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McCaughey, Gerald Sheldon If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at admin@nauticapedia.ca

 

Title	Lieutenant-Commander (RCN(R))
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Birth	04/10/1925	Death	25/06/2012
Place	Montreal	Place	Victoria
Area	PQ	Area	BC
Country	Canada	Country	Canada

 

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Biography
After his naval service he taught in a post secondary einstitution.

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a Probationary Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR. He served in #23 Elementary Flying Training School 1943. He served in #12 Service Flying Training School 1943. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) (P) RCNVR. He served in USN Wildwood. He served in #5 AFU Ternhill. He served in #81 OTU Tilstock. He served in 742 Squadron, #3 Ferry Squadron. He served in #1 Ferry Squadron. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) (Temp.) RCNVR. (He was demobilized) (Transferred to RCAF Auxilliary). He served in #401 (City of Westmount) RCAF Squadron 1946-51. (Transferred to RCNR). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 01/06/1952). He served in HMCS Malahat as Pilot in VC-922 Reserve Squadron 1952-1963. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCN(R) 1960. He served in HMCS Nonsuch as NCS Officer. He served in HMCS Naden as NRTC Training Commander to 1992. (He was released.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 3000. Service Aircraft Flown: Reliant, Traveller, Harvard, SNJ, Firefly, Avenger, Wildcat, Hellcat, Seafire, Helldiver, Cornell, Crane, Anson, Vampire, Oxford, Wellington, C-45, Tracker. Civilian Aircraft Flown: Cessna 120, Cessna 150
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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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