Biographical Data
McNish, Robert William Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Major (PLT)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	08/01/1933	Death	(nk)
Place	Brockville	Place	(nk)
Area	ON	Area	(nk)
Country	Canada	Country	(nk)

 

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Qualifications	pcsc.

 

Biography
After his naval service he flew S-61 for Okanagan Helicopter at St. John's and Edson AB. Later Department of Transport as Instrument Check Pilot at Vancouver Airport. Retired 29/04/1990.

 

Military Service

(Short Service Appointment 20/01/1954). He was appointed as a Midshipman (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 20/01/1954). He served in HMCS Cataraqui 1954. In 1954 he served in HMCS Cornwallis for #7 Junior Aviation Officers Basic Training Course. He served in HMCS Shearwater for #9 NATO Observers Course 1954. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (O) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 25/01/1955). He served in HMCS Shearwater for No.9 Observer Course 1955. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (O) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 25/01/1956). He served in HMCS Shearwater For Duty With VS-880 Squadron 1956. He served in H.M.S. Gannet for Observer ASW Training 1956. He served in HMCS Magnificent for VS-880 Squafron as Observer 1956. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (O) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 25/05/1957). He served in RCAF Centralia for RCAF #5708 Pilot Training Course 1958. He served in RCAF Claresholm For Pilot Training 1958. He served in RCAF Saskatoon for Pilot Training 1958. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (O) (P) RCN 1958. (Selected for permanent commission). He served in HMCS Shearwater for VS-881 Squadron 1958. He served in HMCS Bonaventure for VS-880 Squadron. He served in HMCS Shearwater for Aircrew Division of Fleet School as Ground School Instructor 1962. He served in HMCS Ottawa as Deck Officer 1964. He served in HMCS Venture (Officer Training Establishment) as Term Lieutenant 1965. He served in Destroyer Command Qualification 1966. He was appointed as a MAJ (PLT) (With seniority dated 01/07/1967). He served in RCAF Portage as Resident RCN Instructor with #3 Flying Training School as Chief Flying Instructor and as Chief Ground School Instructor 1967-70. He served in Canadian Forces Staff College (Toronto) 1970. He served in NDHQ 1971-74. He served in CFB Shearwater for HS-443 Squadron 1974. He served in CFB Shearwater for HS-443 Squadron as Executive Officer 1976. He served in HMCS Provider as Air Officer 1977-80. (He was retired 01/09/1980.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 11,000 hours (5,100 military aircraft). Deck Landings: 128 day and 64 night. Approx 50 deck landings as Observer.) , Military Aircraft Flown: Harvard, Gannet, Firefly, Mitchell B-25, Tutor, Kiowa, CS2F, CH124, TBM as Observer & Pilot.) (He was the last observer to land on Magnificent in 1956)
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2021-01-13 00:00:00

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