Biographical Data
Nash, William Hardy Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Lieutenant (RCN)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	28/04/1937	Death	(nk)
Place	Hamilton	Place	(nk)
Area	ON	Area	(nk)
Country	Canada	Country	(nk)

 

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Biography
After his naval service he was a bush helicopter pilot 1969-1971. He worked with the Ontario Government as Fire Bomber Pilot 1971. He worked for Airtransit (STOL) 1973-6. He worked for Transport Canada as Civil Aviation Inspector 1976-1999.

 

Military Service

(Short Service Appointment). He was appointed as a Naval Cadet (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 09/09/1956). He served in HMCS Venture (Officer Training Establishment) for Training 1956 (Cadet Captain 1957-58). He was appointed as a Midshipman (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1958). He served in HMCS Niagara for USNAS Saufley Field for Flying Training 1959. He served in HMCS Niagara for USNAS Whiting Field for Deck Landing Training 1959. He served in USS Antietam for Carrier Deck Landing Qualification 1959. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/05/1959). He served in HMCS Niagara for USNAS Memphis TN for Training 1959. He served in USNAS Kingsville TX for Training 1959. He served in USS Antietam for Deck Landing Training 1959, Awarded US Navy Wings 01/05/1960. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/05/1959). He served in HMCS Shearwater for VU-32 Squadron 1960. He served in HMCS Venture/HMCS Shearwater for VS-880 Squadron 1960, (Selected for Permanent Commission 1961). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/04/1962). He served in HMCS Venture/HMCS Shearwater for VS-880 Squadron as Crew Commander 1962. He served in HMCS Bonaventure for VS-880 Squadron as Landing Signals Officer. He served in VX-10 Squadron for Flight Evaluation 1964. He served in HMCS Bonaventure for HS-50 Squadron as Crew Commander 1968. He served in HMCS St. Laurent as Helicopter Crew Commander. (He resigned 01/05/1969.) (He was retired 01/06/1969.) (He was the winner of the Junior Cadet Sports Trophy at HMCS Venture. (He was qualified as a pilot for naval aviation.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Fixed Wing Deck Landings: 111 (day) 84 (night) Total Rotary Wing Deck Landings: 67 (day) 36 (night) Service Aircraft Flown: T-34, T-28, T2V, S2F, C-S2F, CHSS-2
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2015-06-03 00:00:00

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