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Goddard, Rene Irving Whitby

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Title Commander (O) (RCN)
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He was appointed as a Naval Cadet RN. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (A) RN. He served in RNAS Lee-on-Solent for #28 Observer Course. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (O) RN. He served in H.M.S. Ark Royal for 818 RN Squadron 1940. He served in H.M.S. Condor for 818 RN Squadron 1941. He served in H.M.S. Formidable for 818 RN Squadron 1942. He served in 826 Squadron as Observer. He served in 828 Squadron as Observer. He served in 803 Squadron as Observer. He served in 806 Squadron as Observer. He served in 821 Squadron as Observer. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (O) RN, (Transferred to RCN). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (O) RCN. He was appointed as an A/Lieutenant-Commander (O) RCN. He served in the RCN Barracks Halifax for RCN Air Section (Dartmouth) for 18th Carrier Air Group as Commanding Officer 826 Squadron 1948. He served as Commanding Officer of 18th Carrier Air Group 1948. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (O) and Chief Ground Instructor HMCS Shearwater 1950. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (O) RCN (With seniority dated 07/06/1950). He was appointed as a Commander (O) RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1955). He served in HMCS Niagara On Attachment to Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic 1954. He served in NDHQ as Deputy Director Undersea Warfare 1957. He served on Staff of Commander-in-Chief EASTLANT 1964. (He was released.)
 
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Aircraft Flown Service Aircraft Flown: Shark, Walrus, Swordfish, Albacore, Fulmar, Avenger, Firefly.
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Blatherwick, John (1992); MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
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2011-02-28 00:00:00

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