Biographical Data
Miller, Vernon Ralph Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Colonel (PLT)
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Birth	23/04/1938	Death	(nk)
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Qualifications	psc. ptsc.

 

Biography
After his naval service he joined Canadair Ltd. (Montréal) as Project Manager CL-227 Project. Retired on 01/07/1992. After his naval service he joined the Federal Government as Senior Management Consultant in 1992.

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a Naval Cadet RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1955). He served in College Militaire Royal de St. Jean 1955. He served in the Royal Military College of Canada 1958. He served in RCAF Centralia for Flying Training 1961. He served in RCAF Penhold for Flying Training. He served in RCAF Saskatoon for Flying Training 1961. Awarded Pilot Wings 01/09/1961. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1960). He served in HMCS Shearwater for VU-32 Squadron for OTU 1961. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1961). He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Bonaventure for VS-880 Squadron 1962. He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 16/06/1965). He served in HMCS Shearwater for VX-10 Squadron 1966. He served in RCAF Toronto for Staff School Course 1966. He served in RCAF Rivers for Basic Helicopter Training Unit for Training 1966. He served in CFB Moose Jaw for T-33 Refresher Course 1966. He served in USNAS Patuxent MD for USN Test Pilot School for #47 Fixed Wing Engineering Test Pilot Course 1967. He served in CFB Shearwater for VX-10 Squadron 1967. He served in Canadair for Test Pilot Duties 1968. He served in CFB St. Hubert for Mobile Command HQ as Staff Officer (Air) 1970. He served in Army Staff College for Staff Course 1972. He was appointed as a MAJ (PLT) (With seniority dated 01/07/1973). He served in 450 Transport Squadron as Deputy Commanding Officer 1973. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Colonel (PLT) (With seniority dated 01/01/1976). He served in CFB Lahr (Germany) for 444 Tactical Helicopter Squadron as Commanding Officer 1976. He served in CFB Winnipeg for Air Command HQ as Senior Staff Officer (Tactical Helicopters) 1978. He was appointed as a Colonel (PLT) (With seniority dated 01/07/1981). He served in CFB Cold Lake for AETE as Commanding Officer 1981. He served in National Defence College HMCS Kingston 1984. He served in NDHQ as Director Air Operations and Training 1985. He served in NDHQ as Deputy Project Manager New Shipborne Aircraft 1987. He served in NDHQ for Helicopter Project Staff as Project Manager 1988. He served in NDHQ as Director Military Review (Air) 1989, Resigned on 01/12/1989 (Effective 16/07/1990). (He was qualified as for gunnery duties.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 4,800. Fixed Wing Deck Landings: 145 (inc 49 night). Rotary Wing Deck Landings: 50. Aircraft Flown: Chipmunk, Harvard, Expeditor, CS2F, C-47, T-33, T1-A, Single Otter, T-28B, Crusader F8A, Corsair II, A4A, CF-5, NF5D, Twin Otter, CF-188, Sundowner, A-26, Argus, BO-105, CH-1H, Hiller 12E, Bell 47G, HO4S, CH-136, HU-1B, CUH-1N, CH-113A, CH-147, CHSS2, Cobra S/T
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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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