Biographical Data
Paquette, Joseph Gilmore Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Lieutenant-Colonel (PLT)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	28/09/1942	Death	(nk)
Place	Montreal	Place	(nk)
Area	PQ	Area	(nk)
Country	Canada	Country	(nk)

 

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Qualifications	pcsc.

 

Biography
After his naval service he joined Cougar Helicopters 1990 and then Canadian Helicopters Ltd. as Base Manager Yarmouth NS 1992.

 

Military Service

(Short Service Appointment). He was appointed as a Naval Cadet (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1959). He served in HMCS Venture (Officer Training Establishment) for Training 1961. He served in RCAF Centralia for Flying Training 1961. He served in RCAF Penhold for Flying Training 1961. He served in RCAF Rivers for Flying Training 1963. He was Awarded Wings, He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1962). He served in HMCS Shearwater for VU-32 Squadron. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VS-880 Squadron. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1962). He served in HMCS Shearwater for VS-880 Squadron as Operational Pilot 1964. He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 16/03/1966). He served in HMCS Shearwater as Instrument Check Pilot 1970. He served in Training Command as Command Instrument Check Pilot 1973. He served in NDHQ in Directorate of Air Regulations and Traffic Services 1975. He was appointed as a MAJ (PLT) (With seniority dated 01/01/1976). He served in CFB Shearwater for Helicopter Conversion 1978. He served in CFB Toronto for Canadian Forces Staff College Course 1982. He served in CFB Summerside for 413 Squadron 1982. He served in NDHQ for Search and Rescue Section 1985. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Colonel (PLT) (With seniority dated 01/06/1986). He served in CFB Summerside for 413 Squadron as Commanding Officer 1988. (He was retired 1990.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Service Aircraft Flown: Chipmunk, Harvard, Expeditor, Tracker, T-33, DC-3, Labrador. Civilian Aircraft Flown: S-76) (In 1965 he survived when he was struck by his own 2.75 FFAR rocket through the nose into the instrument panel.)
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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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