Biographical Data
Jasper, Alvin Keith Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Major (PLT)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	31/07/1946	Death	(nk)
Place	Winnipeg	Place	(nk)
Area	MB	Area	(nk)
Country	Canada	Country	(nk)

 

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Biography
(He claims the record of having been qualified as the youngest RCN pilot at the age of 18 years 3 months and 6 days.)

 

Military Service

(Short Service Appointment). He was appointed as a Naval Cadet (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1963). He served in HMCS Venture (Officer Training Establishment) for Training 1963. He served in RCAF Centralia for Primary Flying School 1964. He served in RCAF Rivers MB for Advanced Flying School 1964. He served in RCAF Portage La Prairie MB for Advanced Flying Training 1964. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1964), Wings Awarded 06/11/1964. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VU-32 Squadron 1964. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 03/07/1965). He served in HMCS Shearwater for VS-880 Squadron 1965. He served in HMCS Venture, He served in USS Yorktown. (With seniority dated CFB Toronto for Flight Safety Officers Course 1967. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 02/09/1968). (Selected for permanent commission). He served in VU-33 Squadron as Squadron Pilot 1968. He served in CFB Portage La Prairie for T-33 Conversion Course 1969. He served in CFB Winnipeg for Instrument Check Pilot Course 1969. He served in CFB Toronto for Canadian Forces Staff School for Staff Course 1970. He served in MARPAC HQ as Senior Staff Officer (Organization and Manpower Management) 1972. He served in CFB Shearwater for HS-50 Squadron 1974. He served in CFB Portage La Prarie for Kiowa LOH Conversion Course 1974. He served in CFB Shearwater for Sea King Conversion Course 1975. He served in HS-423 Squadron as Sea King Detachment Pilot (HMCS Iroquois. He served in HMCS Athabaskan. He served in HMCS Huron. He served in HMCS Algonquin) 1975, HT-406 Squadron for Sea King Flight Instructors Course 1978. He served in HT-406 Squadron as Sea King Flight Instructor 1978. He was appointed as a MAJ (PLT) (With seniority dated 01/01/1980). He served in CFB Shearwater as Base Flight Safety Officer 1981. He served in HMCS Provider. He served in CFB Esquimalt. He served in USNAS San Diego for HS-84 USNR Squadron, and for HS-85 USNR Squadron 1986. He served in MARPAC HQ as Senior Staff Officer (Plans) 1986. He served in CFB Toronto for Canadian Forces Command and Staff College 1988. He served in CFB Esquimalt for HS-443 Squadron 1989. He served in CFB Portage La Prairie for Helicopter Refresher Course 1989. He served in CFB Shearwater for Sea King Refresher Course 1989. He served in HMCS Provider for Helicopter Air Detachment as Detachment Commander 1990. He served in CFB Esquimalt for HS-443 Squadron as Deputy Commander 1991. (He was retired 19/10/1993.) (Transferred to Air Reserve). He served in CFB Esquimalt for HS-443 Squadron 1993. (He was released.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 6400. Total Deck Landings: 149 (Fixed wing) and 410 (rotary wing). Service Aircraft Flown: Chipmunk, C-45, Expeditor, CS2F, T-33, CH-136 Kiowa, CH-124 Sea King, CH-139 Jet Ranger, CH-124 A/B Sea King
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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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