Biographical Data
Nichols, Alexander William Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Lieutenant (P) (RCN)
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Birth	16/11/1937	Death	(nk)
Place	Trenton	Place	(nk)
Area	NS	Area	(nk)
Country	Canada	Country	(nk)

 

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Biography

 

Military Service

(Short Service Appointment). He was appointed as a Naval Cadet (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 12/09/1954). He served in HMCS Venture (Officer Training Establishment) for Training 1954. He was appointed as a Midshipman (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1956). He served in HMCS Niagara for Pilot Training With USN 1956. He served in USNAS Pensacola for Flight Training 1956. He served in NAAS Saufley Field for Flight Training. He served in NAAS Corry Field for Flight Training. He served in USNAS Kingsville TX for Advanced Flight Training. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1957). He was Awarded Wings 29/05/1958. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/03/1958). He served in HMCS Shearwater for VU-32 Squadron 1958. He served in HMCS Shearwater for HU-21 Squadron 1959. He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Bonaventure for HS-50 Squadron 1960. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/10/1960). He served in HMCS Bonaventure as Operations Watchkeeper and Flight Crew Briefer 1962. He served in HMCS Annapolis for Watchkeeping Training 1964. He served in HMCS Annapolis as Navigating Officer and Air Officer 1965. He served in HMCS Shearwater for HU-21 Squadron for Helicopter Refresher Course 1966. He served in HMCS Shearwater for HS-50 Squadron 1967. He served in HMCS Bonaventure for HS-50 Squadron. He served in HMCS Nipigon for HS-50 Squadron. He served in HMCS St. Laurent for HS-50 Squadron. He served in CFB Shearwater for Aircrew Division as Ground Training Officer 1969. He served in CFB Shearwater as Base Personnel Services Officer 1972. He served in CFB Portage La Prairie for VT-406 Squadron1974. He served in CFB Shearwater for HS-443 Squadron 1974. He served in HMCS Protecteur for HS-443 Squadron Air Detachment. He served in HMCS Preserver for HS-443 Squadron Air Detachment. He served in HMCS Athabaskan for HS-443 Squadron Air Detachment. He served in CFB Shearwater for HT-406 Squadron as Course Control and Administration Officer 1977. He served in CFB Shearwater Base Operations as Operations Duty Officer 1983. (He was retired 19/02/1994.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 2510. Total Rotary Wing Deck Landings: 233 day & 73 night. Service Aircraft Flown: Fleet Canuck, T-34B, SNJ, S2F, CS2F, HTL-6, HO4S-3, C-45, CHSS-2 Sea King, CH-136) (He survived the ditching of an HO4S-3 south of Bermuda 10/07/1961.
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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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