Biographical Data
Peacocke, Douglas Dennison Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Lieutenant (P) (RCN)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	10/01/1924	Death	19/12/2000
Place	Calgary	Place	Datmouth
Area	AB	Area	NS
Country	Canada	Country	Canada

 

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Biography
After is naval service he worked as Chief Executive Officer of Medical Association of Nova Scotia 1968-89.

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a AC/2 (Pilot Candidate) RCAF (With seniority dated 01/08/1942). He served in RCAF Regina for Flying Course #81 1942. He served in RCAF Dauphin for Service Flying Training Course 1943. He was Awarded Wings 02/09/1943. (CFR). He was appointed as a Pilot Officer RCAF (With seniority dated 02/09/1943). He served in RCAF Pearce for FIS 1943. He served in RCAF Deseronto for BATS (ILS) Training 1943. He served in RCAF Yorkton for Service Flying Training School as Flying Instructor 1943. He served in RCAF St. Hubert PQ for 124 RCAF Ferry Squadron 1944. He served in RCAF Saskatoon for Service Flying training School as Instructor 1944, (Transferred to RNVR 01/07/1945). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (A) (Temp.) RNVR (With seniority dated 01/07/1945). He served in RAF Tern Hill for AFU 1945. He served in RNAS Hinstock for Instrument Refresher 1945. He served in RNAS Burscough for 825 Squadron 1946, (Transferred to RCN). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) RCN (With seniority dated 03/03/1945). He served in RNAS Lee-on-Solent 1946. He served in HMCS Warrior for 825 Squadron 1946. He served in H.M.S. Implacable for DLCO and LSO Conversion Courses 1947. He served with Fairey Aviation (White Waltham) for Test Flying 1948. He served in HMCS Magnificent for 19 Carrier Air Group as Senior Pilot in 825 Squadron 1948. He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Magnificent for 825 Squadron as Commanding Officer 1948. He served in HMCS Magnificent as LSO 1949. He served in HMCS Shearwater for 803 Squadron as Commanding Officer 1950. He served in HMCS Shearwater for 870 Squadron as Commanding Officer 1951. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VF-870 Squadron as Commanding Officer 1952. He served on Staff of Commanding Officer Naval Divisions as Staff Officer (Air) 1953. He served in USNAS Key West for VX-1 USN Squadron as RCN Liaison Officer 1955. He served in HMCS Shearwater as Operations Officer 1958. He served in HMCS Bonaventure as Operations Officer 1962. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Joint Maritime Warfare School as Instructor and Director Academics 1962. (He was retired 01/07/1968.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 3833 hours. Total Fixed Wing Deck Landings: 204. Service Aircraft Flown: Tiger Moth, Harvard, Cessna Crane, Oxford, Anson, Cornell, Firefly, Sea Fury, Seafire, S2F, Expediter, R4D, P5M, P2V, T-33, F2H-3, HTL-6, HSS-1
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2011-02-08 00:00:00

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