and 5) 1952. He served in HMCS Shearwater for #1 Helicopter Flight (HTL and HO4S) 1952. He served in HMCS Magnificent for #1 Helicopter Flight for Trials (HO4S) 1952. He served in VH-21 Squadron as Operational Pilot 1952. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Junior Officer's Technical and Leadership Courses and Proficiency Flying (HU-21) 1954. He served in HMCS Labrador for Arctic Helicopter Operations (HUP-3 and HTL) 1955. He served in HU-21 Squadron as Operational Pilot 1956. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (P) RCN (With seniority dated 21/04/1956). He served in HS-50 Squadron as Senior Pilot (HSS-2) 1957. He served in HMCS Ottawa as Project Officer for Helicopter Trials of A/S Helicopter on Destroyer Flight Deck 1957. He served in Commanding Officer HU-21 Squadron 1958. He served in NDHQ for Duty with Director General Aircraft (DADP-2) for Development and Production 1961. (He resigned 01/06/1965).

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 5,500 hours. Total Fixed Wing Deck Landings: 128. Service Aircraft Flown: Tiger Moth, Harvard, Oxford, Blenheim 1 & 5, Beaufort 2, Mosquito 6, Cessna Crane, Anson 1 &2 & 5, Cornell, TBM, Firelfly 1 & 2 & 4 & 5 & Trainer, HTL-1 & 2 & 4 & 5, HO3S, HO4S, HUP2 & 3, H-34, H-43 (Kaman), Wessex HSS-2, S2E-1, C-45, Gannet, Dragonfly, Whirlwind, Alouette 2 & 3, Yukon, Beaver, HTK-1 (Kaman), UH1B Huey), (Civilian Aircraft Flown: Taylorcraft, Fleet 80, Aircoupe, Jet Ranger 1 & 2 & 214B & Model 212 & Model 205A & J2 & J3, Cub, Aeronca, Fairey Ultralight, Officer Cadet (sailplane), Pratt-Reid (sailplane), Gruno baby (sailplane), Mindemoa (sailplane), Liaster Kaufman (sailplane)
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2016-03-10 00:00:00

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