Biographical Data
Hoffas, Gordon Francis Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Squadron-Leader (RCAF)
Official Number

 

Birth	15/04/1920	Death	(nk)
Place	Assinaboia	Place	(nk)
Area	SK	Area	(nk)
Country	Canada	Country	(nk)

 

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Biography
After his Air force service he joined the Post Office as Inspector in Ottawa 1967. Retired again 1979. Afterwards became a tree farmer near Westport ON.

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a AC 2/c RCAF. He served in RCAF Brandon for #2MD 1943. He served in RCAF Saskatoon for ITS 1943. He served in RCAF Prince Albert for #6 Elementary Flying Training School 1943. He was appointed as a LAC RCAF (With seniority dated 05/09/1943). He served in RCAF Dauphin for #10 Service Flying Training School 1943. (CFR). Pilot Officer RCAF 28/10/1944. He served in RCAF Pearce for Flying Instructor School 1944. He served in RCAF Brandon for #12 Service Flying Training School as Instructor 1945, Released 06/04/1945. (Transferred to RNVR 1945). He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (A) (Temp.) RNVR 06/04/1945. He served in H.M.S. Macaw 1945, RAF Errol for #9 AFU 1945. He served in RNAS Arbroath for 803 RN Squadron 1945. He served in RNAS Nutts Corners for 803 RN Squadron 1945. He served in H.M.S. Seaborn for Release 1946, Released 1946. Afterwards undertook bush flying for Lamb Airways at The Pas MB 1946-51. Re-entered RCAF 01/01/1952 on Short Service Appointment), Flying Officer (SSA) RCAF 01/01/1952. He served in RCAF London for Officer Training School 1952. He served in RCAF London for Officer Training School as Instructor 1952. He served in RCAF Portage for Flying Refresher 1953. He served in RCAF McDonald for Gunnery School 1953. He served in RCAF North Bay for #3 AWATU for Course and then as instructor 1953, (Selected for permanent commission). He was appointed as a Flight Lieutenant RCAF 01/04/1955. He served in RCAF Cold Lake for AWATU School as Instructor 1955. He served in RCAF Cold Lake as Operations Officer Weapons Practice 1956, (On exchange with USAF), USAFB Yuma AZ 1957, NDHQ in Air Force HQ as Operations Officer Air Defence 1959, Squadron Leader RCAF 01/08/1963. He served in RCAF Cape Dyer NWT as Commanding Officer 1963, NDHQ in Air Force HQ as Director Nuclear Weapons Inspection 1964, Released 01/09/1967.

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 6725. Service Aircraft Flown: Seafire III, Seafire XV, Tiger Moth, Cornell, Crane, Anson, Harvard, T-33, CF-100, F-89, F-86, B-57, Canberra, DC-3, B-25, C-45, B-47, B-52, KC-135, Oxford. Civilian Aircraft Flown: Otter, Beaver, Norseman, Fairchild 82 & 24, Bellanca, Waco, SeaBee
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Anecdotes

 

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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