Biographical data

Biographical Data
Gagliardi, David Paul Image Name: Gagliardi_DavidP.jpg - image file missing or name mis-spelled

Title	Commodore (CF)
Official Number	(nk)

Birth	01/10/1960	Death	(nk)
Place	Montreal	Place	(nk)
Area	QC	Area	(nk)
Country	Canada	Country	(nk)

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Biography
His civilian career was as a commercial pilot, primarily in aerial forest fire suppression, but also included flight instruction, scheduled cargo and on demand passenger charters. Transport Canada as a Civil Aviation Safety Inspector. He is was a civillian pilot with Conair Aviation in aerial forest fire suppression.

Military Service
He enrolled in Naval Reserve at HMCS Donnacona 03/07/1978. He was appointed as a OS Diesel Mechanic 1978. (CFR) He was appointed as a Officer Cadet (With seniority dated 01/12/1978). He served in HMCS Malahat to attend University of Victoria 1979. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (With seniority dated 22/08/1981). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (N) (With seniority dated 01/09/1984). He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (With seniority dated 01/01/1988. He served in HMCS Porte Quebec (In command) 1989. He served in HMCS Anticosti (In command) 1990. He served in HMCS Thunder (In command) 1991. He served in HMCS Porte Dauphine (In command) 1994. He served in HMCS Moresby (In command) 1994. He served in HMCS Nanaimo (In command) 1998. He was appointed as a Commander (With seniority dated 01/01/1995). He served in Maritime Operations Group Four as Commander Coastal Forces Division 1997. He served in HMCS Malahat in command 2000. He was appointed as a Captain (N) (seniority 19/07/2004). He served in Naval Reserve Western Region Coordinator 2004. He was appointed as a Commodore (With seniority dated 04/09/2006). He served in NDHQ as Deputy Commander Canada Command 2006. He served in CFB Esquimalt for French Language training 2010. (He served on Maritime Command Primary Reserve List 2011.) (He was retired 01/10/2015.)

Military Service

He enrolled in Naval Reserve at HMCS Donnacona 03/07/1978. He was appointed as a OS Diesel Mechanic 1978. (CFR) He was appointed as a Officer Cadet (With seniority dated 01/12/1978). He served in HMCS Malahat to attend University of Victoria 1979. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (With seniority dated 22/08/1981). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (N) (With seniority dated 01/09/1984). He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (With seniority dated 01/01/1988. He served in HMCS Porte Quebec (In command) 1989. He served in HMCS Anticosti (In command) 1990. He served in HMCS Thunder (In command) 1991. He served in HMCS Porte Dauphine (In command) 1994. He served in HMCS Moresby (In command) 1994. He served in HMCS Nanaimo (In command) 1998. He was appointed as a Commander (With seniority dated 01/01/1995). He served in Maritime Operations Group Four as Commander Coastal Forces Division 1997. He served in HMCS Malahat in command 2000. He was appointed as a Captain (N) (seniority 19/07/2004). He served in Naval Reserve Western Region Coordinator 2004. He was appointed as a Commodore (With seniority dated 04/09/2006). He served in NDHQ as Deputy Commander Canada Command 2006. He served in CFB Esquimalt for French Language training 2010. (He served on Maritime Command Primary Reserve List 2011.) (He was retired 01/10/2015.)

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 6,000 hours. Aircraft Flown: Grumman S2F Tracker, Douglass DC6, and Convair 580. He was a civillian pilot.
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References
Macpherson, Ken & Ron Barrie (2002); http://www.casr.ca/doc-dnd-appointments-2009.htm; Canada's Admirals and Commodores (3rd ed.) (2016);
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2017-01-28 00:00:00

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