Biographical Data
More, Gerald Arthur G. Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Lieutenant-Commander (RCN)
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Birth	18/10/1931	Death	13/03/1998
Place	Prince Albert	Place	Ottawa
Area	SK	Area	ON
Country	Canada	Country	Canada

 

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Qualifications	pcsc.

 

Biography
After his naval service he joined the Canadian Coast Guard as Officer-in-Charge ACV Evaluation & Development Unit in Montreal 1976.

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant RCSC 1951, (Short Service Appointment). He was appointed as a Midshipman (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 12/02/1952). He served in HMCS Cornwallis for #2 Junior Air Officer Basic Training Course 1952. He served in HMCS Ontario for Sea Training 1952. He served in NHQ For Special Duty on #5302 Pilot Training Course at RCAF Station Centralia 1953. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN 1953. He served in HMCS Niobe for Operational Flying Training With RN 1953. He served in RNAS Culdrose in 766 RN Squadron for Training 1954. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 08/03/1954). He served in RNAS Eglinton in 737 RN Squadron for ASW and Weapons Training 1954. He served in H.M.S. Illustrious for Carrier Qualification 1954. He served in RNAS Gosport 1954. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VT-40 Squadron 1954. He served in NAF Summerside for VS-880 Squadron 1954. He served in Canadian Joint Air Training Centre Rivers MB for VS-880 Squadron 1954. He served in HMCS Magnificent for VS-880 Squadron 1955. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 23/05/1955). (Selected for permanent commission). He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Magnificent for VS-881 AEW Flight 1956. He served in USNAS Oceana (Virginia Beach) for USN Landing Signals Officer Course 1956. He served in HMCS York for VC-920 Reserve Squadron as Instructor 1956. He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Magnificent for VS-881 AEW Flight as Officer-in-Charge 1956. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VT-40 Squadron for Course 1957. He served in HMCS Bonaventure as Mirror Control Officer and Assistant Flight Deck Officer 1957. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VX-10 Squadron as project Pilot 1959. He served in H.M.S. Ark Royal for Exercises 1961. He served in USN ATC Patuxent River MD for USN Test Pilot course 1961. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VX-10 Squadron for Flight Evaluation and Helicopter Conversion 1962. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1965). He served in HMCS St. Laurent as Deck Officer and Senior Watchkeeper 1965. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VX-10 Squadron as Eexcutive officer 1966. He served in CFB Toronto for Canadian Forces Staff College Course 1968. He served in HMCS Bonaenture as Lieutenant-Commander Flying Operations 1969. He served in HMCS Bonaventure as Commander Air 1970. He served in CFB Shearwater for VS-880 Squadron as Executive Officer 1970. He served in MARCOM HQ on Staff of Operational Readiness (Air) 1972. He served in HMCS Shearwater as Officer-in-Charge Base Maintenance Test Flight 1974. (He was retired 20/05/1976.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 4,500 hours. Total Fixed Wing Deck landings: 226. Service Aircraft Flown: Harvard, Firefly T1 & I, Tiger Moth, Auster, Avenger, CHSS-2, CS2F-1 & 2 & 3, Chipmunk, Firefly 5 & 6, T-28, Albatross, T-33, F2H3, FJ4B, Tiger, F4D Skyray, T2V, C-45, HTL, HO4S-3) (Won J.D. Sidley Trophy for highest marks in flying course #5502)
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2011-03-21 00:00:00

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