Biographical Data
McWha, Laurence Albert Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Colonel (PLT)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	01/06/1946	Death	(nk)
Place	Toronto	Place	(nk)
Area	ON	Area	(nk)
Country	Canada	Country	(nk)

 

Titles
Honours	Chief of Defence Staff Commendation. Liberation of Kuwait Medal (Saudi Arabia).
Awards
Qualifications

 

Biography

 

Military Service

(Short Service Appointment). He was appointed as an Officer Cadet (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1965). He served in HMCS Venture (Officer Training Establishment) for Training 1965. He served in RCAF Centralia for Pilot Training. He served in RCAF Portage La Prairie for Flying Training. He served in RCAF Rivers MB for Flying Training. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN 01/09/1967). He served in HMCS Shearwater for HU-21 Squadron for Conversion to HO4S-3 and CHSS-2 1967. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1967). He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Bonaventure for HS-50 Squadron 1967. He served in HMCS Saguenay for HS-50 Squadron Detachment. He served in HMCS Assiniboine for HS-50 Squadron Detachment. He served in HMCS Nipigon for HS-50 Squadron Detachment. He was appointed as a Captain (PLT). He served in CFB Petawawa for 403 Squadron for Conversion to CUH-1H 1971. He was appointed as a MAJ (PLT). He served in HMCS Huron for HS-50 Squadron Detachment. He served in HMCS Skeena for HS-50 Squadron Detachment, Protecteur for HS-423 Squadron Detachment 1974. He served in HMCS Preserver for HS-423 Squadron Detachment. He served in HMCS Skeena for HS-423 Squadron Detachment. He served in HMCS Ottawa for HS-423 Squadron Detachment. He served in HMCS Margaree for HS-423 Squadron Detachment. He served in HMCS Assiniboine for HS-423 Squadron Detachment. He served in HMCS Athabaskan for HS-423 Squadron Detachment. He served in HMCS Iroqouis for HS-423 Squadron Detachment. He served in USNAS Jacksonville FL USA for HS-15 Squadron 1977. He served in USS America for HS-15 Squadron 1977. He served in USS Nimitz for HS-15 Squadron 1977. He served in USS Independence for US STRIKFL 1978. He served in CFB Halifax for Canadian Forces Maritime Warfare School as MARCOT Exercise Coordinator. He served in CFB Toronto for Canadian Forces Command and Staff College 1982. He served in HMCS Algonquin for HS-423 Squadron Detachment. He served in HMCS Athabaskan for HS-423 Squadron Detachment. He served in HMCS Ottawa for HS-423 Squadron Detachment. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Colonel (PLT) 1987. He served in US Naval Air Systems Command HQ Washington DC as Research Development Test and Evaluation Coordinator for Helicopter Replacement Project. He served in CFB Shearwater for French Language Training, 1988. He served in 423 Squadron as Commanding Officer 1989. He served in HQ of Canadian Task Group Commander (Gulf War Expedition) as Commander Air 1990, CFB Shearwater as Operations Officer 1991. He served in CFB Shearwater as 12 Wing Operations Officer 1992. He was appointed as a Colonel (PLT) 1995.

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 6000 hours. Total Rotary Deck Landings: 1,576. Service Aircraft Flown: Chipmunk, C-45, Hiller 12E Nomad, HO4S-3G, Sea King, CUH-1H, Bell CUH-1N, OH-58A Kiowa, Bell CH-139, Cessna L-19A, CS2F-3, CP-140 Aurora, T-33, DC-3. Civilian Aircraft Flown: Fleet Canuck, Piper Colt, Cessna 150 & 172 & 182 Skywagon (floats), Aeronca Super Champ (floats), Aeronca Champ, Bell 206A Jet Ranger, Bell 206B, EH-101
Named Features

 

Anecdotes

 

References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2011-02-08 00:00:00

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