Biographical Data

Logan, John Wellington

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Title Lieutenant-Commander (P) (RCN)
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Birth 09/10/1923 Death 29/01/2018
Place Amherst Place Victoria
Area NS Area BC
Country Canada Country Canada
 
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Biography
After his naval service he was a partner in Banner Real Estate and Insurance Ltd. for 18 years, and a property appraiser for 15 years.
 
Military Service
He was appointed as a AC/2 RCAF (With seniority dated 01/08/1942). He served in RCAF Saskatoon 1942. He served in RCAF Prince Albert. He served in RCAF Dauphin. He served in RCAF Pearce. He served in RCAF Dafoe. He served in RCAF Paulson, (Transferred to RNVR 01/03/1945). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (A) RNVR (With seniority dated 25/08/1945). He served in RNAS Macaw 1945, RAF Tealing 1945. He served in 803 RN Squadron 1945, (Transferred to RCN). He was appointed as a Lieutenant(P) RCN (With seniority dated 25/08/1945). He served in RNAS Nutt's Corner. He served in RNAS Lee-on-Solent. He served in HMCS Warrior. He served in HMCS Stadacona for RCN Air Section (Dartmouth) 1946. He served in RNAS Ford for Sea Fury Trials 1947. He served in RNAS Eglinton for 803 Squadron 1947. He served in HMCS Niobe as Staff Officer (Air) 1948. He served in Canas as SE Officer 1949. He served in NAMS May as SE and AH Training Officer 1949. He served in HMCS Magnificent as Flight Deck Officer 1950, VF-883 Squadron as Senior Pilot 1950. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Junior Officer's Leadership and Technical Courses 1952. He served in HMCS Micmac for Watchkeeping Certificate 1953. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (P) RCN (With seniority dated 25/08/1953). He served in HMCS Magnificent as Commanding Officer VF-871 Squadron as Commanding Officer 1954, He served in NDHQ 1956. He served in HMCS Niagara On Exchange With USN to VX-1 Squadron 1958. He served in NDHQ for Staff of DNAR 1960. He served in HMCS Restigouche as Deck Officer 1962. He served in HMCS Chaudiere as Executive Officer 1963. He served in HMCS Shearwater as Lieutenant-Commander Operations 1965. He served in MARCOM HQ as Staff Officer (Officer Personnel) 1967. (He was retired 01/10/1968.) (He was qualified as a pilot for naval aviation and with a Watchkeeping Certificate. He was qualified to command a destroyer)
 
Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown Total Flying Hours: 3,850. Deck Landings: 271. (Includes Sea Fury 1,050 hours flown and 223 deck landings). Aircraft Flown: Tiger Moth, Cornell, Auster, Cessna Crane, Harvard, Anson, Seafire, Sea Fury, Firebrand, Firefly, Hoverfly, Avenger, Dakota, C-45, SN-B, TF, S2F, CS2F, P-5M, T-33, F2H-3 Banshee
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2018-04-10 00:00:00

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