Biographical Data
Laidler, Robert Arthur Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Lieutenant-Colonel (AR) (PLT)
Official Number	O-39925

 

Birth	14/11/1924	Death	13/04/1990
Place	Hamilton	Place	Dartmouth
Area	ON	Area	NS
Country	Canada	Country	Canada

 

Titles
Honours
Awards
Qualifications	psc.

 

Biography
After his naval career he flew charter flights, highway patrols, med-evac flights, and 2,030 round trips to Sable Island. Then he flew for the Government of Nova Scotia as pilot for the Premier of Nova Scotia.

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a AC 2/c RCAF (With seniority dated 26/03/1943). (With seniority dated #1 Manning Depot Toronto ON 1943. He served in #1 Service Flying Training School 1944. (CFR). He was appointed as a Pilot Officer RCAF 1944. RCAF Dunnville ON as Flying Instructor 1944. Flying Officer RCAF (With seniority dated 05/11/1944). (Transferred to RNVR 10/06/1945). He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (A) (Temp.) RNVR 10/06/1945, 785 (E) RN Squadron 1945. He served in H.M.S. Condor for 803 Squadron (Seafire) 1945. He served in RNAS Arbroath for 883 (Seafire) Squadron 1945, (Transferred to RCN(R) 01/06/1946). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 01/03/1946). He served in HMCS Stadacona for RCN Air Section (Dartmouth) 1946. He served in HMCS Warrior for 743 Squadron 1946. He served in HMCS Nootka for Sea Training 1946. He served in HMCS Stadacona 1946. He served in HMCS New Liskeard as Communications Officer and for Watchkeeping Training 1947. He served in HMCS Stadacona for RCN Barracks Halifax for RCN Air Section (Dartmouth) for 18th Carrier Air Group as Pilot in 883 Squadron 1947, (Transferred to RCN through Short Service Appointment commencing 10/06/1947). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 05/11/1945). He served in HMCS Warrior for 883 Squadron 1947. He served in Canadian Joint Air Training Centre Rivers MB for 18th Carrier Air Group in 883 Squadron 1948. He served in HMCS Niobe for RN Air Intelligence Course 1948. He served in NHQ on Staff of Director Naval Intelligence 1949. He served in an Intelligence Course. He served in a Guided Missile Course. He served in a Photo Interpretation Course. He served in HMCS Stadacona for rCN Air Section (Dartmouth) as Naval Air Intelligence Officer and Officer-in-Charge Photo Section 1949. He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Magnificent for 31st Support Air Group in 870 Squadron 1951. He served in HMCS Magnificent for 31st Support Air Group for 880 Squadron 1952. He served in Canadian Joint Air Training Centre Rivers MB for Tactical Fighter Flight and Transport Support School 1952. He served in NHQ for Special Duty on the Staff of the Assistant to the Commandant Canadian Joint Air Training Centre Rivers and as Air Photo Interpretation Instructor 1952. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (P) RCN (With seniority dated 05/11/1953). He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Magnificent for VF-871 Squadron as Commanding Officer 1956. He served in HMCS Niobe for Duty at RN Staff College Greenwich 1957. He served in HMCS Bonaventure as Lieutenant-Commander (Operations) 1958. He served in HMCS Stadacona on Staff of Flag Officer Atlantic Coast on Air Staff 1961. He served in NDHQ for Personnel Directorate on Staff of DPCN 1962. He was appointed as a Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1964). He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Bonaventure and USS Wasp and USS HMCS Yorktown for VS-880 Squadron as Commanding Officer 1965. He served in CFB Shearwater as Base Operations Officer 1967. He served in CFB Shearwater as Base Commander 1970. He served in MARCOM HQ 1974. Retired on 31/12/1975, (Transferred to Air Reserve 09/01/1979). He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Colonel (AR) (PLT) (With seniority dated 09/01/1979). CFB Shearwater for 420 Air Reserve Squadron as Commanding Officer 1979-81.

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours - 4,534 military and 3,679 civilian. Service Aircraft Flown: Tiger Moth, Harvard, Seafire III & XV, Tracker, Swordfish, Firefly, Sea Fury, Anson, Avenger, C-119 Flying Boxcar, Expeditor, Mustang, Dakota, T-33, F2H-3 Banshee, Sabre VI, Tutor, Crane, Oxford, Falcon, Bolingbroke, Lockheed-10, Mitchell, Neptune, Argus, Spitfire, Skyknight, HO4S, Bell, Sea King, Islander, King Air
Named Features

 

Anecdotes

 

References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2011-02-08 00:00:00

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