Biographical Data
McArthur, Gabriel Eyrle Craven Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Colonel (PLT)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	09/05/1932	Death	14/04/2000
Place	Regina	Place	Qualicum Beach
Area	SK	Area	BC
Country	Canada	Country	Canada

 

Titles
Honours	OMM.
Awards
Qualifications	pcsc.

 

Biography
After his naval service he was the Director of Canadian Government Relations for Indal Technologies Inc.

 

Military Service

(Short Service Appointment 01/10/1952). He was appointed as a Midshipman (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/10/1952). He served in HMCS Cornwallis for #2 Junior Air Officer Basic Training Course 1952. He served in HMCS Ontario for Sea Training. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 06/11/1954). He served in RCAF Centralia for Basic Pilot Training 1953. He served in RCAF Gimli for Advanced Pilot Training 1954. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 06/11/1954). He served in RNAS Lossiemouth for 738 Squadron for Operational Training Unit 1954. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VT-40 Squadron in A.F.F. 1955. He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Magnificent for VF-871 Squadron 1955. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 06/03/1956). He served in USNAS Key West for Fleet All Weather Training Unit 1956. He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Bonaventure for VF-871 Squadron 1956. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VT-40 Squadron for Instrument Rating Course 1957. He served in USNAS Key West for Night and All-Weather Intercept Training 1957. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VT-40/VU-32 Squadrons as Officer-in-Charge T-33 Flight 1959. (Selected for permanent commission 1959). He served in RCAF Trenton for Instruction Technique Course 1959. He served in RCAF Portage La Prarie (He was qualified as Flying Instructor) 1959. He served in RCAF Saskatoon as Instrument Check Pilot Training 1960. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VU-32 Squadron 1960. He served in HMCS Crescent for Watchkeeping Certificate and as Navigating Officer 1963. He served in HMCS Shearwater for HU-21 Squadron for Helicopter Conversion 1965. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCN (With seniority dated 27/05/1965). He served in HMCS Shearwater for VX-10 for Helicopter Hauldown and Compatibility Trials 1965. He served in USNAS Key West for VX-1 Squadron as Exchange/Liaison and Squadron Test Pilot 1966, CFB Toronto for Canadian Forces Command and Staff College for Staff Course 1968. He served in CFB Shearwater for HS-50 Squadron as Executive Officer 1969. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Colonel (PLT) (With seniority dated 01/07/1970). He served in CFB Toronto for Canadian Forces Command and Staff College as Syndicate Director 1970. He served in CFB Portage La Prarie for #3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School as Commandant 1973. He served in CFB Winnipeg as Senior Staff Officer Flying Training 1975. He served in HQ for Allied Air Forces Cental Europe (Ramstein Germany) as Staff Officer War Plans 1978. He was appointed as a Colonel (PLT) (With seniority dated 01/01/1979). He served in HQ Allied Air Forces Central Europe (Ramstein Germany) as Assistant Chief of Staff (Plans and Policies) and Senior Canadian Officer Ramstein 1979. He served in NDHQ as Director Air Plans 1982. He served in NDHQ for Staff of Canada US Permanent Joint Board on Defence and Canada US Military Cooperation Committee and Canadian Chairman Canada US NATO Regional Planning Group 1983. (He was retired 01/09/1986.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 4,200. Total Deck Landings: 111 (Including 7 night), Total Hauldown Landings: 165 day and 26 night. Qualified with a Watchkeeping Certificate. Service Aircraft Flown: Harvard, T-33, Sea Fury, F2H-3 Banshee, F3-D, Skynight, C-45, Tracker, Tutor, Mitchell, CT34, Mentor, HTL-6, HO4S-3, Sea King, Jet Ranger, Cayuse
Named Features

 

Anecdotes

 

References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2011-03-29 00:00:00

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