Biographical Data
Pumple, George Edward Photo Credit: Unknown

 

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

 

Birth	19/06/1928	Death	(nk)
Place	Ottawa	Place	(nk)
Area	ON	Area	(nk)
Country	Canada	Country	(nk)

 

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Biography

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a Flight Cadet RCAF (With seniority dated 29/06/1948). He served in RCAF Toronto for #1 Manning Depot 1948. He served in RCAF Centralia for Pilot Training 1948. He was appointed as a Pilot Officer RCAF 15/07/1949. He served in RCAF Trenton for Air Armament Training 1949, Flying Officer RCAF 15/07/1950. He served in RCAF Rockcliffe as Staff Pilot 1950. He served in RCAF Centralia for Instrument Flying Training (Green Rating) 1951, Canadian Joint Air Training Centre Rivers MB for Transport Support School (Air) 1950. He served in RCAF Trenton for Flying Instructor School 1952. He served in RCAF Centralia as Basic Flying Instructor 1952, (Transferred to RCN 21/04/1954). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) RCN 21/04/1954. He served in HMCS Prevost 1954. He served in HMCS Cornwallis for Leadership Course 1954. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VT-40 Squadron for Refresher Flying Course and Avenger Checkout 1954. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VU-32 Squadron as Staff Pilot 1954. He served in HMCS Shearwater for Duty With VT-40 Squadron for ATF as Instructor 1955. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VT-40 Squadron AWF as Instructor 1955. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VS-881 Squadron as Unit Instrument Check Pilot and as Staff Pilot (Crew Commander) 1957. He served in HMCS Malahat as Staff Officer (Air) and for VC-922 Squadron as Instructor and as Unit Instrument Check Pilot 1959. He served in HMCS Naden for VU-33 Squadron as Executive Officer 1961. He served in HMCS New Glasgow as Operations Officer 1962. He served in HMCS Malahat as Staff Officer (Air) and for VC-922 Squadron as Instructor and as Unit Instrument Check Pilot 1964. He served in HMCS Naden for VU-33 Squadron as Staff Pilot and as Unit Instrument Check Pilot 1964. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VU-32 Squadron as Staff Pilot and as Unit Instrument Check Pilot 1964. He served in HMCS Shearwater for Operations Department as Senior Air Traffic Control Officer 1964. He served in HMCS York for Duty at RCAF Camp Borden for Air Traffic Control Course 1965, CFB Shearwater for Operations Department as Senior Air Traffic Control Officer 1965. He served in HMCS Stadacona for MARCOM HQ Operations Room as Senior Watchkeeper 1966. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VU-32 Squadron as Unit Instrument Check Pilot and HMCS Bonaventure as Carrier Onboard Delivery Pilot 1967. He served in HMCS Shearwater for Base Technical Branch as Maintenance Test Pilot and Base Diving Officer 1969, CFB Halifax 1973. (He was retired on 19/06/1973. (Qualified as Pilot for naval aviation and with a Watchkeeping Certificate)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 10,597. Total Fixed Wing Deck Landings: 263 (including 67 night.) Service Aircraft Flown: Chipmunk, Harvard, Texan, Mustang, Sea Fury, Avenger, T-33, Otter, Bell HTL-6, Piasecki HUP-3, Sikorsky HO4S, Sea King, Grumman Goose, Expeditor, Douglas Dakota, Tracker. Civilian Aircraft Flown: Fleet 80, Piper PA-31, Piper Chieftain, Cessna 421, Cessna 150, Aeronca Champ
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Anecdotes

 

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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