Biographical Data
Jardine, Weldon R.R. Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Major (PLT)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	31/05/1935	Death	(nk)
Place	Chatham	Place	(nk)
Area	NB	Area	(nk)
Country	Canada	Country	(nk)

 

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Biography
He was elected as a Member of Parliament for Miramichi 1984-88.

 

Military Service

(Short Service Appointment). He was appointed as a Naval Cadet (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 12/09/1954). He served in HMCS Venture (Officer Training Establishment) for Training 1954. He served in HMCS Ontario for Training. He served in HMCS Sioux for Training. He was appointed as a Midshipman (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1956). He served in HMCS Niagara for Pilot Training With USN at USNAS Pensacola 1956. He served in HMCS Niagara for Pilot Training With USN at USNAS Kingsville TX for Flying Training 1958. He was Awarded Wings 01/06/1958. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1957). He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Bonaventure for VS-880 Squadron 1958. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/03/1958). (Selected for permanent commission). He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/10/1960). He served in HMCS Shearwater for VU-32 Squadron as Flight Instructor 1963. He served in HMCS Shearwater for HU-21 Squadron 1967. He served in CFB Shearwater for 403 Squadron 1968. He was appointed as a MAJ (PLT) (With seniority dated 01/07/1969). He served in CFB Portage La Prairie for Helicopter Flying Instructor Training, Okanagan Helicopter Mountain Flying Course Penticton BC 1969. He served in United Nations Truce Supersvision Organization as Military Observer (Israel and Syria) 1970. He served in CFB St. Hubert for #10 Training Air Group as Command Instrument Check Pilot 1972-75. He served in CFB HMCS Chatham as Officer-in-Charge Base Rescue Flight 1975. (He resigned 1984.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 5153 hours. Total Fixed Wing Deck Landings: 140 day and 38 night. Service Aircraft Flown: T-34 Mentor, SNJ, SNB, S2F, CS2F, C-45, HO4S, CHSS-2, CUH-1H, CH-135, CH-136, L-182, Otter, CH-113A, C-47, CH-118. Civilian Aircraft Flown: Fleet Canuck, UH-12E
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Anecdotes

 

References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2011-03-21 00:00:00

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