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

 

Title	Commander (P) (RCN)
Official Number	O-35040

 

Birth	09/05/1920	Death	15/11/2011
Place	Kirkee	Place	Ottawa
Area		Area	ON
Country	India	Country	Canada

 

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Biography
After his naval service he taught school 1969-75. He served as Third Mate on an ore carrier 1978-9. He held a Certificate of Competance as Master (Foreign Going) 1980. He taught at a private boy's school 1981-84.

 

Military Service

He was appointed as an Ordinary Seaman RCNVR (With seniority dated 06/10/1939). He was appointed as a Ordinary Signalman RCNVR (With seniority dated 12/01/1940). He served in HMCS St. Laurent 1940. (CFR). He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 01/05/1941). He served in Royal Roads (RCNC) 1941. He served in HMCS Kings (Officer Training Establishment) as Divisional Officer 1941. He served in H.M.S. Merlin 1942. He served in #14 Elementary Flying Training School Elmdon 1942. He served in RCAF Kingston ON for #31 Service Fyling Training School 1942. He served in #9 AFU Errol 1942. In 1942 he served in HMS Jackdaw. He served in RNAS Yeovilton for 759 RN Squadron 1942. He served in RNAS Yeovilton for 761 RN Squadron 1943. He served in RNAS Machrihanish for 768 RN Squadron 1943. He served in RNAS Hatston for 891 RN Squadron 1943. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 01/05/1943) (Later backdated to 01/05/1942). He served in RNAS Donbristle for Ferry Pool 1943. He served in RAF Drem for 784 RN Squadron for Night Fighter Training 1943. He served in #19 AFU Dalcross for Twin Conversion Training 1943. He served in #60 OUT High Ercall 1943, RAF Ford (Sussex) for 29 RAF Squadron 1943. He served in RNAS Drem for 784 RN Squadron 1944. He served in RAF Wittering in RAF Fighter Development Unit for 746 Night Fighter Development Squadron 1944. He served in RNAS St. Merryn for Air Combat Course. He served in H.M.S. Smiter for Night Deck Landing Trials. He served in H.M.S. Premier for Night Deck Landing Trials. He was appointed as an A/Lieutenant-Commander (P) (Temp.) RCNVR 1945. He served in RNAS Lee-on-Solent for 1791 RN Squadron as Commanding Officer 1945. He served in RNAS Inskip for 1792 RN Squadron as Commanding Officer 1945. He served in H.M.S. Puncher for 1792 RN Squadron as Commanding Officer for Deck Landing Training 1945. He served in RNAS Drem for 1792 RN Squadron as Commanding Officer 1945. He served in RNAS Burscough for 1792 RN Squadron as Commanding Officer 1945). He served in NHQ on Staff of Director Naval Air Division 1946, (Transferred to RCN). He was appointed as an A/Lieutenant-Commander (P) RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1949). He served in HMCS Magnificent and RNAS Eglinton as Commanding Officer 19th Carrier Air Group 1948. He served in HMCS Shearwater and RCAF Rivers MB as Commanding Officer 19th Carrier Air Group 1949. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Junior Officer's Technical and Leadership Course 1949. He served in HMCS Micmac as Navigating Officer 1950. He served in HMCS Micmac as Executive Officer 1950. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (P) RCN (With seniority dated 01/05/1951). He served in HMCS Shearwater for Flying Refresher Course 1951). He served in NHQ as Air Training Officer 1952. He served in USNAS Barber's Point Hawaii for Fleet All-Weather Training Unit for Night Fighter Training 1953. He served in USN Carrier Air Group #15 as Air Group Operations Officer 1953. He was appointed as a Commander (P) RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1954). He served in NHQ as Deputy Director Naval Aviation 1956. He served in USNAS Patuxent River for USN Test Pilot Course 1956. He served in HMCS Bonaventure as Officer-in-Charge VX-10 Squadron Detachment 1957. He served in HMCS Bonaventure as Commander (Air) 1958. He served in HMCS Resolute (In command) and as Commander First Canadian Minesweeping Squadron 1960. He served in NHQ 1961. (He was retired 13/12/1963.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 3,587 hours. Total Deck Landings: 242 day & 36 night. Service Aircraft Flown: Tiger Moth (Gypsey Major), Master I, Hurricane I, Fulamr I, Seafire IIc, Albacore, Swordfish, Oxford, Anson V, Sea Mosquito, Reliant, Firefly II, Firefly IV, Beaufighter I, Wellington, Typhoon IB, Corsair III, Hellcat, Mustang, Traveller, Sea Hornet, Dove, Avenger, F2H-3 Banshee, TV-2, F9F-6, AD-6, Sabre V, S2F, T28B, FJ-4B, F8U-1, Fairey Tipsey Jr., Hunter F-2, Sea Hawk, HTL-6, HO4S-3, Harvard II & IV, Master II, Sea Hurricane IIc, Fulmar II, Spitfire 1A, Proctor, Chesapeake, Anson, Mosquito XII, Magister, Firefly I, Firefly Trainer, Welkin, Beaufighter VI, Hornet Moth, Tempest, Barracuda III, F6F-5N, Black Widow, Sea Fury X, Vampire II, Auster I, Expeditor, F3D-2 Skynight, F-80, F9F-5 Panther, Folland Midge, Sabre VI, CS2F-1, UF-1, F11F-1, Fairey Gannet, Swift F-7, Javelin F(AW)-4, A4D-2, HO-4S-2
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Anecdotes

 

References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997); Starshell Winter 2011-2012;
Last update
2011-02-28 00:00:00

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