Biographical Data
McDonald, Lorne Stuart Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Major (PLT)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	05/05/1939	Death	(nk)
Place	Chilliwack	Place	(nk)
Area	BC	Area	(nk)
Country	Canada	Country	(nk)

 

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Qualifications	pcsc.

 

Biography

 

Military Service

(Short Service Appointment). He was appointed as a Naval Cadet (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 03/09/1957). He served in HMCS Venture (Officer Training Establishment) for Training 1957. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1959). He served in HMCS Venture (Officer Training Establishment) 1959. He served in RCAF Centralia for Primary Flying Training 1959. He served in RCAF Penhold 1959. He served in RCAF Saskatoon for Twin EngineTraining 1960. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1959). He served in HMCS Shearwater for VU-32 Squadron for Advanced Flying Training 1960. He served in HMCS Shearwater for Advanced ASW Course 1961. He served in HMCS Shearwater for HU-21 Squadron for Helicopter Training 1961. He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Bonaventure for HS-50 Squadron 1961. He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/11/1964). He served in HMCS Bonaventure for HS-50 Squadron as Operational Pilot 1965. He served in RCAF Rivers for Canadian Joint Air Training Centre for Helicopter Instructor Course 1966. He served in CFB Winnipeg for Instrument Check Pilot Qualification 1967. He served in USN on Exchange to USNAS Norfolk VA and USS HMCS Yorktown and USS Essex 1968. He was appointed as a MAJ (PLT) (With seniority dated 01/07/1969). He served in USNAS Quonset Point RI for HS-3 USN Squadron 1970. He served in CFB Toronto for Canadian Forces Staff College 1970. He served in NDHQ as Director Maritime Aviation Section 1971. He served in CFB Shearwater for HS-50 Squadron 1974. He served in HMCS Iroquois as Detachment Commander HS-423 Squadron 1974. He served in CFB Shearwater for HS-423 Squadron as Executive Officer 1975. He served in CFB Shearwater as Chief Station Test Pilot 1976. He served in CFB Edmonton for Canadian Forces Survival School as Commanding Officer 1979. He served in CFB Edmonton for HS-447 Squadron as Deputy Commanding Officer 1982. He served in United Nations Truce and Supervisory Organization as Military Observer 1984. He served in CFB Beaverlodge as Commanding Officer 1986. He served in CFB Edmonton for 435 Squadron 1988. (He was retired on 23/04/1989.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 4,300 hours.Total Rotary Wing Deck Landings: 97. Service Aircraft Flown: Chipmunk, Harvard, C-45, CS2F, C-47, T-33, HTL-6, HO4S-3, CH-112, CHSS-2, CH-136, CH-147. Civilian Aircraft Flown: Fleet Canuck, BH-06
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Anecdotes

 

References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2010-12-09 00:00:00

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