Biographical Data
Huggins, Ronald Ernest Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Lieutenant (A) (RNVR)
Official Number

 

Birth	08/05/1916	Death	15/04/1993
Place	London	Place	(nk)
Area		Area	(nk)
Country	UK	Country	(nk)

 

Titles
Honours	M.I.D.
Awards
Qualifications

 

Biography
Afterwards he worked in Vancouver BC for an engineering firm and then sold real estate.

 

Military Service

He was appointed as an Ordinary Seaman (Aircrew Candidate) RNVR 1941. He served in H.M.S. St. Vincent for #27 Pilot Training Course 1941. He was appointed as an A/Leading Naval Airman RNVR (With seniority dated 01/08/1941). He served in RAF Luton for #24 Elementary Flying Training School 1941. He served in RAF Netheravon for #1 Service Flying Training School 1941. (He was Awarded Wings 31/12/1941). (CFR). He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (A) (Temp.) RNVR (With seniority dated 14/02/1942). He served in RNAS Crail for 786 (RN) Squadron for TBR OUT 1942. He served in RNAS Arbroath for 786 (RN) Squadron 1942. He served in RNAS Worthy Down for 756 RN Squadron 1942. He served in RNAS Fearn for 825 RN Squadron 1942. He served in RAF Thorney Island for 825 RN Squadron 1942. He served in RNAS Dunino for 825 RN Squadron 1943. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (A) (Temp.) RNVR (With seniority dated 14/02/1943). He served in H.M.S. Furious for 825 RN Squadron 1943. He served in RNAS Lee-on-Solent 1943. He served in RNAS Machrihanish 1943. He served in RNAS Maydown 1943. He served in RNAS Belfast 1943. He served in RNAS Hatston for 825 RN Squadron 1943. He served in H.M.S. Pretoria Castle for 825 RN Squadron 1943. He served in H.M.S. Vindex for 825 RN Squadron 1943. He served in RNAS Inskip for 825 RN Squadron 1943. He served in H.M.S. Premier as Deck Landing Control Officer 1945. (He was demobilized 09/05/1946.) ((He was mentioned in despatches for sinking U-766 on 06/05/1944.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours (Service) : 941. Total Flying Hours: (Civil): 8. Total Fixed Wing Deck Landings: 75 day and 35 night. Service Aircraft Flown: Proctor, Swordfish, Avenger, Magister, Hart. Audax, Master III, Albacore (He crashed into the sea during foul weather approach 20/04/1944. He completed a no-hook deck landing in Swordfish aboard H.M.S. Furious 20/05/1943.)
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Anecdotes

 

References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2011-03-09 00:00:00

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