Biographical Data
Hawkes, Murray Ross Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Major (PLT)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	31/08/1941	Death	01/04/1977
Place	Calgary	Place	Summerside
Area	AB	Area	PE
Country	Canada	Country	Canada

 

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Qualifications	psc.

 

Biography

 

Military Service

(Short Service Appointment). He was appointed as a Naval Cadet (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1959). He served in HMCS Venture (Officer Training Establishment) 1959. He served in RCAF Centralia for Flying Training 1961. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1961). He served in RCAF Penhold for Flying Training 1961. He served in RCAF Saskatoon for Flying Training 1962, Awarded Pilot Wings 1962. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1962). He served in HMCS Shearwater for VU-32 Squadron for Advanced Flying Training 1962. He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Bonaventure for VS-880 Squadron 1963. He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Bonaventure for VS-880 Squadron as Crew Commander 1965, (Selected for permanent commission). He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/03/1966). He served in CFB Summerside for Neptune Aircraft Conversion 1967. He served in CFB Greenwood for Argus Conversion Unit 1967. He served in CFB Greenwood for VP-405 (Argus) Squadron as Crew Commander 1967. He served in CFB Toronto for Canadian Forces Staff College 1970. He served in VP-449 Squadron as Argus Pilot Instructor 1970. He attended Acadia University 1972-74. He served in CFB Summerside for VP-415 Squadron as Argus Crew Commander and later as Squadron Flight Commander 1974. He was appointed as a MAJ (PLT) (With seniority dated 01/07/1974). (He died from injuries sustained in a flying accident while landing flying as Squadron Flight Commander in an Argus during a snow storm at CFB Summerside PEI 01/04/1977. He was the first RCN pilot to be qualified on the Argus.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 6609. Total Fixed Wing Deck Landings: 73 day & 27 night. Service Aircraft Flown: Chipmunk, Harvard, C-45, CS2F, P2V7, CP-107. Civilian Aircraft Flown: Fleet Canuck.
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2011-02-08 00:00:00

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