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Title	Lieutenant-Commander (P) (RCN)
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Birth	18/03/1920	Death	01/11/1980
Place	London	Place	Halifax
Area		Area	NS
Country	UK	Country	Canada

 

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Military Service

He was appointed as a Naval Airman 2/c RNVR (With seniority dated 03/05/1943). He was appointed as a A/Leading Airman RNVR (With seniority dated 13/05/1944). He was appointed as a A/Petty Officer Pilot (With seniority dated 18/05/1945). He served in RCAF Kingston for #14 Service Flying Training School for #126 Pilot Course. He served in #5 (P) AFU for Advanced Pilot Training. (He was demobilized 03/11/1946). (Transferred to RCN 29/12/1948). He served in HMCS Shearwater 1948. (CFR). (Short Service Appointment 30/12/1950). He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 30/12/1950). He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 31/01/1951). He served in HMCS Ontario for Training 1951. He served in RNAS Lossiemouth for Firefly Conversion 1951. He served in H.M.S. Triumph for Carrier Qualification 1951. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 30/12/1952). He served in RNAS Eglinton for Advanced Pilot Training 1952. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VS-880 Squadron 1952. He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Magnificent for VS-881 Squadron 1952. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Junior Officer Leadership and Training Courses 1955. He served in HMCS Shearwater 1956. He served in HMCS New Liskeard for Watchkeeping Training 1956. He served in HMCS Huron for Watchkeeping Training 1956. He served in HMCS Iroquois as Navigating Officer 1957, (Selected for permanent commission). He served in HMCS Shearwater for VU-32 Squadron 1957. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (P) RCN (With seniority dated 18/04/1958). He served in HMCS Bonaventure as Operations Watchkeeper 1959. He served in NHQ on Staff of Director of Naval Training 1961. He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Bonaventure in VS-880 Squadron 1962. He served in HMCS Shearwater on Staff of Training Officer HMC Fleet School 1965. He served in HMCS Ottawa as Executive Officer 1965. He served in CFB Halifax in Operations Department 1966. He served in HMCS Shearwater in Operations Department 1967. (He was retired 01/07/1968.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 8580. Total Fixed Wing Deck Landings: 331. Service Aircraft Flown: Harvard, Cornell, Sea Fury, Firefly, T-33, HTL-6, TBM, CS2F. Civilian Aircraft Flown: Cessna 150 & 172 & 182 & 310 & 337, Cessna Cardinal, Piper Tri-pacer, PA-18 Floatplane, PA-28 & 24 & 31 & 34, BN Islander, Mooney M20F, Beech Baron, Beech Sierra
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2011-03-21 00:00:00

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