Biographical Data
McDermott, John William Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Lieutenant-Colonel (PLT)
Official Number	O-48521

 

Birth	30/03/1935	Death	(nk)
Place	Fort Erie	Place	(nk)
Area	ON	Area	(nk)
Country	Canada	Country	(nk)

 

Titles
Honours	Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct.
Awards
Qualifications	pcsc. awc.

 

Biography
After his naval service he joined Aerospatiale as Canadian Marketing Director for Helicopter Division 1987. He joined Allied Signal Ocean Systems as Canadian Marketing Reprsenetative 1988.

 

Military Service

(Short Service Appointment 12/09/1954). He was appointed as a Naval Cadet (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 12/09/1954). He served in HMCS Venture (Officer Training Establishment) for Training 1954. He served in HMCS Ontario for Training. He served in HMCS Sioux for Training. He was appointed as a Midshipman (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1956). He served in HMCS Niagara as Additional for Pilot Training With USN at USNAS Pensacola 1956. He served in USNAS Kingsville TX USA for Advanced Flying Training 1956, USS Anteitam for Deck Landing Qualification 1956. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/03/1958). He served in HMCS Bonaventure for HU-21 Squadron for Helicopter Conversion in PEDRO Detachment 1958. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/03/1959). He served in HMCS Bonaventure for Duty With HS-50 Squadron 1959, (Selected for permanent commission). He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/10/1960). He served in HMCS Niobe for Loan to RN as Helicopter Pilot H.M.S. Ark Royal for 815 RN (Westland Wessex HAS Mk1) Squadron 1961. He served in H.M.S. Osprey (H.M.S. Hermes/RFA Tidepool) for 737 RN (Wessex OUT) Squadron as Flying Instructor 1963, He served in HMCS Cap de la Madeleine as Operations Officer and Watchkeeper 1964. He served in HMCS Venture/Ottawa for HU-21 Squadron as Squadron Pilot and Flying Instructor 1965, CFB Halifax for Canadina Forces Maritime Warfare School on Staff as ASW Helicopter Instructor 1969. He served in HMCS Bonaventure for HU-21 Squadron as Helicopter Instructor and PEDRO Deployment 1969. He served in HMCS Ottawa/HMCS Margaree/HMCS Provider for HS-50 Squadron as Squadron Pilot 1969. He was appointed as a MAJ (PLT) (With seniority dated 01/06/1971). MARCOM HQ as Staff Officer (Flight Safety) 1971, CFB Halifax for University Education (St. Mary's University) 1973-75. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Colonel (PLT) (With seniority dated 01/01/1975). HS-423 Squadron as Commanding Officer 1975, Canadian Defence Liaison Staff (Washington) for Studies at USAF AFB Maxwell for Air Warfare College Course 1977, NDHQ for Directorate of Maritime Aviation as Section Head (Seaking and Tracker) 1978, Canadian Defence Liaison Staff (Washington) as Senior Staff Officer Maritime and Land Aviation and as Assistant Canadian Naval and Air Attache 1981. (He was retired 30/03/1987.) (He was part of PEDRO crew which evacuated injured from fire in HMCS Nipigon November 1965.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 4,349. Total Fixed Wing Deck Landings: 6 (day). Total DDH Hauldown Landings: 287 (115 night). Service Aircraft Flown: T-34, T-29, SNJ-5, SNB-5, S2F-1, SH3-A, SH3-D, SH60-B, Whirlwind mk7, Wessex Mk1, Wasp Mk1, HTL-4, HTL-6, HUP-3, HO4S-2, HO4S-3, CH-112, CH-124, C-45, CS2F-1. Civil Aircraft Flown: Fleet 80, Cessna 150, Cessna 172, Bell 47J, Alouette Mk3, AS322 Super Puma, Goodyear Blimp Enterprise
Named Features

 

Anecdotes

 

References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997); Blatherwick, John (1992);
Last update
2010-12-14 00:00:00

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