Biographical Data
Hunter, Edgar Ross If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at admin@nauticapedia.ca

 

Title	Lieutenant (P) (O) (RCN)
Official Number	O-35032

 

Birth	16/03/1929	Death	08/02/1989
Place	Manitou	Place	Dartmouth
Area	MB	Area	NS
Country	Canada	Country	Canada

 

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Biography
After his naval service he worked with the Canadian Coast Guard as Administration Officer.

 

Military Service

He was appointed as an Ordinary Seaman RCN 1950. He served as a Radar Plotter. (Short Service Appointment 03/06/1952). He was appointed as a Midshipman (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 03/06/1952). He served in HMCS Cornwallis for Junior Air Officer Basic Training Course. He served in HMCS Quebec for Sea Training. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 21/08/1953). In 1953 he served in HMCS Shearwater for No. 4 Observer Course. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (O) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1954). He served in HMCS Niobe as Additional. In 1955 he served in HMCS Magnificent for VS-880 Squadron. In 1955 he served in HMCS Shearwater for VS-880 Squadron. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (O) (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/08/1956). He served in NHQ for Special Duty for Flight Training at #2 FTS RCAF Moose Jaw for Flying Training 1956. He served in RCAF Saskatoon for OTU 1957, (Selected for permanent commission). He served in HMCS Shearwater for HU-21 Squadron as Operational Pilot 1959. In 1964 he served in HMCS Athabaskan. He served in HMCS Shearwater for HU-21 Squadron for Operations Department 1965. (He was retired 1974.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Service Aircraft Flown: Tracker, Sea King, Bell 206, Bell 212
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Anecdotes
SLt Hunter survived the crash of an Avenger aircraft near Shearwater, NS on 25 Jan 1954. ABNA Zruna also survived. The pilot, who was a RN officer, died in the crash.

 

References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2019-05-16 00:00:00

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