Biographical Data
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Title	Lieutenant-Commander (RCN)
Official Number	O-40445

 

Birth	(nk)	Death	16/11/2009
Place	(nk)	Place	Chichester
Area	(nk)	Area
Country	UK	Country	UK

 

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Biography
After his naval service he worked with the UK Civil Aviation Authority retiring in 1983 as Director of Flight Crew Licencing.

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a Naval Airman 2/c RNVR (With seniority dated 16/09/1940). He served in H.M.S. St. Vincent for #19 Pilot Course 1940. (CFR). He served in Collins Bay Aerodrome (Kingston ON) for #31 Service Flying Training School 1941. He served in H.M.S. Grebe for 775 and 815 Squadrons 1942. He served in H.M.S. Shah for 851 Squadron as Senior Pilot 1943. He served in H.M.S. Daedalus for 703 Squadron (Naval Air Sea Warfare Development Unit) as Senior Pilot 1945. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (A) (Temp.) RNVR (With seniority dated 16/08/1946), (He was demobilized 31/01/1946). He served in 1832 RNVR Air Squadron 1947-48. (Transferred to RCN(R)) 1948. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 26/05/1948). He served in HMCS Cataraqui 1948. He served in HMCS Shearwater for Flying Refresher Course 1949. He served in HMCS Cataraqui as Staff Officer 1949. He served in HMCS Bytown for RCAF Centralia for Air Traffic Control Officers' Course 1951, (Transferred to RCN 12/01/1951). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) RCN (With seniority dated 16/08/1946). He served in HMCS Shearwater for Duty as Air Traffic Control Officer 1952. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Junior Officers' Technical and Leadership Courses 1952. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (P) RCN (With seniority dated 30/06/1952). He served in HMCS La Hulloise as Sea Training Officer 1953. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Junior Officers' Technical and Leadership Course I 1953. He served in HMCS Shearwater for No.1 Training Air Group for Flying Refresher Course 1954. (Reverted to Lieutenant (P) RCN (With seniority dated 16/03/1954). He served in HMCS Shearwater for No.1 Training Air Group for VU-32 Squadron 1954. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VU-32 Squadron 1954. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (P) RCN (With seniority dated 16/08/1954). He served in HMCS Shearwater as Commanding Officer VU-32 Squadron 1954. He served in HMCS Shearwater/HMCS Magnificent as Senior Pilot VS-881 Squadron 1955. He served in HMCS Shearwater/HMCS Magnificent as Commanding Officer VS-881 Squadron 1956. He served in HMCS Assiniboine 1956. He served in HMCS Bonaventure as Operations Watchkeeper 1958. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VX-10 Squadron 1958. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VS-881 Squadron as Senior Pilot 1959. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VS-880 Squadron 1959. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1960). He served in HMCS Bonaventure for VS-880 Squadron 1961. He served in HMCS Bonaventure and HMCS Shearwater for VS-880 Squadron as Senior Pilot 1961. He served in HMCS Shearwater as Officer-in-Charge Aircrew Division 1962. He served in HMCS Stadacona on Staff of Officer-in-Charge RCN Tactical Trainer 1964. (He was retired 16/08/1966.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 4,600. Total Deck Landings (Day) 220. Total Deck Landings (Night) 51. Service Aircraft Flown: Miles Magister, Fairey Battle, Yale, Swordfish, Albacore, Blackburn Roc, Tiger Moth, Fairey Fulmar, Gloster Gladiator, Spitfire 1 & 5B, Grumman Avenger, Seafire LIII & XV & 46, Grumman Hellcat, Fairey Firefly, Stinson Reliant, Chance-Vought Corsair, Fairey Barracuda, Avro Anson, Wellington XIX, Mosquito 33 & VI, Firebrand III, Harvard III, Beechcraft C45, CS2F Tracker 1 &2. Civilian Aircraft Flown: Piper PA28-18, Piper PA23, Cessna 172H, PA 38, Robin HR30, Airtourer 115, Cessna 337, Condor, Rallye Club, BN-2, GA-7 Cougar, PA-39. Civilian Licences: PPL Single & Multi-engine, Bronze Gliding Licence (UK)
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Blatherwick, John (1992); MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997); Newsletter of the NOAC (Obituaries) Winter 2009-2010;
Last update
2010-12-27 00:00:00

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