Biographical Data
Neilly, Donald James Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Lieutenant (RCNR)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	07/06/1931	Death	(nk)
Place	Toronto	Place	(nk)
Area	ON	Area	(nk)
Country	Canada	Country	(nk)

 

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Biography
He won a Royal Canadian Air Cadets Flying Scholarship 1948, Air Cadet Wings presented May 1949. He obtained a Commercial Pilots Licence 16/07/1951. He joined Hollinger Ungava Transport Ltd. 12/07/1951. Joined Hollinger Ungava Trans Ltd. (Air) 1954. He joined Imperial Oil Ltd. for exploration flying 1954.

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a Midshipman RCN(R) (With seniority dated 12/11/1954). He served in HMCS Tecumseh for VC-924 (Reserve) Squadron 1954. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant RCN(R) (With seniority dated 16/05/1955). Awarded Pilot's Wings 18/06/1955. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VT-40 Squadron for Advanced Harvard Training and TBM Conversion 1955. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VU-32 Squadron 1955. He served in HMCS Shearwater for HU-21 Squadron for Helicopter Conversion 1956. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (P) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 16/05/1956). He served in HMCS Magnificent for HU-21 Squadron Detachment #1 (Suez Crisis) 1956. (Short Service Appointment 02/02/1956). He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 16/05/1956). He served in HMCS Bonaventure for Duty With HU-21 in #1 Detachment 1957. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 16/05/1957). He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Bonaventure for HU-21 Squadron 1957. He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Bonaventure for HS-50 Squadron 1958. (Selected for permanent commission 1959). He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1960). He served in HMCS Shearwater for Base Operations as Air Watchkeeper 1961. He served in HMCS Shearwater on Staff of Training Officer in Aircrew Training Division and as Ground instructor 1963, CFB Stadacona for Canadian Forces Recruiting Officer Halifax 1965. He served in HMCS Bonaventure and CFB Shearwater for HU-21 Squadron 1967. He served in HMCS Assiniboine for HU-21 Squadron in Detachment #2 as Officer-in-Charge 1968. He served in CFB Shearwater for HU-21 Squadron as Squadron Operations Officer 1968. He served in HMCS Bonaventure for HU-21 Squadron as Officer-in-Charge Detachment #1 1969. He served in CFB Shearwater for HS-50 Squadron 1970. He served in HMCS Skeena for HS-50 Detachment 1970, CFB Shearwater for HS-50 Squadron as Projects Officer 1970. He served in MARCOM HQ as Area Cadet Officer (Sea) 1971. He served in MARCOM HQ as Staff Officer (Training) 1975. (He was retired 07/06/1976.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 2825 service hours. 2771 civilian hours. Total Deck Hauldown Landings: 23. Service Aircraft Flown: Harvard, Avenger, HTL-4 & 6, HUP-3, HO4S-2 & 3, Sea King, CS2F. Civilian Aircraft Flown: Beaver, Otter, Fleet Canuck, Tiger Moth, Piper Clipper, Stinson Station, DC-3, PBY5A (Canso)
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2011-03-22 00:00:00

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